Martin Edward Grossman (January 19, 1965 – February 16, 2010) was convicted of first degree murder for his part in the December 13, 1984, Florida killing of wildlife officer Peggy Park.

An only child, he grew up having to care for his mentally and physically ill father and uncle, a full-time responsibility which led to his dropping out of the ninth grade.

Grossman, who was on probation for grand theft and other charges after burglarizing a former girlfriend's house, asked her not to turn him in for possessing a weapon and being outside Pasco County.

[6] Supporters of Grossman alleged that his trial was improperly handled and that there was mitigating evidence to justify being granted clemency by Governor Charlie Crist, such as the influence of narcotics, and incompetence on the part of the legal teams.

Fisher wrote in his psychological report that testing on Grossman "did not reveal any signs of a current psychotic condition or of any major affective disorder.

On the day of the execution nearly 50,000 calls, emails and letters were received by the office of the Governor urging him to grant clemency to Grossman.

Elie Wiesel, Holocaust survivor and activist, Pope Benedict XVI, Chief Rabbis of Israel, and over 200 prominent organizations sent letters to the Governor to plead against Grossman's execution.

After being visited in the morning by an aunt and two female friends, he spent his final afternoon praying with his spiritual advisor, Rabbi Menachem Katz.

[16] Grossman did not request a last meal, but ordered a chicken sandwich, a can of fruit punch, and banana cream and peanut butter cookies from the prison canteen before his execution.