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Friday, May 1, 2026

The Gainesville Ledger

Public Safety

Florida executes man convicted of raping and killing 13-year-old 50 years ago

Florida carried out the execution of an Orlando man found guilty of the rape and murder of a 13-year-old girl, a crime committed roughly five decades ago. The U.S. Supreme Court denied a last-minute appeal from the condemned man before the sentence was carried out.

Sources: The Gainesville Sun

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