Miami, Feb 24, 2026 (AFP) - Florida man to be executed for murder of grocery store owner

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A man sentenced to death nearly 40 years ago for the murder of a grocery store owner is to be executed by lethal injection in Florida on Tuesday. Melvin Trotter, 65, was convicted of the 1986 murder of Virgie Langford, 70, during a robbery of her store in Palmetto, Florida. Trotter is scheduled to be executed at 6:00 pm (2300 GMT) at the Florida state prison in Raiford. There have been three previous executions in the United States this year, one......

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