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STARKE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man convicted of raping and killing his next-door neighbor is scheduled to be executed Tuesday evening. Norman Mearle Grim Jr., 65, is set to receive a lethal injection starting at 6 p.m. at Florida State Prison near Starke. Grim was convicted of sexual battery and first-degree murder and sentenced to death for the 1998 …

A Florida man convicted of raping and killing his next-door neighbor was executed Tuesday evening, the state’s 15th execution this year.  Florida has executed more people than any other state this year, followed by Texas and Alabama with five executions each. Norman Mearle Grim Jr., 65, died by lethal injection at Florida State Prison near Starke at 6:14 p.m., according to …

STARKE, Fla. — A Florida man convicted of raping and killing his neighbor decades ago was put to death Tuesday evening in a record 15th execution in Florida this year. Norman Mearle Grim Jr., 65, was pronounced dead following a three-drug injection at Florida State Prison near Starke. He was convicted of sexual battery and first-degree murder in the July …

Why ‘The Perfect Neighbor’ is devastating audiences  The Washington Post What to know about Susan Lorincz, the Florida woman who fatally shot her neighbor in 2023  NBC News What Happens at the End of The Perfect Neighbor Should Be a Warning  Netflix A family torn apart by gun violence works to turn trauma into hope, prevention and support for others  CNN Everything Susan Lorincz …

The new Netflix documentary “The Perfect Neighbor” has recast the spotlight on the case of Susan Lorincz — the white Florida woman who fatally shot her Black neighbor through a locked front door. The June 2, 2023, shooting killed Ajike “AJ” Owens, a 35-year-old mother of four. The deadly dispute rocked Marion County and reignited controversy over “stand your ground” …

“The Perfect Neighbor” debuted with 16.7 million views in its first three days on Netflix. The documentary, which uses body-cam footage to follow the fatal shooting of Ajike Owens by her neighbor Susan Lorincz, ranked as the No. 2 most-watched title on Netflix during the week of Oct. 13-19. Its viewership was only surpassed by “The Woman in Cabin 10,” …

Early in the Netflix true crime documentary, “The Perfect Neighbor,” an ongoing dispute between Susan Lorincz and her neighbors in an Ocala, Florida residential block is succinctly summarized by an unlikely participant: eight-year-old Afrika Owens. Afrika’s mother, 35-year-old Ajike “AJ” Owens, allowed Afrika and her older brothers, Israel and Isaac, to frequently join other neighborhood kids playing games in the …

On June 2, 2023, Ajike “AJ” Owens was shot and killed by her neighbor, Susan Lorincz. In November 2024, Lorincz was charged with manslaughter and sentenced to 25 years in prison. The case is the subject of a new Netflix documentary, The Perfect Neighbor. Susan Lorincz once claimed to be “the perfect neighbor,” but she ignited widespread fury in 2023 …

Ajike “AJ” Owens was tragically shot to death by a neighbor, Susan Lorincz, on June 2, 2023, and the events were all captured on footage that was made into a Netflix documentary, The Perfect Neighbor. After watching the tragedy unfold, you might be wondering where AJ’s four beloved children, Isaac, 14, Israel, 12, Afrika, 9 and Titus, 6, are now. …

Kevin Costner’s ex-wife Christine Baumgartner has wed her new partner, financier Josh Connor. The pair married on Saturday in an outdoor wedding at the Santa Ynez Ranch in California in front of around 100 people, including their respective children from previous marriages. They got engaged on January 26. The Yellowstone star and Baumgartner, a handbag designer, married in 2004 and …