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FL Execution: 50 Years on Death Row Ends...

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On Thursday April 30th, the state of Florida is set to finally execute 70-year-old James Ernest Hitchcock. Hitchcock was just 20 when he raped, beat and strangled 13-year-old Cynthia Driggers to death. After decades of appeals and having his death sentence overturned three times, Driggers’ family is relieved that their legal nightmare is finally coming to an end.

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