Florida Executes Two in Single Day | Wilmington News

Wilmington News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 28, 2026 · 1m

Florida executed two men in a single day — the first time in years — sparking national attention. James Duckett, 68, a former police officer convicted of raping and drowning an 11-year-old girl in 1987, was killed in the afternoon. Later that evening, 80-year-old Dominick Occhicone, convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend’s parents in 1986, was scheduled for death — making him the second-oldest person executed in modern U.S. history. Both had exhausted all appeals, including Supreme Court denials. Duckett’s team claimed innocence; Occhicone’s lawyers argued his age and health made execution…