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UPDATED May 21, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
May 21, 2026 at 9:16 AM ET
Florida executes Richard Knight for fatal stabbing
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Richard Knight was executed in Florida for the 2002 fatal stabbing of Odessia Stephens and her 4-year-old daughter.
WHO: Richard Knight
WHAT: Richard Knight was put to death by three-drug injection after being convicted of first-degree murder.
WHEN: May 21, 2026 at 7:06 PM ET
WHERE: Florida State Prison near Starke, Florida
WHY: He was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder for the June 2002 killings of Odessia Stephens and her daughter, Hanessia Mullings.
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