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Florida Executes 74-Year-Old Harold Lucas, 14th Death Row Execution of 2025

Florida carried out its 14th execution of 2025, executing 74-year-old Harold Gene Lucas for the 1976 murder of 16-year-old Jill Piper and the wounding of two friends; Lucas, who spent about 50 years on death row, waived appeals and died at 6:18 pm from a three-drug lethal injection, as Florida remains the nation's leading executor this year with two more planned later this month.

via The Guardian|

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Florida Executes Harold Lucas, Ending Five-Decade Death Row Ordeal

Florida executed Harold Gene Lucas, 74, who fatally shot his ex-girlfriend Jill Piper, 16, in 1976 after she begged for mercy; Lucas spent 50 years on death row with multiple delays but waived appeals once a death warrant was signed, and this marks the first of eight scheduled executions in September—the most in a month since 2010—reflecting Florida's aggressive use of capital punishment under Gov. Ron DeSantis.

via USA Today|

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