A man convicted of raping and fatally beating his former manager at a Florida convenience store in 1988 is scheduled to be executed Thursday evening.

Richard Barry Randolph , 63, is set to receive a lethal injection starting at 6 p.m. at Florida State Prison near Starke. Randolph was convicted of murder, armed robbery, sexual battery and grand theft and sentenced to death in 1989.

This undated photo provided by Florida Department of Corrections shows Richard Barry Randolph. (Florida Department of Correction via AP) AP

It would be Florida's 17th death sentence carried out in 2025, further extending the state record for total executions in a single year.

Richard Barry Randolph beat, strangled, stabbed and raped victim

According to court records, Randolph attempted to break into th

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