Martin Edward Grossman (January 19, 1965 - February 16, 2010) was convicted of first degree murder (Murder#Degrees of murder in the United States) for his part in the December 13, 1984, Florida killing (Murder) of wildlife officer Peggy Park. He was executed by lethal injection. In the days before his execution, there were a large number of appeals for clemency, ranging from petitions to pleas, as well as a request to halt the execution from Pope Benedict XVI. Grossman, a Jewish American, received strong support from national and international Jewish organizations for his death sentence to be commuted.