Florida carries out first double execution since the 1960s, including oldest death row inmate
Florida executed two men hours apart on Tuesday at Florida State Prison in Raiford, marking the state’s first double execution in roughly six decades. One of those executed was Dominick Occhicone, 80, who had spent 38 years on death row for the murders of his ex-girlfriend’s parents and became the oldest person executed by lethal injection in Florida. The executions were the 39th and 40th carried out under Gov. Ron DeSantis and reignited debate over whether advanced age should factor into carrying out a death sentence.
Sources: WCJB TV20 · The Gainesville Sun · The Independent Florida Alligator
