World Sep 01, 2026 · 1 min read

Florida set to execute 14th person this year with two more execution dates set

Harold Gene Lucas, 74, was convicted of killing a 16-year-old girl who rejected his advances and wounding her two friendsA Florida man convicted of killing a 16-year-old girl who rejected his romantic advances and wounding two of her friends was set to be executed Tuesday evening.Harold Gene Lucas,...

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Florida set to execute 14th person this year with two more execution dates set

Harold Gene Lucas, 74, was convicted of killing a 16-year-old girl who rejected his advances and wounding her two friends

A Florida man convicted of killing a 16-year-old girl who rejected his romantic advances and wounding two of her friends was set to be executed Tuesday evening.

Harold Gene Lucas, 74, was scheduled to receive a three-drug injection starting at 6pm at Florida state prison near Starke. He was sentenced to die for the 1976 fatal shooting of Jill Piper and the wounding of her friends, Richard Byrd Jr and Terri Rice.

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