Donald David Dillbeck was the 100th person executed in modern Florida history. He was serving a life sentence for the murder of Deputy Dwight Lynn Hall when he escaped from prison and murdered Faye Lamb Vann in the Tallahassee Mall parking lot.
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- The Call-Leader (Elwood, Indiana)
- Anderson youth arrested, April 12, 1979
- Anderson youth sentenced to life, June 7, 1979
- The Miami Herald
- Execution is set for inmate who escaped and killed woman in 1990 by Brendan Farrington, January 25, 2023
- Florida executes man for killing a mother after he escaped from prison in 1990 by Brendan Farrington, February 24, 2023
- The Naples Daily News
- Youth could get death penalty by Brenda Hawkins, April 24, 1979
- Boy charged in killing by Brenda Hawkins, May 1, 1979
- Lee Park honrs slain deputy by Kay Smith, December 4, 1981
- Execution set for deputy’s killer by Thomas Rodriguez, January 30, 2023
- News-Press: Fort Myers Edition
- Boy charged in slaying of deputy by Frances D. Williams, April 12, 1979
- The victim by Frances D. Williams, April 12, 1979
- The suspect by Frances D. Williams, April 12, 1979
- Pursuit through seamy, shadowy crowd by Lee Melsek, April 12, 1979
- Lawmen, medics rush to aid of mortally wounded deputy by Wayne Melton, April 12, 1979
- Deputy’s gun still eludes hunt by Kate Phillips, April 17, 1979
- Son’s imprisonment disrupts his family by Kate Phillips, April 19, 1979
- Fatal gun search resumes by Kate Phillips, April 21, 1979
- Dillbeck indicted as adult in deputy slaying by Frances D. Williams, April 24, 1979
- Deputy killing: Gun to be tested by Kate Phillips, April 26, 1979
- Sheriff’s booking report reveals Dillbeck confession by Frances D. Williams, April 28, 1979
- Dillbeck gets life in prison by Frances D. Williams, June 7, 1979
- Dillbeck is transferred to state prison in Starke by Cathy Reiman, June 14, 1979
- State workers fired after killer’s escape by Peter Franceschina, June 26, 1990
- In Remembrance: Flag, plaque to honor deceased by Alice Mack, June 20, 1990
- The Palm Beach Post
- Runaway charged with murdering sheriff’s deputy, UPI, April 12, 1979
- South Florida Sun Sentinel
- Florida’s 100th execution scheduled by Rafael Olmeda, January 26, 2023
- Tallahassee Democrat
- Convicted murderer escapes at banquet, June 24, 1990
- Woman stabbed to death by Adriane Glen, June 25, 1990
- Five convicted killers catered Gretna banquet by Dana Peck, June 27, 1990
- State makes amends over DOC firings by Bill Cotterell, February 11, 1991
- Murder trial to determine life or death for Dillbeck by Jan Pudlow, February 26, 1991
- Jury: Dillbeck guilty of murder by Jan Pudlow, February 27, 2023
- Saga of an abused past unfolds in Dillbeck trial by Jan Pudlow, February 28, 1991
- Dillbeck: I fear insanity by Jan Pudlow, March 1, 1991
- Leon jurors: Put Dillbeck to death by Jan Pudlow, March 2, 1991
- Court says state not liable for escapees, AP, February 11, 1995
- Tampa Bay Times
- Workers returned to prisons, by Sue Carlton and John D. McKinnon, June 27, 1990
- Inmate classified wrongly, report says by Bill Moss, July 4, 1990
- Executed after 33 years by Dan Sullivan, February 24, 2023
