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🌱 Why another execution is now scheduled at Florida State Prison in Starke
Starke, Florida Patch AM: a 3 min readGood morning to you Starke! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️
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- Why another execution is now scheduled at Florida State Prison in Starke
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📰 News we're reading
• DeSantis signs death warrant for man who killed woman he met in Florida bar 44 years ago (fox13news.com) — An upcoming execution at Florida State Prison in Starke is scheduled for July 14, when the state plans to put 74-year-old Dennis Michael Sochor to death for a 1981 Broward County murder. The warrant, signed this week by Gov. Ron DeSantis, is part of a broader uptick in Florida executions and again puts two Death Row inmates on the calendar this summer. 
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