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- 1Jury deliberations begin in Frostproof triple murder trial●LIVE: Jury deliberations begin in Frostproof triple murder trial
Jurors in Frostproof, Florida, have started deliberating in a triple murder trial. WFLA is providing live coverage as the jury weighs the charges in a case that shook the small Polk County community. A verdict is expected once deliberations conclude, though no timeline has been given.
- 2Florida to execute 77-year-old man in 1995 Polk County murder●Florida to execute 77-year-old man convicted of 1995 Polk County hammer attack murder
Florida is preparing to execute a 77-year-old man convicted of murdering a victim in a 1995 hammer attack in Polk County. The scheduled execution makes him one of the oldest inmates the state has put to death, drawing renewed attention to Florida's active use of the death penalty and to capital punishment for elderly inmates decades after the original crime.