Event Brief
Florida executes man in cousin’s girlfriend stabbing
Filed: May 22, 2026 at 3:00 PM ET
Summary: Richard Knight was executed in Florida after conviction in the fatal stabbing of his cousin’s girlfriend and their 4-year-old daughter.
WHO: Richard Knight
WHAT: Executed by lethal injection following conviction for fatally stabbing his cousin’s girlfriend and the couple’s 4-year-old daughter
WHEN: May 22, 2026 at 1:17 PM ET
WHERE: Florida State Prison, Florida
WHY: Knight was executed after being convicted of the fatal stabbing of his cousin’s girlfriend and their 4-year-old daughter.
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