Florida carries out record 9th execution of year on man convicted of killing wife and 2 children

Florida Carries out Record 9th Execution of Year on Man Convicted of Killing Wife and 2 Children

STARKE, Fla.—A man convicted of the 1994 killings of his wife and their two children became the ninth person put to death in Florida this year, his death Thursday marking a state record for a single-year execution total since the U.S. Supreme Court restored the death penalty decades ago. Edward Zakrzewski, 60, was pronounced dead at 6:12 p.m. following a three-drug injection at Florida State Prison near Starke. After the return of the U.S. death…

Zakrzewski Killed for Murdering His Family, and DeSantis Sets Modern-Day Record for Executions in a Year

Edward Zakrzewski was executed Thursday evening for the 1994 murders of his wife and two children in their Okaloosa County home, as Florida set a modern-era record for executions in a year. Zakrzewski, 60, was pronounced dead at 6:12 p.m. at Florida State Prison, according to the state Department of Corrections. He was the ninth inmate put to death by lethal injection this year. Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed death warrants for two more executions…

Florida breaks 50-year execution record with ninth death sentence carried out this year

Florida man Edward Zakrzewski put to death for killing his wife Sylvia and children Edward and Anna in 1994 after she requested a divorce

Edward Zakrzewski: Execution of man who killed his wife and children sets new state record

The triple-killer had a final meal of fried pork chops, root beer and ice cream, prison officials revealed.

Florida executes record 9th death row inmate

Florida has executed a 60-year-old Air Force veteran for killing his wife and two children in 1994, marking a record ninth execution for the Sunshine State.

Florida executes man who murdered his family with a machete

Florida is expected to execute two more inmates before the end of August