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Florida executed 19 prisoners in 2025, shattering its previous annual record of 11 executions set in 1936. Governor Ron DeSantis accelerated death warrants in 2025, leading to the state's busiest execution period in over 80 years, with Florida accounting for 40% of U.S. executions that year.

Florida executed Dusty Ray Spencer, its oldest death row inmate at 74, for his 1992 conviction of murdering his wife. Church leaders, including the Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops and Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski, urged Governor Ron DeSantis to end capital punishment, calling it unjust. Florida's execution rate has risen sharply since 2023 due to legislation allowing juries to recommend death sentences with an 8-4 vote.

Florida executed 74-year-old Dusty Ray Spencer for the 1992 murder of his wife, making him the oldest person executed in the state's modern history. He was put to death via a three-drug injection at Florida State Prison, and the execution marked the ninth this year in Florida.

A 74-year-old man, Dusty Ray Spencer, is scheduled to be executed in Florida for the 1992 killing of his wife, Karen, making him the oldest person to face the death penalty in modern Florida history. Another 74-year-old inmate, Dennis Sochor, is also set for execution later in July.

A 74-year-old man, Dusty Ray Spencer, is set to be executed in Florida for the 1992 killing of his wife, Karen, making him the oldest person to face the death penalty in modern Florida history. The execution is scheduled for Thursday, and if carried out, it would be Florida's ninth this year under Governor Ron DeSantis; another 74-year-old inmate, Dennis Sochor, is also scheduled for execution in July.

Dusty Ray Spencer, convicted of fatally stabbing his wife Karen in 1992, is set to be executed in Florida, marking the state's ninth execution this year. His appeals were denied by Florida and U.S. courts despite claims of health issues and advanced age. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has overseen a record number of executions in 2025.

Dusty Ray Spencer, 74, is set to be executed in Florida for the 1992 stabbing death of his wife Karen. This would make him the ninth person executed in the state this year, with Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis overseeing a record 19 executions in 2025.

Andrew Richard Lukehart was executed in Florida for killing his girlfriend's 5-month-old daughter, Gabrielle Hanshaw, in 1996 by dropping and shaking her before throwing her body in a pond. The execution marked Florida's eighth this year under Governor Ron DeSantis, who oversaw more executions in 2025 than any other Florida governor since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976.

Andrew Richard Lukehart is scheduled for execution in Florida after confessing to killing his girlfriend’s 5-month-old daughter in 1996 by dropping and shaking her before discarding her body in a pond. This execution would mark Florida’s eighth of 2026, following a record 19 executions in 2025 under Governor Ron DeSantis.

Andrew Richard Lukehart, 53, is set to be executed in Florida for killing his girlfriend's 5-month-old daughter, Gabrielle Hanshaw, in 1996 by dropping and shaking her before discarding her body in a pond. His execution would mark Florida's eighth of 2026, following a record 19 executions in 2025 under Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Richard Knight, 47, is set for execution in Florida on May 21 for the 2000 murders of Odessia Stephens and her 4-year-old daughter, Hanessia Mullings. Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the death warrant, and Knight's legal appeals have been denied. Florida executed 19 people in 2025, a state record.

Chadwick Scott Willacy, a Florida death row inmate convicted of murdering his elderly neighbor in 1990, was executed by lethal injection after maintaining his innocence. The state used a three-drug lethal injection, and Willacy's case was referenced alongside other high-profile criminal cases like the Bryan Kohberger case.

Florida executed Chadwick Scott Willacy, 58, for the 1990 murder of his neighbor Marlys Sather during a home burglary. Willacy received a three-drug injection at Florida State Prison near Starke and was pronounced dead at 6:15 p.m.