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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.

Arizona Executes Richard Djerf for 1993 Phoenix Family Murders

South Carolina High Court Sets Nov. 14 Execution for Stephen Bryant

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

Indiana Executes Roy Lee Ward for 2001 Rape and Murder of 15-Year-Old Stacy Payne

Florida Executes Victor Tony Jones, Extending Single-Year Record to 13

Arizona Inmate Richard Djerf Apologizes, Declines Clemency Ahead of Oct. 17 Execution

Tennessee Supreme Court Clears Way for Byron Black’s Execution Without Defibrillator Deactivation

Florida Breaks Single-Year Execution Record With Ninth Lethal Injection

Florida Executes Thomas Lee Gudinas in State’s Seventh Execution of 2025

Texas Attorney General Seeks New Execution Date for Robert Roberson