Florida sets execution date for man who raped and murdered his former manager at a convenience store
Florida leads the nation with 17 executions scheduled in 2025, more than double the previous record, as Governor DeSantis continues a rapid pace of death warrants.
- Richard Barry Randolph, 63, is scheduled to be executed on Nov. 20 for the murder of Minnie Ruth McCollum at a Handy Way store in East Palatka.
- Minnie Ruth McCollum was brutally beaten, stabbed, and raped by Randolph when she interrupted him stealing from the store.
- If carried out, this execution would contribute to a record number of executions in Florida this year.
- The signing of a death warrant typically initiates legal actions regarding the execution's legitimacy.
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DeSantis Signs 17th Death Warrant of the Year, More than 6 States Combined, Including Texas
In what could be Florida’s 17th execution this year, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday signed a death warrant for Richard Barry Randolph, convicted of raping and murdering Putnam County convenience-store manager Minnie Ruth McCollum in 1988. The 17 death warrants are more than the number of executions in six states combined, including Texas, which has the second-most executions so far this year, with five, and Alabama, third-most with four. The post …
Florida Gov. DeSantis Sets Execution Record, Man Who Killed Ex-Boss Scheduled For Nov. 20
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has signed a death warrant for Richard Barry Randolph, 63, marking the 17th execution scheduled in the state for 2025—a single-year record since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976. Randolph is scheduled to die by lethal injection on November 20 at Florida State Prison for the 1988 rape and fatal […] Florida Gov. DeSantis Sets Execution Record, Man Who Killed Ex-Boss Scheduled For Nov. 20
DeSantis signs death warrant for Florida murderer convicted in 1988 killing, rape of convenience-store manager
In what could be Florida’s 17th execution this year, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday signed a death warrant for a man convicted of raping and murdering a Putnam County convenience-store manager in 1988.
Florida sets execution date for man who raped and murdered his former manager at a convenience store
A man convicted of raping and fatally beating his former manager at a Florida convenience store is scheduled to be put to death in November. Republican Gov.
DeSantis signs death warrant for Florida’s 17th execution scheduled this year
TALLAHASSEE — In what could be Florida’s 17th execution this year, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday signed a death warrant for a man convicted of raping and murdering a Putnam County convenience-store manager in 1988. Richard Barry Randolph, 63, is scheduled to be executed Nov. 20 for the murder of Minnie Ruth McCollum, who was beaten, stabbed and raped at a Handy Way store in East Palatka. Randolph was a former employee of the store, and McCollum i…
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