Paul Scott, who was given the death sentence in December 1979, on charges of killing James Alessi, has survived five previous death warrants and has remained on the death row for almost 50 years. He was charged along with Richard Kondian, who was given 45 years of jail time but made it out within 14 years.
Right from the time Scott was arrested and put on trial, he had maintained that he did not commit the crime he was being punished for. He had mentioned, “I did not kill Mr. Alessi. I did not help kill Mr. Alessi. I was not there when Mr. Alessi was killed. Where is justice in this state? I’ve got 32 years for a murder I didn’t do.”
Paul Scott, who murdered Boca Raton florist James Alessi, was sentenced to death in 1979. He has survived five death warrants. https://t.co/T2yuXhu544…