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Florida man executed for 1984 murders of babysitter, single mother

Headline from KTVZ Bend, on the newest of 2 developments

By Mallika Kallingal and Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — Florida executed death row inmate Duane Owen by lethal injection on Thursday evening, nearly four decades after he murdered a 14-year-old babysitter and a single mother of two in separate attacks.

KTVZ Bend's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Florida man executed for 1984 killings of teenage babysitter, mother of 2 slain months apart

    Headline from ABC 17 Mid-Missouri ·

  2. Newest

    Florida man executed for 1984 murders of babysitter, single mother

    Headline from KTVZ Bend ·

Reports & sources

21 articles, oldest first.

  1. Fox News

    Florida man convicted in 1984 murder of babysitter while children slept to be executed (opens Fox News)

    Published

    Fox News's feed description

    A Florida man who killed a babysitter as two children slept nearby and another woman is expected to be executed Thursday.

  2. FOX 35 Orlando

    Florida executes man in grisly 1984 killing and rape of teen babysitter (opens FOX 35 Orlando)

    Published

    FOX 35 Orlando's feed description

    One of the longest-held inmates on Florida’s death row is set to be executed Thursday for two separate killings in 1984, the fatal stabbing of a 14-year-old babysitter as two children in her care were sleeping and the other a hammer attack on a mother of two.

  3. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Florida set to execute man convicted of 1984 murders and rapes while children slept nearby (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

    Published

    NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description

    One of the longest-held inmates on Florida’s death row is set to be executed Thursday evening for two murders from 1984.

  4. NBC News

    Florida set to execute man convicted of 2 murders and rapes in 1984 (opens NBC News)

    Published

    NBC News's feed description

    Duane Owen is scheduled to receive a lethal injection Thursday for the rape and stabbing attack on Karen Slattery, 14, and the rape and killing of Georgianna Worden, 38.

  5. MyNorthwest

    Florida set to execute man convicted of 1984 murders, rapes while children slept nearby (opens MyNorthwest)

    Published

    MyNorthwest's feed description

    TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — One of the longest-held inmates on Florida's death row is set to be executed Thursday for two separate killings in 1984, the

  6. NBC Los Angeles

    Florida man executed for 1984 killings of teenage babysitter, mother of 2 slain months apart (opens NBC Los Angeles)

    Published

    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    A Florida man was executed Thursday for killing a 14-year-old babysitter and a 38-year-old mother of two in separate attacks months apart in 1984 while children were sleeping in the homes he targeted.

  7. WSVN Miami

    Florida set to execute man convicted of 1984 murders, rapes while children slept nearby - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

    Published

    WSVN Miami's feed description

    TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — One of the longest-held inmates on Florida’s death row is set to be executed Thursday for two separate killings in 1984,

  8. FOX 13 Tampa

    Man convicted of murdering Florida babysitter in 1984 to be executed (opens FOX 13 Tampa)

    Published

    FOX 13 Tampa's feed description

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday cleared the way for Florida to execute Death Row inmate Duane Owen in the 1984 murder of a Palm Beach County woman.

  9. New York Post

    Florida man convicted in 1984 murder of babysitter while children slept is executed (opens New York Post)

    Published

    New York Post's feed description

    Duane Owen, 62, was sentenced to death for the March 24, 1984, rape and stabbing attack on Karen Slattery, 14, and for the rape and killing of Georgianna Worden, 38, in May 1984, both in Palm Beach…

  10. KTVZ Bend

    Florida man executed for 1984 murders of babysitter, single mother (opens KTVZ Bend)

    Published

    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    By Mallika Kallingal and Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — Florida executed death row inmate Duane Owen by lethal injection on Thursday evening, nearly four decades after he murdered a 14-year-old babysitter and a single mother of two in separate attacks.

  11. NBC 6 South Florida

    Florida man executed for 1984 murders of teen, mother 2 months apart (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

    Published

    NBC 6 South Florida's feed description

    Nearly four decades after murdering a mother and a teenage babysitter in Palm Beach County, Duane Owen was executed by lethal injection Thursday evening at Florida State Prison.

  12. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Florida man executed for ’84 murders of 2 victims (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

    Published

    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    STARKE, Fla. -- A Florida man was executed Thursday for killing a 14-year-old babysitter and a 38-year-old mother of two in separate attacks months apart in 1984 while children were sleeping in the homes he targeted.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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