Debbi Johnson, sister of murder victim Karen Slattery, speaks to reporters after the execution of Duane Owen on June 15 at Florida State Prison. Behind her are former Delray Beach police officers (l-r) Robert Stevens, John Evans and Ross Licata. Daro
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By Rich Pollack
Word spread quickly through south Palm Beach County after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a death warrant for Duane Owen last month.
Owen, who was convicted in the gruesome 1984 murders of 14
By Noreen Marcus
The court-appointed lawyer for double-murderer Duane Owen has promised to appeal a judge’s order that imperils Owen’s attempt to get off Florida’s Death Row.
Palm Beach Circuit Judge Glenn Kelley’s May 9 ruling does not move Owen any
After three decades, a death warrant may be near
for Palm Beach County’s most notorious killer.
We look back at the case that still haunts our memories.
Why we chose to do this story | Duane Owen: Debate over his fate
By Randy Schultz
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How could you write this story? Why dredge up such horrible memories?
I expect to hear those questions. I anticipate this story may upset many of our readers. I recognize that this is a very different sort of story for The Coastal Star.
Let me explai
By Randy Schultz
The debate about whether Duane Owen should live or die is about whether Duane Owen is the person he was or the person he supposedly has become.
Inmate 101660 at Union Correctional Institution in Raiford is serving two death senten