
Florida to Execute 13th Inmate This Year
William Frances Silvia, 61, is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection at Florida State Prison, marking the state's 13th death penalty this year for murder and attempted murder.
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William Frances Silvia, 61, is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection at Florida State Prison, marking the state's 13th death penalty this year for murder and attempted murder.

Melvin Trotter, 65, gets lethal injection for 1986 stabbing death, becoming second person executed by state this year A man convicted of killing a 70-year-old grocery store owner was put to death Tuesday in Florida, becoming the second person executed by the state this year after a record 19 executions in 2025. Melvin Trotter, 65, was pronounced dead at 6.15pm following a lethal injection at Florida state prison near Starke for the 1986 stabbing death of Virgie Langford, according to authorit...

Andrew Lukehart was pronounced dead after receiving a three-drug injection at Florida State Prison, executed for the murder of a 5-month-old baby.

Billy Leon Kearse, 53, was pronounced dead at 6:24 p.m. following a three-drug injection at Florida State Prison near Starke. He was condemned for the 1991 shooting death of Fort Pierce Police Officer Danny Parrish