Florida set to carry out 19th execution this year, tying a record in the state
Guardado was put to death after appeals failed, and Florida matched its 2025 record with 19 executions as DeSantis accelerated death warrants.
- On Wednesday night, Florida, Indiana, and Alabama each carried out an execution, marking the second time since August that three states conducted capital punishment on a single day.
- These executions occurred as capital punishment faces renewed scrutiny nationwide, while California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced he will commute all 548 death sentences in his state, saying "state-sanctioned killing is incompatible with California's values."
- In Florida, Jesse Guardado, 64, was executed for a 2004 murder; Indiana executed Jeffrey Weisheit, 50, for 2010 house fire deaths; and Alabama executed Michael Taylor, 54, for a 1991 double murder.
- Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita called the execution "long-awaited justice," while Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey labeled Taylor's actions "reprehensible." Guardado apologized for pain caused to his victim's family.
- Florida reached 19 executions this year, tying a state record, as the state will set a new record if two more executions occur as planned later this year.
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Man convicted of 2004 killing is put to death in Florida’s 19th execution this year, tying a record
Florida carried out a record-tying 19th execution of the year in an unusual instance of three states administering the death penalty on the same day. Jesse Guardado was pronounced dead at 6:13 p.m. following a three-drug injection at a s...
Rocky Mountain Outlook
Man convicted of 2004 killing is put to death in Florida's 19th execution this year, tying a record
Florida carried out a record-tying 19th execution of the year in an unusual instance of three states administering the death penalty on the same day. Jesse Guardado was pronounced dead at 6:13 p.m.
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