Execution Set for Florida Man Convicted of Killing 2 Women He Met at Beach Bars in 1996

Execution Set for Florida Man Convicted of Killing 2 Women He Met at Beach Bars in 1996
Michael Duane Zack III in a booking photo. Florida Department of Corrections via AP
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—A man convicted of killing two women he met at beach bars in the Florida Panhandle in 1996 is set to be executed under a death warrant signed Thursday by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Michael Duane Zack III’s lethal injection is scheduled for Oct. 3 at 6 p.m. It’s the sixth execution scheduled in Florida this year after a break dating back to 2019.