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DeSantis Signs Death Warrant for ‘Hog Trail Killer’
The warrant sets a Sept. 10-17 execution window for the convicted killer, after a jury unanimously recommended death for the 1996 murder of Richard Allen Montgomery.
- On Tuesday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a death warrant for Daniel Owen Conahan Jr., convicted of the 1996 Charlotte County kidnapping and murder of 21-year-old Richard Allen Montgomery.
- Known as the "Hog Trail Killer," Conahan was a 72-year-old unemployed nurse convicted in 1999 of first-degree murder and kidnapping after luring Montgomery into northern Charlotte County woods to take nude bondage photos.
- Investigators linked Conahan to the crime through a 1994 police report from Stanley Burden, who claimed Conahan offered $150 to pose nude while tied to a tree, with forensic fibers found at Conahan's home corroborating both victims.
- Conahan is scheduled for lethal injection on September 10 at Florida State Prison, marking the 15th death warrant DeSantis has signed in 2026, following scheduled executions for Harold Gene Lucas and William Silvia.
- Appearing at the Florida Sheriffs Association Summer Conference, DeSantis argued capital punishment brings needed justice to families, stating, "It doesn't take away what happened," regarding the closure process.
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Orlando SentinelDeSantis signs death warrant for ‘Hog Trail Killer’ in 1996 murder
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the death warrant for inmate Daniel Owen Conahan Jr., who was known as the "Hog Trail Killer" and who was convicted of a 1996 murder in Charlotte County.
·Deerfield Beach, United States
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Florida Execution Set For 'Hog Trail Murders' Suspected Serial Killer Daniel Conahan - Tampa Free Press
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a death warrant Tuesday for Daniel Owen Conahan Jr., setting his execution for Sept. 10 at 6:00 p.m. at Florida State Prison in Raiford. Conahan, 72, a former nurse from Punta Gorda, was sentenced to death in 1999 for the 1996 kidnapping and murder of 21-year-old Richard Alan Montgomery. While Conahan […] Florida Execution Set For ‘Hog Trail Murders’ Suspected Serial Killer Daniel Conahan
·Tampa, United States
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