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Florida Carries Out First Double Execution in 60 Years
Florida put James Duckett, 68, and Dominick Occhicone, 80, to death five hours apart — its first same-day double execution since 1964 and the culmination of a record 12-execution surge.
Wat we eerst wisten
- Florida executed James Aren Duckett, 68, and Dominick Anthony Occhicone, 80, by lethal injection on July 28, 2026, about five hours apart.
- It was Florida's first same-day double execution since 1964.
- Florida had carried out 12 executions in 2026 to that date, more than all other states combined.
Toen nog open
- No reliable account in the available excerpts of final statements, witnesses, or prison officials' explanations for scheduling both for the same day.
- No consensus beyond the dating on how to label the gap — since 1964, in more than 60 years, and in nearly a decade nationally are all used.
Waar we op zouden letten
- Whether Florida continues the 18-month surge through the end of the governor's term and whether courts begin to treat age and decades-long delay as a reason to pause.
- Whether other states follow Florida's same-day precedent or leave it as a Florida-only outlier.
