Florida to Execute Duane Owen, Convicted of 1984 Murders and Rapes.
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Duane Owen, one of the longest-held inmates on Florida's death row, is set to be executed for two separate killings in 1984, the fatal stabbing of a 14-year-old babysitter as two children in her care were sleeping and the other a hammer attack on a mother of two. Owen is one of 293 people on Florida's death row and one of the longest residing there. His 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.
- Florida set to execute man convicted of 1984 murders, rapes while children slept nearby The Associated Press
- US Supreme Court rejects request to halt execution of Duane Owen WPTV News Channel 5 West Palm
- Florida doctor involved in death row case criticized execution vigil Tampa Bay Times
- Who is Duane Owen? Florida Set to Execute Hammer Killer Who Raped Women Newsweek
- Who's who in Duane Owen's lengthy legal saga WPTV News Channel 5 West Palm
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