Florida to Execute Man Convicted of 1994 Killing of College Student in National Forest

Florida to Execute Man Convicted of 1994 Killing of College Student in National Forest
Loran K. Cole in a file photo. Florida Department of Corrections via AP
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—A Florida man convicted of killing a college freshman and raping the student’s sister while the siblings camped in a national forest 30 years ago is scheduled to be executed Thursday.

Unless the U.S. Supreme Court intervenes, Loran Cole is set to be put to death just after 6 p.m. at Florida State Prison for the 1994 killing. Cole is also serving two life sentences for rape.