Florida man scheduled for execution in connection to Hog Trail Murders
Summary
Daniel Owen Conahan Jr., a 72-year-old man from Florida, was scheduled for execution after being convicted of kidnapping and killing Richard Allen Montgomery in 1996. The case is part of a series of murders known as the Hog Trail Murders, where bodies were found in wooded areas of Florida in the 1990s.Key Facts
- Daniel Owen Conahan Jr. was convicted of the 1996 kidnapping and strangling of Richard Allen Montgomery.
- Montgomery’s mutilated body was found in a wooded area in southwest Florida, where at least six bodies were discovered over three years.
- The killings are called the Hog Trail Murders because the bodies were found in swampy, wooded locations.
- Conahan waived his right to a jury trial and was convicted by a judge in 1999.
- He has maintained his innocence and requested DNA testing to prove he is not responsible.
- The Florida Supreme Court denied his final appeals, including one for additional DNA testing.
- Florida has executed 15 people this year, more than half of the 24 executions in the U.S. in 2026.
- Governor Ron DeSantis oversaw a record 19 executions in Florida in 2025 since the death penalty was reinstated in the state.
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