Convicted killer of Sarasota County mom set for Florida’s fourth execution of 2026

A man convicted of abducting, raping and murdering a young mother in Sarasota County is set to be executed later today.

Michael Lee King, 54, is scheduled to receive a three-drug injection starting at 6 p.m. at Florida State Prison near Starke.

King was sentenced to death in 2009 after being convicted of first-degree murder, sexual battery and kidnapping…

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