Florida has now more than doubled its previous record of executions in a year, after Richard Barry Randolph was punished by lethal injection for the brutal murder and rape of Minnie Ruth McCollum Richard Barry Randolph has been executed (Image: AP)

A man found guilty of raping and murdering his manager at a Florida convenience store in 1988 was executed on Thursday evening, marking the state's record 17th execution this year . The execution more than doubles the state's previous record.

Richard Barry Randolph, 63, was convicted for the "brutal and prolonged" rape and murder of convenience store manager, Minnie Ruth McCollum in 1988. The then 27-year-old was trying to crack open the safe at his former workplace the Handy Way Convenience Store, when 62-year-old McCollum walked

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