Ron DeSantis, the Governor of Florida, has enacted the death warrant in a long-standing kidnapping and murder case involving two siblings.
Loran Kenstley Cole, aged 57, has been sentenced to death following his conviction for the murder of John Edwards, an 18-year-old student at FSU, back in 1994.
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Additionally, Cole was found guilty of kidnapping and raping Edwards’ 21-year-old sister on that same night in the Ocala National Forest.
Loran Cole, 57, will be executed via lethal injection on August 29.
(Governor Ron DeSantis)
“Attached is the death warrant I signed to enact the sentence for Loran Kenstley Cole, along with certified documents of his judgment and sentence,” stated DeSantis.
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The governor further mentioned, “I understand that the date and time of execution have been set for Thursday, August 29 at 6:00 p.m.”
This image, issued by the Florida Department of Corrections, depicts Loran K. Cole, who was convicted of kidnapping two adult siblings while they were camping in a national forest in 1994, before raping the sister and murdering the brother. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed Cole’s death warrant on July 29, 2024. He is scheduled for execution via lethal injection on August 28 at Florida State Prison. (Florida Department of Corrections via AP)
(Florida Department of Corrections via AP)
The upcoming execution marks the first in Florida since last August when Governor DeSantis signed the death warrant for Michael Duane Zack, 54, who was convicted of murdering two women in 1996.
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Florida conducts executions via lethal injection, with convicts typically succumbing to pulmonary edema.
