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Florida Executes Richard Barry Randolph, Marking State’s 17th Execution of 2025

Courts cleared the execution after rejecting Randolph’s late challenges to Florida’s lethal injection protocol as untimely.

Florida Executes Samuel Lee Smithers for 1996 Killings, Marking 14th Execution of 2025

Oklahoma Executes Convicted Killer John Hanson Following Trump Order