RAIFORD — The family of the 18-year-old Florida State University student brutally murdered in 1994 had the last word when ...

RAIFORD — The family of the 18-year-old Florida State University student brutally murdered in 1994 had the last word when Loran Kenstley Cole had none. After spending three decades on death row ...

Less than a month before the Governor chose Loran for execution, he and the Legislature recognized the lifelong and ...

I suspect that we are closer than further from having a protocol in place and we’ll be allowed to continue that process,” Gov. Bill Lee said about the state’s progress in ...

A nonprofit organization opposed to the death penalty is accusing the Governor of being "calculated" and "hypocritical" in ...

The state of Florida on Thursday executed Loran Cole, a 57-year-old Florida man who contended that lethal injection would cause him 'needless pain and suffering' due to his Parkinson's disease. The ...

Loran Cole, 57, was executed in Florida for the 1994 murder and rape of two college students. His appeals, which cited severe childhood abuse and mental illness, were denied by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Loran Kenstley Cole, 57, became the first person to be executed in Florida in 2024, marking the 13th execution this year and the 106th in Florida since the United States Supreme Court’s ...

The name Loran Cole echoed between protesters outside of the Florida State Prison on Thursday evening. Holy whispers and prayers continued as the sun fell behind the trees. “Loran’s life is ...