Executed

Richard Knight

47 years old · died May 21, 2026 · Florida State Prison, Bradford County, Florida

Richard Knight, 47, was executed by the State of Florida on May 21, 2026, at Florida State Prison in Raiford, according to the Florida Department of Corrections. He was held in the department's custody at that prison, and the department's execution records list his death as an execution. The department's record classifies the manner of death as homicide by the state.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: Florida Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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