
Man guilty of killing his 13-year-old step-niece is set to be Florida's 6th execution of 2026
STARKE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man convicted of beating and choking his 13-year-old step-niece to death nearly 50 years ago is set to be executed Thursday evening. James Ernest Hitchcock, 70, is scheduled to receive a three-drug injection starting at 6
Man guilty of killing his 13-year-old step-niece is set to be Florida's 6th execution of 2026

STARKE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man convicted of beating and choking his 13-year-old step-niece to death nearly 50 years ago is set to be executed Thursday evening. James Ernest Hitchcock, 70, is scheduled to receive a three-drug injection starting at 6