Florida executes 74-year-old man, 14th state prisoner put to death this year
Harold Lucas, sentenced to death over 1976 murder, killed by lethal injection as state continues execution rush
TL;DR
- Harold Gene Lucas, 74, was executed by lethal injection on Tuesday evening in Florida.
- He was convicted of the 1976 murder of Jill Piper and wounding two friends after she rejected his romantic advances.
- Lucas chose not to file last-ditch court appeals, stating he was tired after 50 years on death row.
- This execution marks the 14th prisoner put to death in Florida this year.
- Lucas was initially sentenced to death in 1977 and was resentenced multiple times due to legal challenges.