A Florida man, Daniel Owen Conahan Jr., 72, is sentenced to die by lethal injection for the 1996 kidnapping and strangling of Richard Allen Montgomery. Conahan’s conviction leads to his execution date being set for Thursday, according to reporting from multiple outlets.
The case is connected to a group of suspected killings in the 1990s that authorities and the public refer to as the “Hog Trail Murders.” In that period, authorities discover remains in a wooded area in southwest Florida over several years, including Montgomery’s body. Reporting also notes that the remains of at least six people have been found in connection with the broader investigations associated with that area.
Across the sources, the core facts—Conahan’s sentence, the year and nature of the crime, the victim’s identity, and the linkage to the Hog Trail Murders investigation—are presented consistently. One outlet also frames the sentence in the context of Florida’s ongoing use of capital punishment this year, noting it as the state’s 15th execution for 2025.
