Man put to death for girl's killing, Florida's 14th execution of the year
He was convicted of killing a 16-year-old who rejected his romantic advances.
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Coverage at a glance
- First observed by CurrentWire: The Guardian · Sep 1, 2026 at 6:36 PM ET
- Coverage span: 9 min
- Coverage: 2 reports from 2 independent publications
- Coverage growth: 1 → 2 publications in 1h 29m
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Corroborated details
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- “16-year-old” — ABC News, The Guardian
Coverage
2 publications are covering this story.
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ABC NewsTier B
Man put to death for girl's killing, Florida's 14th execution of the year(opens original report in a new tab)The GuardianTier B
Florida executes 74-year-old man, 14th state prisoner put to death this year(opens original report in a new tab)Harold Lucas, sentenced to death over 1976 murder, killed by lethal injection as state continues execution rush A Florida man convicted of killing a 16-year-old girl who rejected his romantic advances and wounding two… — The Guardian
How coverage developed
First report from The Guardian
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Signal breakdown
CurrentWire ranked this story 76.9 of 100 in the snapshot this page was rendered from.
- Freshness
- 31.4 of 35
- Source authority
- 14 of 20
- Coverage breadth
- 8.5 of 20
- Geographic relevance
- 10 of 10
- Story prominence
- 8 of 10
- Velocity
- 5 of 5
Strongest signal: geographic relevance, 10 of 10. How each signal is calculated.
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