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Ex-Cop Who Killed 9 to Be Executed

Manuel Pardo was a decorated Florida police officer before he was fired for lying and turned to life as a vigilante, slaying nine people during a three-month crime spree. Almost 27 years later, Pardo, 56, is scheduled to be executed Tuesday night. U.S. Judge Timothy Corrigan denied Pardo's request for a stay on Monday. Most of Pardo's victims were involved with drugs, officials said, and Pardo contended that he was doing the world a favor by killing them. "I am a soldier, I...Full Story
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