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James D. Ford, who was convicted of murdering a young couple in 1999 in southwest Florida while their toddler looked on, was executed by lethal injection at the Florida State Prison on Thursday and pronounced dead at 6:19 p.m. Around 25 people witnessed the execution and Ford had no final statement, according to The Associated Press.

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed James D. Ford's execution order earlier this year and set his execution for Thursday. His attorneys have challenged longstanding federal and state precedent in attempts to avoid his death, but the U.S. Supreme Court denied his final appeal Wednesday.

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Zack, 54, died by lethal injection at 6:14 p.m. Tuesday at the Florida State Prison in Raiford, Florida, just north of Gainesville.

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