James Aren Duckett is executed on 1987 conviction for killing 11-year-old girl

James Aren Duckett was executed in Florida for the 1987 rape and murder of 11-year-old Teresa McAbee, with his execution delayed by a denied stay request from the U.S. Supreme Court. The execution made him the 11th inmate put to death in Florida this year, followed by Dominick Occhicone's scheduled execution later that day, marking the first dual execution in Florida since 1964. Family members expressed satisfaction with the justice served, while Duckett's attorneys unsuccessfully claimed his innocence.