US EditionGulf War veteran executed for 1998 quadruple murder despite claims of mental illness
- Jeffrey Hutchinson, a 62-year-old Gulf War veteran, was put to death by lethal injection on May 1, 2025, at Florida State Prison for the 1998 murders of his girlfriend, Renee Flaherty, and her three children.
- The execution followed the rejection of Hutchinson's final appeal by the U.S. Supreme Court amid longstanding claims of innocence and mental illness linked to Gulf War service exposures.
- Court records indicate that on September 11, 1998, Hutchinson fatally shot his girlfriend, 32-year-old Renee Flaherty, along with her three young children—Geoffrey, aged 9, Amanda, 7, and Logan, 4—following a domestic argument at their home in Crestview.
- His symptoms included neurocognitive impairment, hallucinations, paranoia, and aggression caused by traumatic brain injury and chemical exposure, described as not character flaws by advocates.
- Hutchinson’s execution marked Florida's fourth and the 15th nationwide in 2025, with veterans and advocates urging clemency due to his war-related injuries and the mental health concerns they raised.
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Florida executes man for the shotgun killings of his girlfriend and her 3 young children
An Army combat veteran whose Gulf War experience triggered severe mental problems has been executed in Florida for the shotgun slayings of his girlfriend and her three young children.
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Jeffrey Hutchinson Killed for the 1998 Murders of His Girlfriend’s Three Children
After the U.S. Supreme Court rejected his final appeals, Jeffrey Hutchinson was executed Thursday night at Florida State Prison for the 1998 murders of his girlfriend’s three children in Okaloosa County, according to the state Department of Corrections. The post Jeffrey Hutchinson Killed for the 1998 Murders of His Girlfriend’s Three Children appeared first on FlaglerLive.
Gulf War vet, former Deer Park resident executed for heinous 1998 killing of his family
Gulf War veteran Jeffrey G. Hutchinson, who was convicted of one of Florida’s most heinous family massacres, was executed Thursday evening following the signing of a death warrant by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, according to documents filed in the Supreme Court of Florida that were uploaded by Justia Law.
Florida executes a man for the shotgun killings of his girlfriend and her 3 young children - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports
STARKE, Fla. (AP) — An Army combat veteran whose Gulf War experience triggered severe mental problems was executed Thursday evening in Florida for the 1998 shotgun slayings of his girlfriend and her three young children. Jeffrey Hutchinson, 62, was pronounced dead at 8:15 p.m. following a lethal injection at Florida State Prison near Starke. He was the fourth person executed this year in the state under death warrants signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis…
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