Larry Mann to be executed in Pinellas County girl's slaying - WFLA-TV News Channel 8

Larry Mann to be executed in Pinellas County girl's slaying

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The aunt of 10 year-old murder victim Elisa Nelson holds her photo. The aunt of 10 year-old murder victim Elisa Nelson holds her photo.
TALLAHASSEE, FL -

A man who kidnapped and killed a 10-year-old Pinellas County girl more than 32 years ago is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection.

Barring any last minute stays, Larry Eugene Mann will begin carrying out his sentence at 6 p.m. on Wednesday.     

Elisa Vera Nelson was last seen riding her bike to school. She had a note in her pocket explaining she was late because of a dentist appointment.    

Mann kidnapped her, took her to an orange grove, cut her throat and then beat her head with a pole with a concrete base. He then went home and tried to kill himself, telling the responding police officers he had "done something stupid." 

Then-Gov. Bob Graham signed Mann's first death warrant in 1986, but appeals dragged out his case.

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