Daniel Owen Conahan Jr : September 10, 2026

On September 10, 2026, the State of Florida is scheduled to execute Daniel Owen Conahan Jr. for the kidnapping and murder of 21-year-old Richard Allen Montgomery.

Thirty years later, Conahan maintains his innocence.

This episode tells Richard’s story and the case that put Daniel Conahan on Florida’s death row.

SOURCES

Conahan v. State, 844 So. 2d 629 (Fla. 2003), Florida Supreme Court.

Conahan v. State, 118 So. 3d 718 (Fla. 2013), Florida Supreme Court.

Conahan v. State / Conahan v. Secretary, Nos. SC2026-1234, SC2026-1236, SC2026-1281 & SC2026-1282 (Fla. Sept. 3, 2026), Florida Supreme Court.

Conahan v. Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, No. 2:13-cv-428-JES-KCD (M.D. Fla. Mar. 27, 2023).

Conahan v. Dixon, No. 24-6182, U.S. Supreme Court petition and appendix.

Conahan v. State, SC00-170, Initial Brief, Florida Supreme Court.

Florida Commission on Capital Cases — Daniel Conahan case information.

State of Florida / Florida Supreme Court ACIS — Daniel Owen Conahan Jr. death warrant and 2026 death-warrant proceedings.

Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office — “27 Years Later DNA Confirms Identity of John Doe #1, Possible Victim of 1990s Serial Killer” (June 9, 2021).

FBI ViCAP — unidentified human remains, North Port, Florida.

Additional source material included court filings, trial and deposition testimony, contemporary reporting on Richard Montgomery’s murder and Daniel Conahan’s trial and sentencing, and law-enforcement reporting concerning the unidentified and unresolved southwest Florida cases discussed in this episode.