Officer James Duckett, a former Mascotte police officer.

3/3/26

Summary

 On May 11, 1987, 11-year-old Teresa McAbee walked to a convenience store to buy a pencil. James Aren Duckett, the only police officer on patrol that night, approached her in the parking lot, and witnesses saw her enter his squad car. The next morning, her body was found in Knight Lake, less than a mile away, showing signs of sexual battery, strangulation, and drowning. Evidence linked Duckett to the crime, including tire tracks from his patrol car at the scene and her palm prints on his cruiser. Duckett, a former Mascotte police officer, was convicted in 1988 for her rape and murder and has spent over 37 years on death row. He is also a suspect in the unsolved murders of a 14-year-old girl and an unidentified woman from the same period.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis recently signed a death warrant scheduling Duckett's execution for March 31, 2025, making it the state's fifth execution this year after a record 19 in 2025. While a key piece of evidence—testimony from FBI hair analyst Michael Malone—has since been challenged due to Malone's later investigation for submitting flawed evidence in hundreds of cases, Florida courts upheld Duckett's conviction, ruling that the remaining evidence was sufficient to support it.

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Original Article

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 She walked to the store to purchase a pencil. A police officer offered her a ride. She was found dead in a lake. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a death warrant for James Aren Duckett on Friday, scheduling his execution for March 31. Duckett, a former Mascotte police officer, was convicted in 1988 for the rape and murder of 11-year-old Teresa McAbee. He has spent more than 37 years on death row. It will be Florida's fifth execution this year, following a record 19 in 2025. On the night of May 11, 1987, Teresa walked to a nearby convenience store to buy a pencil. Duckett, the only officer on patrol that night, approached her in the parking lot. Witnesses saw her get into his squad car. Her body was found the next morning in Knight Lake, less than a mile away. She had been sexually battered, strangled and drowned. Tire tracks from Duckett's patrol car matched the scene, and her palm prints were found on the hood of his cruiser. Duckett is also suspected in the unsolved murders of a 14-year-old girl and an unidentified woman from the same period. One key piece of evidence has since been challenged. The FBI hair analyst who testified at trial, Michael Malone, was later investigated by the Justice Department for submitting flawed evidence and false testimony across hundreds of cases. Despite four appeals, the Florida courts upheld the conviction, stating that the remaining evidence was sufficient to support the conviction.

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