Murder of Nancy O'Farrell

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On January 16, 1981, in Ocala, Florida, 41-year-old Nancy O'Farrell was raped and murdered by Ian Deco Lightbourne (born December 11, 1959), a former employee of her family's farm who broke into her house to commit robbery, before he shot the victim to death to silence her as a witness, and he also stole some of her valuables, including a necklace and some money. Lightbourne was found guilty of first-degree murder and sentenced to death on May 1, 1981. He is currently on death row awaiting execution.

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