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Florida Schedules Execution of Daniel Owen Conahan Jr. for 1996 Murder
Just the facts
Florida scheduled Daniel Owen Conahan Jr., age 72, to die by lethal injection for the 1996 kidnapping and murder of Richard Allen Montgomery in Charlotte County. Conahan was convicted in August 1999 after Montgomery's body was discovered in a wooded area north of Fort Myers as part of the Hog Trail Murders investigation involving multiple victims. The Florida Supreme Court denied Conahan's final appeal seeking additional DNA testing on evidence collected from the victim. The execution will mark the 15th sentence carried out in Florida during 2026 under Governor Ron DeSantis.
Why this is news
Florida judicial authorities scheduled the execution of 72-year-old Daniel Owen Conahan Jr. following the denial of his final state appeals.
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