Duane Owen
Duane Owen, 62, was executed by lethal injection at Florida State Prison on June 15, 2023, and was pronounced dead at 6:14 p.m., according to the Florida Department of Corrections. He had been held on Florida's death row for decades, and a relative of one of the victims said the execution brought closure but came much too long after the crime. His attorneys argued in court that he was not mentally competent to be executed; state psychiatrists disputed that claim, and the state and federal courts rejected the arguments.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state. His attorneys argued he was not mentally competent to be executed, a claim state psychiatrists disputed and the courts rejected.
Reported by: Florida Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); Gov. Ron DeSantis' office; his attorneys; state and federal courts.