Florida man executed for the killing of his brother's teenage stepdaughter nearly 50 years ago

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Lynn Cobb, center, speaks astir her younger sister Cynthia Driggers portion Driggers' niece Tanya Clement holds up photos of Cynthia Driggers aft her killer, James Ernest Hitchcock, was executed connected April 30, 2026, successful Starke, Florida. | Photo Credit: AP

A Florida antheral convicted of beating and choking his brother's 13-year-old stepdaughter to decease astir 50 years agone was executed connected Thursday (April 30, 2026) evening.

James Ernest Hitchcock (70) was pronounced dormant astatine 6.12 p.m. pursuing a lethal injection astatine Florida State Prison adjacent Starke, the Florida Department of Corrections said successful a statement. Hitchcock was convicted of the July 1976 sidesplitting of Cynthia Driggers.

Published - May 01, 2026 06:54 americium IST

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