A man convicted of killing a 70-year-old grocery store owner has been put to death in Florida, becoming the second person ...

Melvin Trotter, convicted of a 1986 murder, faces execution in Florida today after the Supreme Court denied his appeals.

Melvin Trotter was executed Feb. 24 for the brutal 1986 murder of Virgie Langford during a convenience store robbery in Palmetto, Florida.

Attorneys for Melvin Trotter had long argued he was intellectually disabled, but he was put to death by lethal injection for ...

A crack addict named Melvin Trotter fatally stabbed 70-year-old Virgie Langford in the corner grocery store she ran for 50 years.

With 19 executions last year, Florida more than doubled its own record, and put more people to death than Texas, Alabama, and South Carolina combined. This execution spree came even as Florida’s ...

RAIFORD, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a death warrant for James Duckett, a former Central Florida police officer convicted of killing an 11-year-old girl more than 30 years ago. Duckett’s execution ...

A man convicted of fatally shooting a police officer during a traffic stop is set to be Florida’s third execution of 2026. Gov.

Florida carried out its second execution on Tuesday at 6:15 p.m. A group of 50 people held a vigil outside the Florida State ...