{"id":6424,"date":"2026-04-23T10:42:41","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T10:42:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=6424"},"modified":"2026-04-23T10:42:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T10:42:41","slug":"florida-killer-richard-knights-execution-date-set-for-murdering-two-including-child","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=6424","title":{"rendered":"Florida killer Richard Knight&#8217;s execution date set for murdering two including child"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft wp-block-nypost-editor-partner-article-links\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>A\u00a0Florida man\u00a0is scheduled for execution next month after his conviction in the killing of his cousin\u2019s girlfriend and her 4-year-old daughter under a death warrant signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Richard Knight, 47, will die by lethal injection at Florida State Prison in Starke May 21 as part of a series of death warrants signed by the governor.<\/p>\n<p>Knight was convicted in the 2000 murders of Odessia Stephens and her young daughter, Hanessia Mullings, according to WFLA.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors said Knight and Stephens were involved in an argument the night of the crime.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities described the killings in court records as \u201cheinous, atrocious and cruel,\u201d the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p>Stephens and her daughter had gone to bed when Knight grabbed knives from the kitchen, walked into their bedroom and attacked the woman as her daughter lay next to her.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators said Knight stabbed Stephens 21 times, with most of the injuries to her neck. She also sustained stab wounds to her chin, back and chest.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Richard Knight\u2019s execution has been set for May 21, 2026, in Starke, Florida. <span class=\"credit\">Florida Department of Corrections<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Stephens also suffered injuries indicating she had been strangled and attempted to fight back, and investigators said images from the crime showed a \u201cbloody struggle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Knight then strangled and stabbed the child multiple times, causing stab wounds to her upper chest, neck and hand.<\/p>\n<p>The details were presented by prosecutors during trial proceedings, according to court records.<\/p>\n<p>A judge sentenced Knight to death in 2007 after a jury unanimously recommended the death sentence for his first-degree murder convictions.<\/p>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--nypostbusinessunit aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module Morning Report\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__unsubmitted-title-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with all you need to know\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMorning Report delivers the latest news, videos, photos and more.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Efforts by Knight\u2019s attorneys to appeal the case have so far been unsuccessful.<\/p>\n<p>Court records show his legal team has challenged the conviction and sentence in multiple appeals, which have been denied to date.<\/p>\n<p>Fox News Digital has reached out to Knight\u2019s legal team for comment.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis continues to accelerate\u00a0the number of death warrants signed since the start of last year.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Richard Knight, 47, will die by lethal injection at Florida State Prison in Starke. <span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>A judge sentenced Knight to death in 2007 after a jury unanimously recommended the death sentence for his first-degree murder convictions. <span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In 2025, 19 people were put to death in Florida,\u00a0setting a record\u00a0for the most executions in one year in the Sunshine State.<\/p>\n<p>Before last year, Florida\u2019s record for executions in a year since the death penalty was restored in 1976 was eight in 1984 and 2014.<\/p>\n<p>Advocacy groups, including the Equal Justice Initiative, have raised concerns about fairness and due process in death penalty cases.<\/p>\n<p>Florida also executed more people last year than any other state, with Alabama, Texas and South Carolina tied for the second-most with five each.<\/p>\n<p>Across the US, 47 people were executed in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>This year, Florida has already executed five people, and another is scheduled for April 30, when James Hitchcock, 70, is scheduled to be put to death for the rape and murder of his 13-year-old step-niece.<\/p>\n<p>The last execution was carried out on Tuesday, when Chadwick Willacy, 58, was put to death for murdering his elderly neighbor in Palm Bay by setting the victim on fire.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; 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