Florida man scheduled for execution in connection to Hog Trail Murders

Daniel Owen Conahan Jr’s sentence will make him the state’s 15th person executed this year

Florida man scheduled for execution in connection to Hog Trail Murders

TL;DR

  • Daniel Owen Conahan Jr. is scheduled for execution in Florida for the 1996 murder of Richard Allen Montgomery.
  • The murder is linked to the "Hog Trail Murders," a series of killings in the 1990s where multiple bodies were found in a wooded area.
  • Conahan, convicted of kidnapping and strangling Montgomery, maintains his innocence and has sought DNA testing.
  • Florida has carried out a significant number of executions this year under Governor Ron DeSantis.
  • The Florida Supreme Court denied Conahan's final appeals, including requests for further DNA testing.