Georgianna Worden


Karen Slattery




Summary of Offense:

Sometime during the late night and early morning of May 29, 1984, an individual forcibly entered the home of Georgianna Worden. As Ms. Worden slept, the intruder hit her with a hammer. The blow caused her death. The intruder also sexually assaulted Ms. Worden after hitting her with the hammer. Her children found Ms. Worden’s body on the morning of May 29, 1984, as they were preparing for school. Owen was arrested the on May 30, 1984 on unrelated charges. During the interrogation that occurred over the next several weeks, Owen confessed to this murder. Owen’s fingerprint was also found on a library book in the victim’s home.

Owen was sentenced to death in Palm Beach County on March 14, 1986.