US EditionFlorida carries out record 9th execution of year on man convicted of killing wife and 2 children
FLORIDA, AUG 1 – Edward J. Zakrzewski II was executed for the 1994 murders of his wife and two children, marking Florida's ninth execution in 2025 and setting a modern-era state record.
- Edward Zakrzewski, who murdered his wife and two children with a machete, became the ninth person executed in Florida this year, setting a new annual record for the state.
- Zakrzewski was convicted in 1994 of killing his wife Sylvia and their two children, aged 7 and 5, after telling others he would kill them rather than let Sylvia divorce him.
- Florida has executed more people this year than any other state, with 9 executions so far and 2 more scheduled for later in August.
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Florida Governor DeSantis Sets Execution Record as U.S. Death Penalty Surges
In the final moments of a life defined by violence, 60-year-old Edward Zakrzewski thanked the people of Florida for killing him “in the most cold, calculated, clean, humane, efficient way possible,” breathing deeply as a lethal drug cocktail coursed through his veins. With his last breath, strapped to a gurney inside a state prison’s death chamber, Zakrzewski paid what Florida had deemed was his debt to society and became the 27th person put to …
Ron DeSantis set a Florida record for executions. It’s driving a national increase
In the final moments of a life defined by violence, 60-year-old Edward Zakrzewski thanked the people of Florida for killing him “in the most cold, calculated, clean, humane, efficient way possible,” breathing deeply as a lethal drug cocktail coursed through his veins. With his last breath, strapped to a gurney inside a state prison’s death chamber, Zakrzewski paid what Florida had deemed was his debt to society and became the 27th person put to …
Florida executed Edward J. Zakrzewski, 60, convicted of murdering his wife and two children in 1994 on Thursday, July 31, making it the state with the most capital punishments in…
Florida Governor DeSantis' Execution Spree Shatters State Record
With two more executions scheduled for August, Florida breaks modern-era record as ninth inmate is put to death. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’s rapid pace of ordering executions has officially made history. Edward Zakrzewski was executed Thursday evening, marking the ninth inmate put to death this year and shattering Florida’s modern-era record of eight executions in […] Florida Governor DeSantis’ Execution Spree Shatters State Record
Record-Breaking Execution: Okaloosa County, FL Carries Out Machete Murderer’s Death — LIVE UPDATES
Okaloosa County, FL – Florida has set a grim milestone: on July 31, 2025, Edward J. Zakrzewski II, 60, was executed by lethal injection at Florida State Prison in Starke, making him the ninth person put to death in the state this year—surpassing the modern-era record set in 2014. Zakrzewski was convicted of brutally murdering his wife, Sylvia, and their two children—7‑year‑old Edward and 5‑year‑old Anna—with a machete in their Okaloosa County ho…
Florida Breaks Five-Decade Execution Record By Carrying Out Ninth Death Sentence This Year - The American Tribune.com
The State of Florida executed Edward Zakrzewski, 60, on August 1, 2025, at Florida State Prison for murdering his wife and two children in 1994. This is the ninth time Florida has executed a criminal this year, which is a record since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976. For context, despite the fact that Zakrzewski murdered his family with a crowbar, rope, and machete, numerous woke activists begged to have his sentence commuted. However, …
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