In a chilling final statement before his execution in Florida, Glen Edward Rogers, infamously known as the “Casanova Killer”, gave an unexpected political endorsement. The convicted serial killer, who has been associated with multiple brutal murders across the U.S., used his last words to express support for President Donald Trump. He thanked his wife too, who had visited him earlier that day.
“In the near future, your questions will be answered,” Rogers said. Then, moments later, he added, “President Trump, keep making America great,” before concluding with, “I’m ready to go.”
Glen Rogers expressing support for Trump in his last words is hilarious. Trump is *literally* the reason he didn’t outlive his death sentence.
— Mid-Atlantic Syncretism / Fahrenheit Supremacist (@deathrowpundit) May 15, 2025
Rogers, 62, was executed by lethal injection at 6:16 p.m. EDT on May 15, 2025. He had been on death row for nearly three decades following his conviction in the murder of Tina Marie Cribbs, a 34-year-old mother of two whom he stabbed after meeting her in a Florida bar in 1995. Her body was discovered in a Tampa hotel bathtub days later.
Cribbs was not Rogers’ only known victim. Weeks earlier, he had murdered Sandra Gallagher, a mother of three from Santa Monica, California, after meeting her in a Van Nuys bar. Her burned body was later found in her car. Rogers was driving Cribbs’ stolen vehicle when police finally caught up with him, bringing an end to a cross-country killing spree.
Though convicted of two murders, Rogers once admitted to killing 70 people. Most of those claims were never substantiated. But his name was controversially mentioned in connection with the 1994 killings of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman. The theory was revived in the 2012 documentary My Brother the Serial Killer. However, Los Angeles authorities dismissed Rogers’ involvement, stating, “We know who killed Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman. We have no reason to believe that Mr. Rogers was involved.”
The execution of Glen Edward Rogers has been carried out by lethal injection at the Florida State Prison in Raiford. Death was pronounced at 6:16PM local time. The execution occurred without incident.
— Midwestern Americanist (@TheMidwesternA1) May 15, 2025
In a desperate bid to avoid execution, Rogers’ legal team filed a last-minute appeal citing a rare medical condition, Porphyria, which they argued could cause “a substantial risk of needless pain and suffering” if he were given a lethal injection.
Porphyria is a rare disorder that causes a buildup of chemicals in the body, potentially triggering seizures, skin lesions, and intense abdominal pain. Forensic psychologist Katherine Ramsland confirmed Rogers had been diagnosed in the 1980s, though she noted, “He has it, but it’s not really a vampire disease … He did know he had it when he was committing these murders.”
Despite expert testimony from Dr. Joel Zivot, who warned that the execution could result in “excruciating pain”, the Florida Supreme Court rejected the appeal. They reasoned that the first dose of the injection would render Rogers unconscious within a minute.
Rogers’ execution marked the fifth in Florida and the 16th in the U.S. this year. For the families of his victims, the moment brought long-awaited closure. One victim’s sister once described him as “the evilest thing I think I’ve ever imagined.”
Mary Dicke, the mother of victim Tina Cribbs, battled cancer for years just to see this day. “I hope [God] will stay on my side until I do see this done,” she had said back in 2016. On May 15, 2025, her fight for justice finally ended.
