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Florida man set to be executed for killing 2 during a home invasion
Walls admitted to three additional killings and was linked by DNA to another 1987 murder, making this Florida's 19th execution in 2025, a state record.
- On Dec. 18, 2025, Florida executed Frank Athen Walls at Florida State Prison by lethal injection after Governor Ron DeSantis signed a Nov. 18, 2025 death warrant and last-minute appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court on Dec. 15, 2025 failed.
- Investigators linked Walls to five murders, including the 1987 killing of Edward Alger and Ann Peterson, after his 1988 conviction and 1992 retrial, with a death sentence.
- Defense attorneys argued Walls' IQ of 72 and cited the 2015 U.S. Supreme Court decision on IQ threshold, but Florida courts and the Florida Supreme Court rejected disability and ineffective-counsel claims last week.
- Florida has executed more people than any other state this year, contributing to 46 U.S. court-ordered executions so far in 2025, while Joe Nelson said, `This one will officially end my law enforcement career` and Northwest Florida residents expressed relief.
- Decades-Long litigation over convictions and appeals included Eighth Amendment protections as argued in applications for stays, while investigators said Walls stalked Okaloosa County between 1985 and 1987, terrorizing the community.
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Florida man set to be executed for killing 2 during a home invasion
A man convicted of fatally shooting a man and woman during home invasion robbery and later confessing to three other killings is set to be the 19th person executed in Florida this year.
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