Florida carries out rare double execution including ex-cop who killed girl, 11

Both executions took place at Florida State Prison, near the city of Starke (Picture: Florida Department of Corrections) Florida has taken the ‘incredibly rare’ step of executing two prisoners on the very same day. Former police officer James Duckett, 68, and Dominick Occhicone, 80, both died at Florida State Prison ne

Derick Mercado-Labonte was found with a gunshot wound to his face in a wooded area in Farmington, Connecticut, and Cynthia Martinez has been charged with his murder, according to authorities

Florida executed killers James Duckett and Dominick Occhicone in its first double execution since 1964, revealing their final meal requests.

Among those executed Tuesday was an 80-year-old man, the oldest in the state since capital punishment was reinstated

Former police officer James Aren Duckett said nothing before his execution in Florida on Tuesday — hours later, 80-year-old Dominick Occhicone was also put to death, making it the state's first double execution in over six decades

Florida carried out a rare double execution on Tuesday, putting James Duckett and Dominick Occhicone to death.

Florida leads with 12 executions to date in 2026—more than all other states combined

Florida puts 80-year-old man to death for a double murder, hours after executing ex-police officer for a girl’s killing

STARKE, Fla. (AP) — A former police officer convicted of the on-duty rape and murder of a young girl was put to death Tuesday, the first of two lethal injections planned for a single day in Florida, hours before an 80-year-old man was to become the second-oldest inmate executed in modern U.S. histor

On day of double executions, Florida Catholic leaders call for end to death penalty  Miami Herald

It has been nearly a decade since any state carried out two executions in one day.

The Supreme Court denied stays of execution for two Florida death row inmates, clearing the way for the state's first double execution since 1964.

Florida puts ex-police officer to death for girl’s murder, first of 2 executions set for single day  CNN

Double execution: First of 2 inmates is put to death in Florida  USA Today

Florida is set to become the first state in nearly a decade to conduct two executions in a single day on Tuesday as Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration continues to move on death penalty cases at an unprecedented rate. James Aren Duckett, 68, is scheduled to die by lethal injection at noon at Florida State Prison ...

Rights groups condemn secrecy surrounding killings and say hurry to execute raises chance of ‘torturous’ deaths Florida is preparing on Tuesday to carry out the state’s first double execution within a single day since the start of the modern era of the US death penalty in 1976. Barring last-minute legal intervention, J