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Florida's accelerated 2026 execution timeline

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Throughout 2026, Florida has maintained an aggressive capital punishment pace under Governor Ron DeSantis. In June, the state executed 74-year-old Dusty Ray Spencer for a 1992 murder, an event that drew pleas from the Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops regarding his age and health. This was followed on July 14 by the execution of 74-year-old Dennis Sochor for a 1982 murder, making him the state’s oldest executed inmate at that time. On July 28, 2026, Florida carried out its first double execution since 1964. Former police officer James A. Duckett, 68, was executed for the 1987 kidnapping, rape, and murder of 11-year-old Teresa McAbee. Six hours later, 80-year-old Dominick A. Occhicone was put to death for the 1986 killings of Raymond and Martha Artzner, marking the first time an octogenarian has been executed in Florida. On August 18, Florida carried out its 13th execution of the year: 61-year-old William Frances Silvia for a 2006 shooting. On September 2, 74-year-old Harold Gene Lucas was executed for the 1976 murder of 16-year-old Jill Piper, marking Florida’s 14th execution of the year. On September 10, 72-year-old Daniel Owen Conahan Jr., known as the ‘Hog Trail Killer’, was executed by lethal injection. Conahan was convicted for the 1996 kidnapping and strangulation of Richard Allen Montgomery. While linked to the ‘Hog Trail Murders’ series, Conahan was never formally charged in the other deaths. His execution marks Florida’s 15th of the year; the state has accounted for more than half of the 24 25 executions conducted across the United States so far in 2026.

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