David Fischer
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Florida executes 74-year-old killer 50 years after he slaughtered teen girl (opens the original)
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A man convicted of killing a teenage girl who turned down his romantic advances and wounding two of her friends was put to death on Tuesday, marking the first of three lethal injections scheduled to take place in Florida this month. Harold Gene Lucas, 74, was officially pronounced dead at 6:18 p.m. following the administration of a three-drug lethal injection at Florida State Prison located near Starke. Lucas received the death penalty for the 1976 fatal shooting of 16-year-old Jill Piper and th
Florida killer set to die after 50 years on death row as he tells judge âI am tiredâ (opens the original)
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A Florida man who murdered a 16-year-old girl after she rebuffed his romantic interests and injured two of her companions is scheduled for execution on Tuesday, marking the first of three lethal injections set to occur in the state this month. At 6 p.m., 74-year-old Harold Gene Lucas will be administered a three-drug lethal injection at Florida State Prison, located near Starke. His execution will be the 14th carried out in Florida this year, with Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis having signed death
Tate brothers say flashy lifestyle was exaggerated as they fight to get out of jail (opens the original)
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A federal judge will decide Thursday whether social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate can walk out of a Miami detention center while they fight extradition to Britain on rape and sex trafficking charges. The brothers have been held in federal custody since their July 18 arrests and brief initial court appearance. Both have denied wrongdoing. U.S. Magistrate Judge Lauren Louis is expected to hear arguments from prosecutors and defense attorneys before deciding whether the Tates should rem
Florida killerâs final words revealed as heâs executed for estranged wifeâs murder (opens the original)
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The state of Florida executed a man on Tuesday who had been convicted of fatally shooting his estranged wife and wounding his mother-in-law, extending a period of frequent executions during Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis â² final term. William Frances Silvia, 61, was pronounced dead at 6:11 p.m. following a three-drug injection at Florida State Prison near Starke. When the death chamber curtain was raised at 6 p.m., Silvia was already strapped to a gurney with an IV line in his arm. He remained l
Americaâs busiest death chamber to see yet another execution (opens the original)
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A man who killed his estranged wife and wounded his mother-in-law in a shooting will be executed on Tuesday, marking Floridaâs aggressive use of the death penalty in Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis ' final term. William Frances Silvia, 61, would be the 13th prisoner put to death this year in Florida. The state has carried out more than half of the nation's 22 executions so far in 2026. Two more executions are scheduled in September. A final appeal for Silvia is still pending before the US Supreme
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