Inmate who raped, murdered teen ready for execution // DOCUMENT

PANAMA CITY -- The man convicted of raping and killing a 13-year-old girl and hiding her body under the bed of his motel room wants to fire his attorney and discontinue all appeals of his murder conviction and death sentence, according to court records.

Matthew Caylor, 38, has been on death row since he was convicted in 2009 of raping and killing 13-year-old Melinda Hinson in a Panama City motel room. In letters to his attorney and Judge James Fensom, Caylor said he’s ready to give Hinson’s family what they want.

“I ask that you consider my request and allow me to move on to whatever is next,” Caylor wrote. “It has to be better than the last 38 years here.”

Fensom ordered a psychiatric evaluation for Caylor, according to the Clerk of Courts’ website. Caylor’s next court hearing is scheduled for July 11.