Florida Governor DeSantis Signs 12th Death Warrant, Setting State Execution Record

The Scoop: Mon. Aug. 18, 2025 Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF

DeSantis signs another death warrant Governor Ron DeSantis has signed a death warrant for a man convicted of killing three members of his estranged wife’s family in 1990 in Polk County. David Pittman is scheduled to be executed on September 17th at Florida State Prison. It would be Florida’s 12th execution this year. The state has already set a modern-era record with nine executions so far this year, and two more men are scheduled to be put to d…

Florida Governor DeSantis Signs 12th Death Warrant, Setting State Execution Record

David Pittman, convicted of a 1990 triple murder and arson, is scheduled for a September 17 execution, as Florida surpasses its previous annual execution record. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has signed a death warrant for David Pittman, a 63-year-old man convicted of a brutal triple murder and arson in 1991. The warrant, signed Friday, marks […] Florida Governor DeSantis Signs 12th Death Warrant, Setting State Execution Record

Florida has executed 9 people this year. What to know about the record

TAMPA, Fla. - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed orders to execute more inmates in one year than any other governor in state history.