Death row killer who burned neighbour alive uses last words to send message to victim’s family

Chadwick Scott Willacy killed Marlys Sather in 1990 (Picture: Florida Department of Corrections)

A death row inmate convicted of killing his neighbour by burning her alive has been executed more than 35 years later — but used his last words to maintain his innocence.

Chadwick Scott Willacy was just 22 when he was handed the death penalty for the murder of Marlys Sather, 56, in September 1990.

In a statement before his execution — where he received a lethal three-drug injection ...