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Victor Tony Jones, 64, is scheduled to be killed Sept. 30 at Florida State Prison near Starke under a death warrant signed Friday by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, which would mark the state's 13th execution scheduled for this year.
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Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Florida establishing new single-year execution record The death warrant likely will touch off legal battles about whether Jones should be executed.
—Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
Kayle Bates, 67, will die by lethal injection at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 19, at Florida State Prison in Raiford, Fla., under a death warrant signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis in July, according to online Florida Supreme Court records reviewed by PEOPLE.
—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025
DeSantis signed the death warrant that set Pittman's execution for September 17, making the penalty part of a larger spike in executions in Florida during 2025.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
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Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Florida establishing new single-year execution record The death warrant likely will touch off legal battles about whether Jones should be executed.
—Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
Kayle Bates, 67, will die by lethal injection at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 19, at Florida State Prison in Raiford, Fla., under a death warrant signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis in July, according to online Florida Supreme Court records reviewed by PEOPLE.
—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025
DeSantis signed the death warrant that set Pittman's execution for September 17, making the penalty part of a larger spike in executions in Florida during 2025.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
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“Death warrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/death%20warrant. Accessed 6 Sep. 2025.
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