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Man convicted of 1996 infant killing set for execution at Starke prison

Andrew Lukehart, 53, is scheduled to die by lethal injection on June 2 at Florida State Prison in Starke after the governor signed his death warrant. Lukehart was convicted of killing a 5-month-old girl in Duval County nearly three decades ago, with authorities saying he repeatedly attacked the child before disposing of her body in a pond. He would be the ninth person executed in Florida this year, according to state officials.

Sources: The Gainesville Sun · WCJB TV20