DescriptionDavid Funchess Photo at Vietnam Memorial.jpg
English: A photo of David Funchess in his U.S. Marines uniform, nestled in a bouquet of flowers in front of the Florida Vietnam Veterans Memorial. The photo was taken on April 22, 1986, during a vigil protesting Funchess's execution, which took place at approximately 5:00 pm that day in the Florida State Prison's electric chair in Raiford. Funchess was convicted of murdering Anna Waldrop and Clayton Ragan in December 1974 during a robbery. Vietnam veterans, as well as anti-death penalty advocates, protested Funchess's execution for many reasons; one of the primary reasons was that Funchess was diagnosed with severe post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) from his service in Vietnam. Psychiatrists said his PTSD contributed to Funchess, who had no criminal record prior to his time in Vietnam, committing the murders.
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A photo of David Funchess in his U.S. Marines uniform, nestled in a bouquet of flowers in front of the Florida Vietnam Veterans Memorial