@TimesDan

Courts and criminal justice reporter for the @TB_Times. Storyteller. Trial watcher. Submitter of public records requests. Man about town. I hate Twitter.

 Tampa, Fla., USA
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The #Rays are headed to the World Series! 📷: @Kiley_Petracek
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The Pentagon announced Monday that Nidal Hasan, who was sentenced to death for the 2009 mass shooting at Fort Hood, will be executed by firing squad, marking the first U.S. military execution in more than 60 years. abcnews.link/UTC5vhH

Pentagon to execute convicted Fort Hood mass shooter Nidal Hasan by firing squad

Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said in a statement that Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth recommended the execution and it was approved by President Donald Trump.

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Statement from Christa Pike’s attorneys : Tonight the state of Tennessee once again failed to carry out a lawful execution…
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Statement from Christa Pike attorneys:
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Tennessee inmate still alive after being administered two lethal injections, her lawyer says. nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ahe… @NBCNews @erikjhortiz @_abigailbrooks @Tndeathpenalty @uscedp @reprieve @amnesty @nationalnow @UNHumanRights @UN_SPExperts #ChristaPike #deathpenalty

Christa Pike: What to know about the case of Tennessee death row inmate

Christa Pike, 50, was 18 when she murdered classmate Colleen Slemmer. She was due to be the first woman the state had executed in more than 200 years.

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The Christa Pike execution witnesses press conference was just interrupted by ambulances arriving. It was botched. She seems to still be alive after two lethal doses. The execution team was supposed to be all women, not sure if that ended up being the case.
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BREAKING: Christa Pike still has a heartbeat after Tennessee unsuccessfully attempted to execute her by lethal injection. cbsn.ws/4hCnJmE

Tennessee cancels executions after Christa Pike survives botched lethal injection

Tennessee canceled its remaining scheduled execution this year after Christa Pike, the only woman on its death row, survived two doses of a botched lethal injection. A witness said she was "clearly...

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Media witnesses say Tennessee officials were unable to carry out the execution of Christa Gail Pike for a 1995 murder on Wednesday. apnews.com/article/christa-p…

Tennessee governor halts executions after Christa Gail Pike survives lethal injection attempt

Tennessee officials have been unable to put Christa Gail Pike to death for a 1995 murder after administering two doses of a lethal drug. A death penalty expert said it was an unprecedented failure.

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BREAKING: Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike is still alive after two lethal injections, her lawyer says in a motion to again halt the execution. nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ahe…

Christa Pike: What to know about the case of Tennessee death row inmate

Christa Pike, 50, was 18 when she murdered classmate Colleen Slemmer. She was due to be the first woman the state had executed in more than 200 years.

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Live updates: Judge finds plastic surgeon guilty of murdering lawyer | Link in bio
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Live updates: Closing arguments begin in plastic surgeon’s murder trial | Link in bio
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Gary Fineout
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Brendan Farrington, a friend and colleague who covered Florida politics and the quirks and people of this state, has died. Here’s a statement from his beloved wife Amy Farrington. R.I.P. sir you were one of a kind
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Chris Tisch@christisch1Sep 14
The doctor’s case, if not his life, is a study in contradictions. Highly intelligent and once regarded as a pioneer in his field, Kosowski, 47, shunned assistance from lawyers as state prosecutors aim to send him to death row. Via @TimesDan tampabay.com/news/crime/2026…

He was a highly educated doctor. Now, he faces the death penalty for a lawyer’s murder

Tomasz Kosowski, accused of murdering Steven Cozzi, has insisted on representing himself and wants no jury as he goes to trial Monday.

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Chris Tisch@christisch1Sep 14
You're not going to find many stories that take you this deep into a death penalty jury room -- let alone two of them. Just a masterwork from the best in the biz at covering criminal justice -- @TimesDan 0f @TB_Times tampabay.com/news/crime/2026…

2 Tampa murder trials. 2 juries. 1 death penalty. 1 life sentence

Jurors in two similar Hillsborough death penalty cases gave an inside look at how they deliberated the ultimate punishment.

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Chris Tisch@christisch1Sep 2
"In a rare — if not unprecedented — outcome in the history of Florida’s death penalty, a jury recommended that Adams, 28, should be sentenced to death for killing Alana Sims’ unborn child, but favored a life sentence for Sims’ murder." Via @TimesDan tampabay.com/news/crime/2026…

Jury says Tampa rapper should die for unborn child’s murder

The jury, which voted 8-4 for the death penalty, recommended a life sentence for the murder of the child’s mother.

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We have made a great many improvements to our news app. @tb_times apps.apple.com/us/app/tampa-…
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Chris Tisch@christisch1Aug 20
A Hernando jury has delivered a guilty verdict in the murder of Jennifer Odom, which has haunted the Tampa Bay area for more than 30 years. Now the penalty phase, in which the jury will decide if he deserves the death penalty. Via @TimesDan tampabay.com/news/crime/2026…

Jennifer Odom’s death haunted Tampa Bay. 33 years later, her killer is convicted

The four-day trial of Jeffrey Norman Crum Sr. capped a notorious murder case. He now faces a possible death sentence.

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Chris Tisch@christisch1Aug 18
The case that has haunted the Tampa Bay area for three decades finally heads to trial. Story via @TimesDan, photos from @cliftimestweet of the @TB_Times tampabay.com/news/crime/2026…

33 years later, jury to decide if man killed 12-year-old Jennifer Odom

Jeffrey Norman Crum Sr. is accused of killing the Dade City girl in a case that has long haunted Tampa Bay.

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Chris Tisch@christisch1Jul 28
For the first time in the history of Florida's modern death penalty, the state executed two men on the same day. One was a Pasco man condemned for murdering his former fianceé’s parents, the other a former cop convicted of murdering an 11-year-old girl. tampabay.com/news/crime/2026…

Florida executes 2 men Tuesday, a 1st in modern death penalty history

James Duckett and Dominick Occhicone were both put to death Tuesday for separate murder cases from the 1980s.

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Chris Tisch@christisch1Jul 28
Historic day for capital punishment in Florida, with 2 executions scheduled in one day for 1st time in modern history. We have @TimesDan anchoring, and @alexacoultoff, @nxkylah and @cliftimestweet at FSP. This story will be updated throughout the day tampabay.com/news/crime/2026…

Florida executes 2 men Tuesday, a 1st in modern death penalty history

James Duckett and Dominick Occhicone were both put to death Tuesday for separate murder cases from the 1980s.

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Chris Tisch@christisch1Jul 22
Big development on a major case: “I’ve been ready to plead guilty to this since last April,” he blurted out during a routine hearing Wednesday. “I’ll take the death penalty; I don’t want to go to trial.” Via @alexacoultoff tampabay.com/news/crime/2026…

Accused of murdering Gulfport teen, man tells judge he wants the death penalty

“I’ve been ready to plead guilty to this since last April,” said Steven Gress, who’s charged with kidnapping, torturing and dismembering 16-year-old Miranda Corsette.

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Chris Tisch@christisch1Apr 23
The facts surrounding this case are wild. So is the photo in the story from @cliftimestweet showing an army of attorneys sitting at the defense table. 4 defendants being tried at once in rapper's Tampa assassination. Story via @TimesDan tampabay.com/news/crime/2026…

A rapper was ambushed in Tampa amid a gang war. Now, 4 men face trial

Charles Jones, who rapped under the name Julio Foolio, was killed in a brazen Tampa shooting in 2024. Four men face a possible death sentence if convicted.

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