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Florida Executes William Frances Silvia in State’s 13th 2026 Lethal Injection

The execution highlights Florida’s accelerated use of capital punishment under recent state policies.

Florida Carries Out Two Executions in One Day, First Double Execution Since 1964

Florida Executes 74-Year-Old Dennis Sochor, the State’s Oldest Modern-Era Execution

Florida Executes 74-Year-Old Dusty Ray Spencer

Florida Sets Execution Date for 74-Year-Old Dusty Ray Spencer

Florida Executes Richard Knight for 2000 Murders

Florida Executes Chadwick Willacy for 1990 Murder of Neighbor

Florida Executes Melvin Trotter for 1986 Killing After Supreme Court Denies Stay

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

Florida Executes Bryan Jennings for 1979 Child Murder, Marking Record 16th Death This Year

Mississippi Executes Charles Ray Crawford in 1993 Rape-Murder Case

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 David Pittman for 1990 Triple Murder, Setting Record With 12th Execution This Year

Florida Executes Curtis Windom, Marking Record 11th Execution of 2025

DeSantis Signs 12th Execution Warrant for David Pittman

Florida Breaks Single-Year Execution Record With Ninth Lethal Injection

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

Stephen Stanko Put to Death by Lethal Injection in South Carolina

Oklahoma Executes Convicted Killer John Hanson Following Trump Order