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Man guilty of killing a woman and her daughter is set to be Florida’s 7th execution of 2026
The execution would be Florida’s seventh this year as the state continues a record pace of death warrants under Gov. Ron DeSantis.
- Richard Knight, 47, faces execution today at 6 p.m. at Florida State Prison near Starke for the 2006 murders of Odessia Stephens and her 4-year-old child, Hanessia Mullings.
- Knight lived with the victims in Coral Springs, near Fort Lauderdale, before the killings; while held at the Broward County Jail, he confessed to the murders to another inmate who testified against him.
- The Florida Supreme Court denied Knight's appeals last week, rejecting claims regarding new evidence and execution protocols, while a final appeal remains pending before the Supreme Court.
- Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis oversaw more executions in 2025 than any other Florida governor since the death penalty was reinstated, positioning Florida as the national execution leader.
- Nationally, 47 people were executed in 2025, with Alabama, South Carolina, and Texas tied for second place; another execution is planned in Florida on June 2.
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Man guilty of killing a woman and her daughter is set to be Florida's 7th execution of 2026
A Florida man convicted of fatally stabbing of his cousin’s girlfriend and the couple's 4-year-old daughter is set to be executed.
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