The execution date has been set for a man convicted of murdering a Florida man and raping the man's wife.

Governor Rick Scott signed a death warrant yesterday for 42-year-old Johnny Shane Kormondy for the 1993 murder of Gary McAdams and subsequent rape of his wife during a home invasion.

Kormondy and two accomplices were convicted of the crimes.

Investigators say Kormondy recruited the accomplices and planned the crime, then threatened to kill witnesses who testified at his trial.

The two accomplices are serving life sentences for their parts in the attack.

Kormondy's execution is set for January 15, 2015.