Loran K. Cole
Loran Cole, 57, was executed by lethal injection at Florida State Prison in Raiford on August 29, 2024, according to the Florida Department of Corrections. His son Ryan Cole visited him on the day of the execution, along with Beth Evans, a longtime pen pal, and Cole asked for a last meal of pizza, ice cream, M&M's and a soda. His attorneys argued that his Parkinson's symptoms would make the procedure unsafe and inhumane, but the courts and the U.S. Supreme Court did not halt it. The corrections department said the execution took place without incident.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state. His attorneys argued that his Parkinson's symptoms would make the lethal injection unsafe and inhumane, and the courts and Supreme Court did not halt it.
Reported by: Florida Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); his attorneys.