TALLAHASSY, Fla. (AP) — There will be three executions in Florida next month, including a man convicted of fatally shooting and wounding three people and wounding others under a death warrant signed by the Republican government Ron DeSantis on Tuesday.
Eight other executions have been held in Florida this year, scheduled for 9th on Thursday, with 10th on August 19th due to a fatal injection.
Edward J. Zaklzewski, II was convicted of murdering his wife and two children in 1994 after seeking divorce. He is scheduled to be executed on Thursday, July 31st.
Kayle Bates was convicted of killing a woman in 1982 after acquiring her from an insurance office.
Curtis Windom, 59, is set to die from a fatal injection on August 28 in the state with the highest number of executions this year. Experts say the rise in executions across the country can be traced to offensive Republican governors and lawyer generals who push through the lengthy appeal process to get the execution done.
President Donald Trump also signed a cleaning order on his first day in office to encourage prosecutors to seek the death penalty. This may have driven an increase.
Wyndham is scheduled to be killed at a Florida prison near Stark city. He was convicted in 1992 and sentenced to death for the murders of Johnny Lee, Valerie Davis and Mary Rubin.
According to court documents, Windom purchased a .38 caliber revolver and ammunition in the Orlando area on February 7, 1992. He then followed Lee and shot multiple times about what Wyndham claims to be in debt of $2,000.
Wyndham then went to Davis’ apartment, where he shared a child and shot her, officials said. Wyndham shot another surviving man while fleeing the apartment. Davis’ mother Rubin was driving home when Wyndham found her and shot her at the stop sign.
The Florida Supreme Court and the U.S. Supreme Court hear the final appeal before enforcement.
After Florida, Texas and South Carolina, four each have the highest number of executions this year. Alabama executed three people. Oklahoma killed two, with Arizona, Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee each killing one.
