Florida Executes Duane Owen for 1984 Murders.
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Duane Owen, who was convicted of raping and murdering a 14-year-old babysitter and a 38-year-old mother of two in separate attacks in 1984, was executed by lethal injection at Florida State Prison. He was one of Florida's longest-held death row inmates and was sentenced to death for the two attacks. Owen's lawyers argued that he shouldn't be executed on grounds of insanity, but the state Supreme Court and the U.S. Supreme Court rejected his latest appeal. The execution was witnessed by 20 people, including eight media representatives.
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- Florida execution: Duane Owen's final words before he was put to death Palm Beach Post
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