Florida Executes Two in Historic Day | Raleigh News

Florida executed two men in a rare, historic double execution — James Aren Duckett, 68, convicted of raping and drowning an 11-year-old girl in 1987, and Dominick Anthony Occhicone, 80, convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend’s parents in 1986 — marking the state’s busiest death chamber under Governor Ron DeSantis, who has overseen more executions than any other Florida governor since 1976. Both had exhausted all appeals, including denials from the U.S. Supreme Court; Duckett’s team claimed innocence, while Occhicone’s lawyers argued his advanced age made execution cruel and unusual. The governor offered no public explanation for scheduling the executions together — a practice not seen in Florida in over 60 years. 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/07fd0b32e0adbecc