Episodes

On September 16, 2026, the State of Texas is scheduled to execute LeJames Norman for the 2005 murders of 24-year-old Samuel “Sam” Roberts, 18-year-old Tiffani Peacock, and 38-year-old Celso Lopez in Edna, Texas. Norman was one of two men sentenced to death for the murders. This episode follows Norman’s case from the night Sam, Tiffani, and Celso were killed through the investigation, his arrest, guilty plea, death sentence, appeals, and the legal challenges leading up to his scheduled execution...

On September 16, 2026, the State of Georgia is scheduled to execute Stacey Ian Humphreys for the murders of real estate agents Cynthia “Cyndi” Williams and Lori Brown. This episode follows Cyndi and Lori’s story, the investigation and manhunt that led to Humphreys, and the jury deliberations that would become the focus of years of appeals. This episode is being released on September 13th, which would have been Lori Brown’s 44th birthday. SOURCES Humphreys v. State, 694 S.E.2d 316 (Ga. 2010), ...

Daniel Owen Conahan Jr. was executed by the State of Florida on September 10, 2026. In this update, I cover Conahan’s final hours, the execution itself, and what relatives and a friend of Richard Montgomery said afterward. This is a follow-up to my full episode on the kidnapping and murder of 21-year-old Richard Montgomery and the case that sent Conahan to Florida’s death row.

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. Secreta...

Harold Gene Lucas was executed by the State of Florida on September 1, 2026, nearly 50 years after the murder of 16-year-old Anthia Jill Piper. In this short update to Episode 1 of Scheduled: An American Execution, Kayla follows the case through Lucas’s final day and execution at Florida State Prison, including his final statement, the lethal injection procedure, and what members of Jill Piper’s and Terri Rice’s families said afterward. For the full story of Jill Piper’s murder and the case tha...

On August 14, 1976, sixteen-year-old Anthia Jill Piper was killed outside her family’s home in Bonita Springs, Florida. Harold Gene Lucas was convicted of her murder and sentenced to death. What followed was a legal process that stretched across five decades, including multiple overturned death sentences, resentencing proceedings, and years of state and federal appeals. On September 1, 2026, Lucas is scheduled to be executed by the State of Florida. In the first episode of Scheduled: An Ameri...