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Leon Davis Jr. (born December 14, 1977) [2] is an American spree killer and arsonist who committed two double homicides within a week in Polk County, Florida, in December 2007. He was sentenced to death in two separate trials and is currently awaiting execution at Union Correctional Institution .
Judd started working for the Polk County Sheriff's Office (PCSO) in 1972 as a dispatcher. [7] As the first employee under the age of 21 in the department, he was required to get his father to purchase his ammunition. [3] At the age of 27, he attained the rank of captain, supervising 44 employees, all of whom were older than he. [3]
Subsequently, Polk County courts charged Godfrey with two counts of first-degree murder and one count of aggravated assault. Despite pleading not guilty by reason of temporary insanity, Godfrey's jury convicted him of all three counts on March 9, 1978. During the sentencing phase of his trial (which took place before the same jurors), the ...
In September 1996 Lakeland City Commissioners voted to join the new Polk County Library Cooperative. [3] On October 23, 2018 the Lakeland Public Library's first coffee shop opened to its patrons. The coffee shop, Black & Brew Lake Morton, [ 4 ] is a smaller version of the downtown flagship cafe, Black & Brew Coffee House and Bistro, owned by ...
Polk County (/ p oʊ k /) is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Florida. The county population was 725,046, as of the 2020 census, and estimated to be 818,330, as of July 1, 2023. [1] Its county seat is Bartow, [2] and its largest city is Lakeland. Polk County comprises the Lakeland–Winter Haven metropolitan ...
Screenwriter Jonathan A. Abrams at the Juror #2 World Premiere at AFI Film Fest on Oct. 27, 2024 in Hollywood, California. Eric Charbonneau/Warner Bros. via Getty Images
Ryan Keith Skipper (April 28, 1981 – March 14, 2007) was an American man from Polk County, Florida, who was murdered on March 14, 2007, in what authorities declared a hate crime. Skipper's body was discovered on March 15 along a roadside in Wahneta, Florida. Two men were arrested in connection with the crime: William David Brown Jr., and ...
This was corroborated by the testimony of three residents of Orchard Place, including Jeanie Fox. After a day of deliberation, a Polk County jury convicted Kristina Fetters of first-degree murder. [5] On December 18, 1995, she received the mandatory sentence of life in prison without parole under Iowa state law. [2]