Luther Douglas is a black man who has
been on death row in the state of Florida since 06/14/02.
Crime
He was convicted of Premeditated 1st
Degree Murder, committed on 12/25/99. On the evening of 12/25/99, Mary Ann Hobgood left her parents’ house with her friend, Misty Jones, in a car driven by Jones’ boyfriend, Luther Douglas. Douglas was driving a red Ford Escort, which belonged to the mother of one of Douglas’ children, Jimela Dozier.
The three then stopped at a liquor store and bough a bottle of rum and soda, which Douglas and Hobgood drank. They then went to several area bars and, when Douglas dropped Jones off at home around midnight, he left with Hobgood in the car.
Douglas called Jones in the early hours of 12/26/99, first telling her that he had dropped Hobgood off at a bar and then stating that he had taken Hobgood home. When Jones saw Douglas later in the morning, she noticed scratch marks on Douglas’ neck that had not been there the previous evening.
In Douglas’ presence, Jones called Hobgood’s home and was informed that she had not returned home. When Hobgood’s sister called Jones later in the day, Jones lied and told her that they [Jones and Hobgood] had been out with Jones’ ex-boyfriend, Timothy Hightower, the previous evening. Jones later stated that she lied to Hobgood’s sister because Douglas was listening to the conversation.
Jones then confronted Douglas regarding Hobgood’s whereabouts, while the two were driving in the red Ford Escort. During the drive, Jones noticed that the car was clean, inside and out, whereas it had been dirty and cluttered with trash on the previous evening.
Douglas admitted beating Hobgood and throwing her out of the car. Douglas also told Jones that if she was questioned about the crime, she should implicate Hightower, or else she would end up like Hobgood.
The three then stopped at a liquor store and bough a bottle of rum and soda, which Douglas and Hobgood drank. They then went to several area bars and, when Douglas dropped Jones off at home around midnight, he left with Hobgood in the car.
Douglas called Jones in the early hours of 12/26/99, first telling her that he had dropped Hobgood off at a bar and then stating that he had taken Hobgood home. When Jones saw Douglas later in the morning, she noticed scratch marks on Douglas’ neck that had not been there the previous evening.
In Douglas’ presence, Jones called Hobgood’s home and was informed that she had not returned home. When Hobgood’s sister called Jones later in the day, Jones lied and told her that they [Jones and Hobgood] had been out with Jones’ ex-boyfriend, Timothy Hightower, the previous evening. Jones later stated that she lied to Hobgood’s sister because Douglas was listening to the conversation.
Jones then confronted Douglas regarding Hobgood’s whereabouts, while the two were driving in the red Ford Escort. During the drive, Jones noticed that the car was clean, inside and out, whereas it had been dirty and cluttered with trash on the previous evening.
Douglas admitted beating Hobgood and throwing her out of the car. Douglas also told Jones that if she was questioned about the crime, she should implicate Hightower, or else she would end up like Hobgood.
Address
You can write to this inmate
at:
Luther Douglas 125172
PO Box 23608Tampa, FL 33623
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