Florida cop killer’s death warrant signed by DeSantis. What to know
Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a death warrant directing that Billy Leon Kearse, convicted in the Jan. 18,…
Florida sets up a third execution in 2026 as state leads US death penalty surge
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – A man convicted of fatally shooting a police officer with his own service weapon…
Jury finds Jacksonville man who beat neighbor with metal pipe guilty of felony battery
Edward Buckhanon was found guilty of felony battery by a Duval County jury on January 14 and now…
Florida set a record for executions in 2025. What to know
When the history of Florida’s modern era of capital punishment is written, 2025 will be marked as a…
Florida set to carry out record 18th death row execution of the year
A man convicted of stabbing a woman to death during a home invasion robbery is set to be…
Florida man convicted raping and killing his former manager is set to be executed
STARKE, Fla. (AP) — A man convicted of raping and fatally beating his former manager at a Florida…
Florida sets execution date for man who fatally shot man and woman during home invasion robbery
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A man convicted of fatally shooting a man and woman during home invasion robbery…
Florida set to execute former Marine who killed 6-year-old girl in 1979
STARKE — A former Marine convicted of killing a 6-year-old girl more than four decades ago is scheduled…
Florida sets execution for man who stabbed woman to death during home invasion
Mark Allen Geralds, 58, is scheduled to die by lethal injection Dec. 9 at Florida State Prison. Geralds…
Florida executes man for 1998 rape and murder of neighbor
STARKE — A Florida man convicted of raping and killing his neighbor decades ago was put to death…
Florida man executed for the 1998 rape and murder of his neighbor
A Florida man convicted of raping and killing his neighbor decades ago was put to death Tuesday evening…
Florida man to be executed for neighbor’s murder
A 65-year-old man convicted of raping and murdering his neighbor is to be executed by lethal injection in…