Thomas Lee Gudinas, 51, was executed by lethal injection on June 24 at Florida State Prison for the 1994 rape and murder of 27-year-old Michelle McGrath in Orlando.<\/strong><\/p>\n McGrath vanished after a night out at Barbarella\u2019s nightclub and was found hours later in a nearby alley. A witness saw Gudinas fleeing the scene. An autopsy confirmed she was sexually assaulted and brutally attacked.<\/p>\n Gudinas was arrested shortly after and sentenced to death in 1995. He spent nearly 30 years on death row. His final words were inaudible, though a state spokesperson said he expressed remorse and referenced Jesus. His only visitor was his mother, and he declined a spiritual advisor.<\/p>\n His last meal was pizza, fries, and soda. It\u2019s unknown if McGrath\u2019s family witnessed the execution. Her father called the crime \u201ca tragic waste\u201d of both lives.<\/p>\n Gudinas was the seventh person executed in Florida this year, the most of any U.S. state in 2025.<\/p>\n Credit: Florida Department of Corrections; Associated Press; The Independent; Metro.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Thomas Lee Gudinas, 51, was executed by lethal injection on June 24 at Florida State Prison for the 1994 rape and murder of 27-year-old Michelle McGrath in Orlando. McGrath vanished after a night out at Barbarella\u2019s nightclub and was found hours later in a nearby alley. A witness saw Gudinas fleeing the scene. An autopsy…<\/p>\n