Florida man executed for 1994 murder: 'College freshman beaten and slit, sister tied to tree and raped'

Loran Cole, 57, was executed in Florida for the 1994 murder and rape of two college students. His appeals, which cited severe childhood abuse and mental illness, were denied by the U.S. Supreme Court. The execution, ordered by Governor Ron DeSantis, is Florida’s first since the October execution of Michael Zack.