Overview
- Geralds, 58, was executed at 6:15 p.m. ET at Florida State Prison in Raiford, according to official accounts.
- He was convicted of murder, armed robbery, burglary, and auto theft, with his 1990 death sentence later vacated before a 1992 resentencing to death.
- Investigators linked him to the killing through pawned jewelry bearing Pettibone’s blood and plastic ties that matched restraints used on the victim.
- The execution was Florida’s 18th in 2025, extending the state’s annual record as the U.S. total reached 45, the most since 2010.
- Florida has set a Dec. 18 execution for Frank Athen Walls under death warrants signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis.