https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Aren_Duckett
Duckett, a former police officer under the Mascotte Police Department, was charged with the kidnapping, rape, and murder of 11-year-old Teresa Mae McAbee on May 11, 1987. Duckett was said to have abducted the girl, who was raped and later strangled, and her body was found abandoned near a lake.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/07/28/double-execution-florida-james-duckett-dominick-occhicone/91072108007/
4 hours ago · Florida has executed James Duckett - a former cop convicted of killing an 11-year-old girl in 1987 - and Dominick Occhicone, who killed his ex's parents in 1986.
https://www.theledger.com/story/news/crime/2026/07/28/james-duckett-suspect-in-1987-polk-murder-jeanifer-weldon-is-executed-lake-county-killing-florida/91078278007/
11 hours ago · James Duckett was executed for the 1987 murder of an 11-year-old Lake County girl. He was long suspected of killing Jeanifer Weldon in Lakeland months later.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/suspected-serial-killer-and-ex-cop-james-duckett-executed-in-florida-for-rape-murder-of-11-year-old-girl/ar-AA28SKTF
Former police officer James Duckett, 68, died by a lethal injection at 1.19 p.m. Tuesday at Florida state prison near Starke for raping and drowning an 11-year-old girl in 1987.
https://prisonwriters.com/james-duckett/
Mar 20, 2026 · James Duckett, after nearly 37 years on Florida’s death row, has been given an execution date of March 31st. Here, he is writing his final words.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/james-duckett-key-facts-florida-130622138.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall
16 hours ago · A quick guide to who James Duckett is, the evidence in his death penalty case and where his appeals stand before his scheduled execution in Florida.
https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/2026/07/28/florida-execution-dominick-occhicone-james-duckett-same-day--live/91039897007/
6 hours ago · Florida has carried out two executions on the same day. James Duckett and Dominick Occhicone were put to death July 28, 2026.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/28/us/florida-double-execution
1 day ago · Florida on Tuesday became the first state in nearly a decade to have two executions in one day, putting to death Dominick Occhicone, 80, and James Aren Duckett, 68.
https://www.tampafp.com/dna-dead-end-florida-supreme-court-clears-way-to-execute-cop-who-murdered-11-year-old-girl/
Jul 8, 2026 · The Florida Supreme Court cleared the way Wednesday for the execution of former police officer James Aren Duckett, lifting a prior stay of execution after new DNA testing failed to yield definitive results.
https://www.tampafp.com/florida-executes-james-duckett-at-noon-ahead-of-scheduled-execution-of-dominick-occhicone/
1 day ago · The State of Florida executed 68-year-old James Duckett by lethal injection at noon today at Florida State Prison, carrying out the first phase of a historic same-day double execution. Duckett, a former Mascotte police officer sentenced to death for the 1988 rape and murder of 11-year-old Teresa ...
