{"id":375610,"date":"2026-08-19T13:34:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T13:34:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/375610\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T13:34:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T13:34:10","slug":"florida-executes-william-silvia-jr-for-2006-murder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/375610\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida executes William Silvia Jr. for 2006 murder"},"content":{"rendered":"

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. \u2014 Florida Department of Corrections records confirm the state executed William Silvia Jr. on Tuesday night for the 2006 murder of his estranged wife, Patricia Silvia, at her mother\u2019s home. <\/p>\n

Patricia Silvia\u2019s mother was seriously injured in the shooting. This event made Silvia the 13th inmate in Florida to be executed in 2026.<\/p>\n

William Frances Silvia Jr. set for Tuesday execution in Florida<\/p>\n

Florida is set to execute William Frances Silvia Jr. on Tuesday for the 2006 shooting death of his estranged wife in Seminole County.<\/p>\n

Silvia, 61, is scheduled to receive a lethal injection at 6 p.m. at Florida State Prison in Raiford. If carried out, he would become the 13th person executed in Florida this year.<\/p>\n

Prosecutors said Silvia fatally shot Patricia Silvia at her mother\u2019s Casselberry home in September 2006. Her mother, Betty Woodard, was also seriously wounded in the attack.<\/p>\n

Silvia was convicted of first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder and sentenced to death.<\/p>\n

The scheduled execution comes as Florida continues a record-setting pace of executions. The state executed 19 people in 2025, the most in a single year in modern Florida history, and has already carried out 12 executions in 2026.<\/p>\n

Silvia\u2019s execution could still be delayed by court action.<\/p>\n

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