Patricia Gifford
Coverage of Patricia Gifford in the Nexus archive.
- Florida executes the 29th person on death row in 19 months — two more scheduled
Florida executed Dennis Sochor, the 29th person on death row in 19 months and the 10th this year, making him the oldest inmate executed in Florida history at 74. Two more executions are scheduled for July 28, including 80-year-old Dominick Anthony Occhicone and James Aren Duckett.
- Florida prisoner, 74, becomes oldest inmate executed in state’s modern history
A 74-year-old Florida prisoner was executed, becoming the oldest inmate executed in the state's modern history. He was convicted of killing Patricia Gifford on Jan. 1, 1982, after meeting her at a New Year’s Eve party.
- Florida executes one of its oldest prisoners in state’s 10th lethal injection this year
Florida executed Dennis Sochor, a 74-year-old convicted of killing Patricia Gifford in 1982. He was one of three older prisoners scheduled for execution within a month in Florida, the nation’s busiest death penalty state.
- Florida prisoner, 74, set to be oldest inmate executed in state’s modern history
Florida is set to execute 74-year-old Dennis Sochor, who would become the oldest inmate executed in the state's modern history. He is among three older death row inmates scheduled for execution within a month, highlighting Florida's active death penalty schedule and aging prison population. Sochor was convicted of a 1982 murder, and the state Supreme Court recently denied his appeals.
- Florida prisoner, 74, set to be oldest inmate executed in state's modern history
Florida is set to execute Dennis Sochor, a 74-year-old death row inmate, making him the oldest person executed in the state's modern history. The state also plans to execute an 80-year-old prisoner later this month, highlighting an aging death row population and Florida's active use of the death penalty with nine executions this year.
- Florida prisoner, 74, set to be oldest inmate executed in state's modern history
Florida is set to execute 74-year-old Dennis Sochor, making him the oldest inmate executed in the state's modern history. The execution is part of a planned series targeting three older death row prisoners in a month, highlighting Florida's active death penalty schedule and aging inmate population.
- Florida prisoner, 74, set to be oldest inmate executed in state's modern history
Florida is set to execute 74-year-old Dennis Sochor, making him the state's oldest executed inmate in modern history, and plans to execute an 80-year-old later this month, highlighting Florida's aging death row population and high execution rate. The Florida Supreme Court denied Sochor's appeals regarding undisclosed evidence in his 1982 murder conviction.
- Florida death row inmate wants DeSantis to attend his pending execution
Dennis Michael Sochor, a Florida death row inmate convicted of murdering an 18-year-old woman in 1981, is scheduled for lethal injection and has requested Gov. Ron DeSantis attend his execution. Sochor’s execution would make him the 10th person executed in Florida this year, with DeSantis’s selection process for executions criticized for lacking transparency.