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://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
5 days 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.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/03/30/james-duckett-florida-execution-dna-testing-teresa-mcabee/89393376007/
Mar 30, 2026 · Ex-officer James Duckett had been set to be executed by lethal injection on March 30 for the rape and murder of an 11-year-old girl while he was on duty in Florida. But DNA testing has stopped...
https://www.tallahassee.com/videos/news/2026/07/28/florida-execution-james-duckett-announced/91081038007/
6 days ago · Florida Department of Corrections spokesman Jordan Kirkland announces the execution of James Duckett Tuesday, July 28, 2026.
https://www.tampafp.com/florida-executes-james-duckett-at-noon-ahead-of-scheduled-execution-of-dominick-occhicone/
6 days 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 ...
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/07/28/double-execution-florida-james-duckett-dominick-occhicone/91072108007/
5 days ago · James Duckett, a 68-year-old former police officer convicted of killing an 11-year-old girl in 1987, was executed by lethal injection at 1:19 p.m. ET on July 28.
https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16012377/Florida-double-execution-James-Duckett-Dominick-Occhione.html
5 days ago · Officials in Florida on Tuesday took the 'incredibly rare' step of executing two death row inmates, a former cop and an 80-year-old man, in a single day. James Duckett, 68, and Dominick Occhicone were put to death by lethal injection at the Florida State Prison near Starke just hours apart, becoming the 11th and 12th prisoners executed in the state this year alone. Both men had been convicted ...
https://www.theledger.com/story/news/crime/2026/07/31/with-james-duckett-execution-judd-says-1987-polk-county-florida-cold-case-is-cleared-jeanifer-weldon/91112474007/
2 days ago · After James Duckett's execution, family and friends of Jeanifer Weldon, and Sheriff Grady Judd, say "the right person died" for her 1987 murder.
https://nypost.com/2026/07/28/us-news/james-duckett-executed-in-florida-for-rape-murder-of-11-year-old-girl/
5 days ago · Former police officer James Duckett, 68, died by 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.
