Execution set for Florida man convicted of rapes and murders

Published May 9, 2023 3:19 PM

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A man convicted of killing and sexually assaulting a teenage girl and another woman in separate South Florida attacks in 1984 is set to be executed next month. Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a death warrant Tuesday, setting Duane Owen’s execution for June 15 at 6 p.m. According to court records, Owen broke into a Delray Beach home in March 1984 and attacked 14-year-old Karen Slattery, who was babysitting two young children. Investigators say Owen repeatedly stabbed the girl and then sexually assaulted her. About two months later, officials say 38-year-old Georgianna Worden was sleeping in her Boca Raton home when Owen broke in and fatally struck her in the head with a hammer multiple times before raping her.

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