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Florida Schedules 10th Execution of 2025 After Courts Reject Kayle Bates’ Appeals

After court denials, only a pending U.S. Supreme Court request remains in a year of record executions.

Janet Renee White and Randy White are pictured on their wedding day in 1974.
FILE - Clouds hover over the entrance of the Florida State Prison in Starke, Fla., Aug. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Curt Anderson, File)
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Overview

  • Bates, 67, is set for lethal injection at 6 p.m. ET at Florida State Prison in Raiford under a death warrant signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis.
  • He was convicted for the 1982 abduction and killing of 24-year-old Janet Renee White in Bay County, with court records noting police found her ring in his pocket.
  • A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit alleging discrimination in the governor’s warrant process, and the Florida Supreme Court denied Bates’ latest claims.
  • A final bid to the U.S. Supreme Court is unresolved, while the victim’s husband, Randy White, plans to witness the execution.
  • Florida leads the nation with 10 executions this year; Curtis Windom is set for Aug. 28 and David Pittman for Sept. 17 under the state’s three-drug protocol.