Florida's record pace of executions under Ron DeSantis

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Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

32% left · 54% center · 14% right of 92 independent sources among the outlets we track, across 29 stories.

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1. February 2025

   Feb 13– 14Florida man executed for 1997 killing of couple whose toddler daughter witnessed the attack8 articles · 8 independent sources

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2. March 2025

   Mar 19– 21Florida man is executed for the killings of an 8-year-old girl and her grandmother13 articles · 9 independent sources

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3. April 2025

   Apr 1Gulf War vet convicted of killing girlfriend and 3 kids set for Florida execution5 articles · 5 independent sources

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4. Apr 8– 9Florida man executed for abducting, killing Miami Herald employee6 articles · 6 independent sources

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5. Apr 8– 9Florida man executed for killing a Miami Herald employee who was abducted on her lunch break9 articles · 6 independent sources

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6. May 2025

   May 1Army veteran convicted of killing girlfriend and her 3 children set to be executed in Florida12 articles · 12 independent sources

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7. May 15Florida set to execute suspected serial killer once eyed for possible link to the OJ Simpson case - The Daily Reporter12 articles · 10 independent sources

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8. June 2025

   Jun 10Florida set to execute man convicted of raping and killing woman 3 decades ago6 articles · 6 independent sources

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9. July 2025

   Jul 15– 16Florida man convicted of killing 2 people outside a bar set to be put to death14 articles · 11 independent sources

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10. Jul 31– Aug 1Florida executes man in 1994 killing of wife, 2 kids; sets new death sentence state record15 articles · 11 independent sources

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11. August 2025

    Aug 16– 19Florida man convicted of killing a woman abducted from an insurance office is set to be executed16 articles · 11 independent sources

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12. Aug 28– 29Florida man convicted of triple murder dies by lethal injection, extending execution record to 1114 articles · 10 independent sources

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13. Aug 30Florida extends record executions with date set for man who fatally stabbed couple during robbery6 articles · 4 independent sources

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14. September 2025

    Sep 17Record 12th execution set in Florida this year for a man convicted of killing wife's family6 articles · 6 independent sources

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15. October 2025

    Oct 22Florida sets execution date for man who raped and murdered his ex-manager at store5 articles · 5 independent sources

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16. Oct 28– 29Florida man convicted raping and killing his neighbor in 1998 executed14 articles · 11 independent sources

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17. November 2025

    Nov 13– 14Florida executes ex-Marine who abducted, raped and killed 6-year-old girl in 197915 articles · 11 independent sources

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18. Nov 20– 21Florida man executed for killing his former manager at a convenience store11 articles · 10 independent sources

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19. December 2025

    Dec 18– 19Florida man executed for the killings of a man and his girlfriend during a home invasion8 articles · 7 independent sources

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20. February 2026

    Feb 24Man convicted of killing a grocery store owner set to be executed in Florida5 articles · 5 independent sources

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21. June 2026

    Jun 2Man who killed his girlfriend’s baby is set to be Florida’s eighth execution of 20267 articles · 7 independent sources

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22. Jun 25– 2674-year-old man becomes oldest inmate executed in modern Florida history12 articles · 10 independent sources

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23. July 2026

    Jul 13– 16Man, 74, becomes oldest inmate executed in Florida42 articles · 26 independent sources

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24. Jul 15– 21Florida plans two executions for same day18 articles · 16 independent sources

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25. Jul 24– 30Florida to carry out rare double execution Tuesday, putting two inmates to death within hours118 articles · 44 independent sources

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26. August 2026

    Aug 18– 20Florida set to carry out its 13th execution this year in the nation's busiest death chamber18 articles · 14 independent sources

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27. September 2026

    Sep 1– 2Florida set to carry out 14th execution this year in the nation's busiest death chamber16 articles · 11 independent sources

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28. Sep 18– 19Execution date set for man convicted of fatally shooting Florida deputy3 articles · 3 independent sources

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29. Sep 29Florida is set to execute a 77-year-old man convicted of a 1995 murder10 articles · 10 independent sources

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