Governor Signs Death Warrant for Man Who Killed Keys Couple, Unborn Baby in 1991

Governor signs death warrant for man who killed Keys couple, unborn baby in 1991

A man convicted of strangling and killing a couple at their Tavernier home in 1991 will be executed following a death warrant signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis on Oct. 21.  In 1996, Thomas Mitchell Overton was arrested following a breakthrough in the case. A jury subsequently convicted him of first-degree murder in the deaths of […]

DeSantis signs death warrant for double murder in Keys

TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a death warrant Wednesday, Oct. 21, for Thomas Mitchell Overton, who in 1992 killed a Tavernier couple whose unborn child did not survive the attack.