Oldest Man Executed in Florida Dies for 1982 Murder — Body Never Found [J6hWapPr6eF]
Oldest Man Executed in Florida Dies for 1982 Murder — Body Never Found Dennis Sochor executed July 15, 2026 — Florida puts 74-year-old to death for the 1982 murder of 18-year-old Patricia Gifford. Her body has never been found. On July 15, 2026, Dennis Sochor, 74, was executed by lethal injection at Florida State Prison near Starke, Florida — pronounced dead at 6:16 p.m. He was convicted of the 1982 first-degree murder and kidnapping of 18-year-old Patricia 'Patty' Gifford, who refused his advances at a New Year's Eve party at the Banana Boat bar in Fort Lauderdale. Sochor confessed on tape to choking Gifford and disposing of her body — a body that has never been found. His brother Gary alerted police. Convicted in 1987, Sochor became the oldest person executed in Florida's modern era, and his was Florida's tenth execution of 2026. The U.S. Supreme Court denied a last-minute stay. Patty's sister Marilyn, who witnessed the execution, called it bittersweet — because without her sister's remains, there is still no true closure. #DennisSochor #PatriciaGifford #FloridaExecution