Florida executes 74-year-old man, 14th state prisoner put to death this year
Steady2 outlets reported this in 2 reports over 2 days
Tue, 1 September 2026Wed, 2 September 2026
What it is about
Harold LucasHarold Gene LucasFloridaStarkeBernd ObermannJohn DommerichAlex LanfranconiLester PiperJill PiperRon DesantisRichard Byrd JrCurt AndersonHuntsville Texas United States Death ChamberCorrections DepartmentTexas, United StatesFort Myers, Florida, United StatesFlorida, United StatesBonita Springs, Florida, United States
Who published it, and when
original reportfirst to report
The Guardian World
express.co.uk
1 Sept, 22:36over 8 hours2 Sept, 06:51
How it spread - 2 original reports
Tue, 1 September 2026
1 report- The Guardian World22:36first to report
Harold Lucas, sentenced to death over 1976 murder, killed by lethal injection as state continues execution rush A Florida man convicted of killing a 16-year-old girl who rejected his romantic advances and wounding two of her friends was executed Tuesday evening. Harold Gene Lucas, 74, was pronounced dead at 6.18pm following a three-drug injection starting at 6pm at Florida state prison near Starke, authorities said. Continue reading...
Wed, 2 September 2026
1 report- express.co.uk06:51
Harold Gene Lucas, 74, was put to death on Tuesday evening for the 1976 execution-style killing of 16-year-old Jill Piper