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Florida executes Daniel Conahan in 1996 murders case
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Filed: Sep 10, 2026 at 7:00 PM ET
Summary: Florida executed 72-year-old Navy veteran Daniel Owen Conahan Jr. by lethal injection for the 1996 kidnapping and murder of Richard Allen Montgomery. The execution followed denial of final appeals and requests for forensic testing, and it was Florida’s 15th execution this year and the 43rd under Gov. Ron DeSantis.
WHO: Daniel Owen Conahan Jr.; Richard Allen Montgomery; Gov. Ron DeSantis; Florida Department of Corrections (implied by execution)
WHAT: Florida carried out a lethal injection execution of Conahan for the 1996 kidnapping and murder of Montgomery, tied to the “Hog Trail Murders” case.
WHEN: Sep 10, 2026
WHERE: Charlotte County, Florida
WHY: Final legal appeals and requests for forensic testing were denied, allowing the execution to proceed.
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