LAKE COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — An execution date has been set for a former Mascotte police officer who, in May 1987, assaulted and murdered an 11-year-old girl.
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a death warrant for James Aren Duckett on Friday. He’s scheduled to be executed on March 31. It’ll be the state’s fifth execution this year, following a record 19 executions in 2025.
Cold case: Trial date set in 1993 abduction, murder of 12-year-old Jennifer OdomDuckett was convicted in the murder of 11-year-old Teresa McAbee about a year after her death. According to officials, Duckett took the 11-year-old to a lake, where he se*ually battered, strangled and drowned her.
An investigation uncovered several pieces of evidence leading to Duckett’s conviction.
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