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STARKE, Fla. (AP) — Florida on Tuesday became the first state in nearly a decade to carry out two executions in a single day, the last an 80-year-old man who was the second-oldest inmate known to ...

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For the second time in his life, Rafael Andres sat quietly in a Miami courtroom Friday morning and heard a judge condemn him to die by execution for the beating, stabbing and strangling of a La ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Defense attorney Joyce Brenner consoles defendant Rafael Andres as he reacts to being sentenced to death on Friday. ©Photography ...

Two Florida death row inmates are scheduled to be executed hours apart on Tuesday, which would mark the first time in more than six decades the state puts to death multiple people within a single day, ...

Florida has seen a dramatic increase in the number of executions. The state put to death 19 inmates in 2025, more than double the state’s previous record and nearly half of all executions in the U.S.

Florida's first known execution occurred in 1827, and the state later adopted the electric chair in 1923. Under Gov. Ron DeSantis, Florida set a new record in 2025 with 19 executions in a single year.