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Walter Irvin (third from left), Charles Greenlee and Samuel Shepherd stand in a jail after being accused of raping a 17-year-old white girl in Lake County, Florida, in 1949. Since then, Greenlee’s daughter, Carol Greenlee, has petitioned to exonerate her father and the other African-American men who were charged alongside him, known as the Groveland Four.
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By Riana Morales | May 22Hans Peder Mullings speaks at press conference about the murder of his girlfriend Odessia Stephens and their 4-year-old daughter, Hanessia Mullings at the Florida State Prison in Raiford on Thursday, May. 21, 2026.
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By Riana Morales | May 22Protestors stand together in the rain in opposition of the execution of Richard Knight. Knight was executed at the Florida State Prison in Raiford on Thursday, May. 21, 2026.
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By Riana Morales | May 22Rev. Floyd L.Narcisse waits until it is time to begin the service in opposition of the death penalty and execution of Richard Knight. Knight was executed at the Florida State Prison in Raiford on Thursday, May. 21, 2026.
