Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has signed a death warrant for the kidnapping and murder of a brother and sister that occurred 30 years ago.
Loran Kensley Cole, 57, was convicted and sentenced to death for the 1994 murder of 18-year-old Florida State University student John Edwards.
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Cole was also convicted of kidnapping and raping the Florida State University student’s 21-year-old sister in Ocala National Forest that same night.
Laurent Cole, 57, is scheduled to be sentenced to death by lethal injection on August 29th. (Governor Ron DeSantis)
“Enclosed is the death warrant I signed for the execution of Loran Kensley Cole, along with a certified copy of the sentence and punishment,” DeSantis wrote.
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“I have been informed that the execution date and time has been set for Thursday, August 29th at 6 p.m.,” the governor added.
This image provided by the Florida Department of Corrections shows Loran K. Cole, who was convicted of kidnapping adult siblings while they were camping in a national forest in 1994, raping the sister and killing the brother. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Cole’s death warrant on Monday, July 29, 2024. He is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection on Aug. 28 at Florida State Prison. (Courtesy of Florida Department of Corrections, via The Associated Press) (Florida Department of Corrections via The Associated Press)
The execution will be the first in Florida since Governor DeSantis signed a death warrant in August for Michael Duane Zack, 54, for the 1996 murders of two women.
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Florida uses lethal injection for executions, and those on death row typically die from pulmonary edema.
