Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs death warrant after 1994 murder

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis authorizes death penalty for 1994 kidnapping and murder

57-year-old Loran Kenstley Cole has been sentenced to death for the 1994 murder of John Edwards by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis via lethal injection.

Execution date set for Florida man in 1994 rape of camper, murder of her brother

TALLAHASSEE, Fla -- A Florida man convicted of kidnapping adult siblings camping in a national forest in 1994 before raping the sister and murdering the brother has been scheduled to be executed next month.

August execution date set for Florida man involved in 1994 killing and rape in national forest - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man convicted of kidnapping adult siblings camping in a national forest in 1994 before raping the sister and murdering the brother has been scheduled to be executed next month. Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the death warrant for Loran Cole on Monday. Cole, 57, is set to be executed by lethal injection on Aug. 28 at Florida State Prison. Cole and a friend, William Paul, befriended the two college students as they cam…

DeSantis signs death warrant from man who murdered FSU student in Ocala National Forest

TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a death warrant for an inmate convicted in the 1994 murder of a Florida State University student who went to the Ocala National Forest to camp with his sister. Loran Cole, 57, is scheduled to be executed Aug. 29 at Florida State Prison, according to documents posted Monday evening on the Florida Supreme Court website. Cole would be the first inmate executed in Florida since October, when Michael Duane Z…

August execution date set for Florida man involved in 1994 killing and rape in national forest

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man convicted of kidnapping adult siblings camping in a national forest in 1994 before raping the sister and murdering the brother has been scheduled […]

DeSantis signs death warrant for man convicted in 1994 murder of Florida State student

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday signed a death warrant for an inmate convicted in the 1994 murder of a Florida State University student who went to the Ocala National Forest to camp with his sister.