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Record 12th execution set in Florida this year for a man convicted of killing wife’s family
David Pittman was executed for a 1990 triple murder and arson amid rejected appeals citing intellectual disability, marking Florida's record 12th execution in 2025, officials said.
- A Florida man, David Pittman, is scheduled for execution on Wednesday, marking the state's 12th execution in 2025.
- David Pittman was convicted of killing his estranged wife’s family and sentenced to death in 1991 for three counts of first-degree murder.
- His recent appeals cited evidence of intellectual disabilities, including a low IQ of 70, evident at the time of the killings.
- Executions in Florida use a three-drug injection method, which includes a sedative, a paralytic, and a drug that stops the heart.
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Death row inmate's chilling final words before execution for killing wife's family - The Mirror
David Joseph Pittman was put to death by lethal injection just after 6 p.m. ET on Wednesday at the Florida State Prison near Starke under a death warrant signed by DeSantis
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Florida has executed this Wednesday with a lethal injection to David Pittman, a 63-year-old man accused of a triple murder in 1990. He is the twelfth person executed in Florida so far this year, an unprecedented figure in modern state history that accounts for one third of executions across the country. His case sparked great controversy because relatives and lawyers argued for years that Pittman was a person with intellectual disabilities. Flor…
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