Death Row Innocence in Hog Trail Murders | Miami News

Seventy-two-year-old Daniel Owen Conahan Jr. faces execution after being convicted of the 1996 kidnapping and strangulation of Richard Allen Montgomery — one of the chilling “Hog Trail Murders” that terrorized southwest Florida. Though he’s always claimed innocence, citing circumstantial evidence, Conahan was arrested in 1996 amid a sprawling investigation into multiple homeless men found dead in wooded areas. The case, which gained national attention, saw eight more bodies discovered in 2007 — all with similar injuries — reigniting interest in Conahan, though no new charges followed. His final appeals were denied by Florida’s Supreme Court last week, with a pending appeal still before the U.S. Supreme Court. As Florida executes more than half of the nation’s total this year, Conahan’s fate looms over a decades-old mystery that continues to haunt the region. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/5016edfc37e3e94c