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Florida Executes Richard Barry Randolph for 1988 Rape-Murder, Marking 17th Execution of 2025

The execution caps a record-setting year for the state’s death penalty.

Overview

  • Randolph, 63, was pronounced dead at 6:12 p.m. after a three-drug lethal injection at Florida State Prison near Starke.
  • The U.S. Supreme Court denied his final appeal on Thursday after Florida’s high court rejected a late challenge citing lupus.
  • He was convicted in 1989 of murdering convenience store manager Minnie Ruth McCollum during a robbery attempt in Palatka.
  • Investigators said he confessed the attack the day of the crime and led police to discarded bloody clothing; McCollum died six days later.
  • Randolph’s death brought the U.S. total to 44 executions in 2025, with two additional Florida executions scheduled in December.