Florida seals 14th death-row execution of the year in decades-old teen murder
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Florida executed Harold Gene Lucas, 74, by lethal injection for the 1976 murder of Jill Piper, a 16-year-old, marking the state’s 14th death-penalty execution this year. Lucas had five death sentences, did not pursue last-minute appeals, and told the warden, “No” as he faced death; Gov. DeSantis touted the ruling as delivering justice and highlighted Florida’s leading role in US executions.
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