OCALA, Fla. — Florida executed a man Thursday who was convicted of killing a Florida State University student and raping the victim’s sister in 1994.
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Loran Cole was pronounced dead just after 6 p.m.
He and another man convicted in the case attacked the siblings 30 years ago while they were camping in the Ocala National Forest.
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The men beat up 18-year-old John Edwards before slitting his throat.
Edwards would have just turned 49.
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His parents did not attend the execution.
They wrote a statement that was read by corrections officials -- saying how the murder of their son and attack on their daughter shattered their lives.
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Despite the horrific events, their daughter went on to become a wife, teacher, and professor.
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