Bernard Bolender

Bernard Bolender (September 1, 1952 – July 18, 1995) was an American mass murderer who killed four people during a drug deal in Florida. He was executed by electric chair at Florida State Prison in 1995. After owning a nightclub and restaurant in the 1970s, Bolender separated from his wife and children and became involved in the Miami cocaine scene. He became rich very quickly, reportedly hiring a chauffeured limousine to drive his monkey around.

Bolender, Macker, and Thompson were instant suspects. Macker made a deal with prosecutors for leniency in exchange for his testimony that Bolender was the instigator of the murders.

Trial and execution Bolender was convicted of the murders and sentenced to death in April 1980, just three months after the crime. The jury had unanimously recommended a life sentence, but Judge Richard S. Fuller overrode them and sentenced Bolender to death. Bolender's case was then appealed to the Supreme Court of Florida,