Duane Owen
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Owen in a 1984 police mugshot
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| Born | Duane Eugene Owen (1961-02-13)February 13, 1961[1] |
| Died | June 15, 2023(2023-06-15) (aged 62) |
| Cause of death | Execution by lethal injection |
| Criminal status | Executed |
| Criminal charge | Murder, burglary, attempted murder, rape |
| Penalty | Death |
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| Victims | 2 |
| Date | March 24, 1984 May 29, 1984 |
| Country | United States |
| State(s) | Florida |
| Location(s) | Boca Raton, Florida Delray Beach, Florida |
Date apprehended | May 30, 1984 |
Duane Eugene Owen (February 13, 1961 – June 15, 2023) was an American convicted murderer who killed Karen Slattery and Georgianna Worden in Delray Beach and Boca Raton, Florida in 1984. Owen was sentenced to death for the murders and was executed in 2023.[2]
On March 24, 1984, Owen stabbed to death and raped 14-year-old Karen Slattery in Delray Beach.[3] Two months later, on May 29, he raped and beat to death 38-year-old Georgianna Worden in Boca Raton.[3] Owen was arrested the day after Worden's murder on a burglary charge.[4] He confessed to the murders of Slattery and Worden after his arrest.[3]
Owen was sentenced to death for the murders twice in two separate trials.[5] Additionally, he received three life sentences for other violent crimes.[6] Owen was executed by lethal injection for the murder of Worden on June 15, 2023.[7][8]
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