Florida Carries Out Double Execution, First on Same Day in Nearly a Decade
Florida executed James Aren Duckett, a former police officer convicted of the 1987 on-duty rape and murder of 11-year-old Teresa McAbee. This marked the first of two executions scheduled for the same day in Florida, a practice not seen in…
Philadelphia, PA, July 28, 2026 —
Florida carried out two executions on the same day, the first such occurrence in nearly a decade, as James Aren Duckett and Dominick Occhicone were put to death following the denial of last-minute appeals.
Duckett, a former police officer, was executed earlier in the day. He had been convicted of the 1987 on-duty rape and murder of 11-year-old Teresa McAbee.
Later that evening, 80-year-old Dominick Occhicone was scheduled for execution. Occhicone was convicted in relation to a 1986 double homicide.
The executions proceeded after legal challenges were unsuccessful. The scheduling of two executions on the same day is a rare occurrence in Florida, with the last instance happening almost ten years prior.
Governor Ron DeSantis has notably accelerated the pace of executions in Florida during his tenure. Both executions were confirmed to have taken place.
Story summarized from the original created by DAVID FISCHER on www.inquirer.com, see more information here.
