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Florida Executes James Ernest Hitchcock, 70, for 1976 Murder

The case underscores Florida's accelerated use of the death penalty under Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Florida Executes Chadwick Willacy for 1990 Murder of Neighbor

Texas Executes Charles Victor Thompson in First U.S. Execution of 2026

Mississippi Executes Richard Gerald Jordan, Longest-Serving Death Row Inmate