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Florida to execute man for 1981 rape, murder. Who is Dennis Sochor?
Dennis Michael Sochor is scheduled to be put to death in July for the 1981 rape and murder of 18-year-old Patricia Gifford.
Six months into the year, Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed his 11th death warrant for 2026. The state is scheduled to execute a Broward County man convicted of strangling 18-year-old Patricia Gifford in 1981.
Dennis Michael Sochor, 74, met Gifford at a bar during a New Year's celebration and took her with his brother to get breakfast, court records show, but instead took her to a secluded area. When she refused to have sex with him, he confessed that he raped and strangled her and disposed of her body in the Everglades.
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