# Florida Executes Harold Lucas, 14th Death This Year in State's Busiest Death Chamber

Harold Lucas, convicted of killing a 16-year-old girl in 1976, is set to be executed in Florida on Tuesday.

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Harold Gene Lucas, 74, is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection at Florida State Prison near Starke on Tuesday, July 28, 2026, at 6 p.m. [^1]

Lucas is the 14th prisoner to be executed in Florida this year, making the state the nation's busiest death chamber with 47 total executions in the U.S. in 2025. [^2]

Lucas was convicted of killing Jill Piper and wounding her friends, Richard Byrd Jr. and Terri Rice, after Piper rejected his romantic advances. [^3]

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has signed death warrants for two additional executions scheduled for September 10 and September 29, 2026. [^4]

Harold Lucas waived all post-conviction appeals and told a circuit judge he wanted to end his death row confinement as soon as possible. [^5]

Lucas was originally sentenced to death in 1977, but his sentence was overturned and reimposed four times over the next decade due to legal issues involving the sentencing process. [^6]

Lucas's final death sentence was imposed in 1990, and all subsequent appeals were unsuccessful, leaving his conviction for first-degree murder intact. [^7]

## What this stands on

1. Harold Gene Lucas, 74, is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection at Florida State Prison near Starke on Tuesday, July 28, 2026, at 6 p.m. (WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando, News)
2. Lucas is the 14th prisoner to be executed in Florida this year, making the state the nation's busiest death chamber with 47 total executions in the U.S. in 2025. (WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando, News)
3. Lucas was convicted of killing Jill Piper and wounding her friends, Richard Byrd Jr. and Terri Rice, after Piper rejected his romantic advances. (FOX 35 Orlando, News)
4. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has signed death warrants for two additional executions scheduled for September 10 and September 29, 2026. (WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando, News)
5. Harold Lucas waived all post-conviction appeals and told a circuit judge he wanted to end his death row confinement as soon as possible. (WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando, News)
6. Lucas was originally sentenced to death in 1977, but his sentence was overturned and reimposed four times over the next decade due to legal issues involving the sentencing process. (FOX 35 Orlando, News)
7. Lucas's final death sentence was imposed in 1990, and all subsequent appeals were unsuccessful, leaving his conviction for first-degree murder intact. (FOX 35 Orlando, News)

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