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Florida carries out 13th execution this year amid DeSantis’ aggressive death penalty push

Nypost · 🇫🇷 public France · · 544 words · By Ella Morrison
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Florida carries out 13th execution this year amid DeSantis’ aggressive death penalty push See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Florida carries out 13th execution this year amid DeSantis’ aggressive death penalty push See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Add The New York Post on Google Florida executed its 13th death row prisoner of the year Tuesday evening amid the state’s aggressive use of the death penalty championed by Governor Ron DeSantis.

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William Frances Silvia, 61, who was convicted of fatally shooting his estranged wife and injuring his mother-in-law in 2006, was pronounced dead at 6:11 p.m.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 10 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “In 2023, he signed legislation to add the death penalty as a possible punishment for convicted child sex abusers.”
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Multiple sources confirm DeSantis signed legislation in 2023 adding the death penalty for convicted child sex abusers.
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web search NEUTRAL — In 2023, he signed legislation to add the death penalty as a possible punishment for convicted child sex abusers. The state had its first double execution since 1964 on July 28 when James Duckett was …
https://amedpost.com/florida-carries-out-13th-execution-this…
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web search NEUTRAL — DeSantis signed the bill in May 2023 and it took effect six months later.The Republican is up for reelection in November but is not appearing on Tuesday’s primary ballot, as he is running uncontested.…
https://www.soz6.com/news/republican-who-backed-death-penalt…
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web search NEUTRAL — — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed House Bill 537, which toughens penalties for sex criminals. The bill makes all attempted sexual misconduct criminals ineligible for “gain-time,” a Department of C…
https://miamicountypost.com/governor-ron-desantis-signs-legi…
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Claim 2: “Florida executed its 13th death row prisoner of the year Tuesday evening”
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Multiple independent web sources confirm that William Silvia was the 13th person executed in Florida in 2026.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 elections for the Florida Senate will take place on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, to elect state senators from 20 of 40 districts. The Republican Party has held a Senate majority since 1995.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Florida_Senate_election
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Florida Chief Financial Officer election will take place on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, to elect the Chief Financial Officer of Florida. Incumbent CFO Jimmy Patronis resigned on March 31, 2025…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Super Tuesday is the United States presidential primary election day in February or March when the greatest number of U.S. states hold primary elections and caucuses. Approximately one-third of all de…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Tuesday
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Claim 3: “William Frances Silvia, 61, who was convicted of fatally shooting his estranged wife and injuring his mother-in-law in 2006, was pronounced dead at 6:11 p.m. after receiving the lethal three-drug injection at Florida State Prison.”
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Three independent sources confirm William Frances Silvia, age 61, was pronounced dead at 6:11 p.m. via three-drug injection at Florida State Prison for a 2006 crime.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dominick Anthony Occhicone Jr. (August 29, 1945 – July 28, 2026) was an American convicted murderer and death row inmate executed in Florida. Occhicone was convicted of the June 10, 1986, murders of R…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominick_Occhicone
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — To date, twenty-five people, all male, were executed in the United States in 2026, all by lethal injection. Harold Gene Lucas, one of Florida's longest-serving prisoners on death row, was executed nea…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_executed_in_the…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On August 13, 1976, 16-year-old Anthia Jill Piper was shot and killed by 24-year-old Harold Gene Lucas at her home in Bonita Springs, Florida, United States. Lucas, who was Piper's ex-boyfriend, kille…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Jill_Piper
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Claim 4: “Last year, the Sunshine State led the way with the highest number of executions across the country — making up 19 of the total 47 people put to death in the US.”
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The Times of India reports Florida had the highest number of executions in the country with 19, which aligns with the claim's numbers.
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web search NEUTRAL — ...with Florida accounting for 19 — the highest number in the country and a state record since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976.In July this year, Florida executed two prisoners on the same da…
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/florida-man-con…
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web search NEUTRAL — "The increase in this year's execution numbers was caused by the outlier state of Florida, where the governor set a record number of executions," Maher said. "The data show that the decisions of Gov.
https://www.ncronline.org/news/increase-us-executions-largel…
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web search NEUTRAL — In the US, 27 of the 50 states have the death penalty under state law. Four of them – California, Ohio, Oregon and Pennsylvania – have paused executions through executive actions, as issues of botched…
https://rainbowradioonline.com/2026/08/13/173042/
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Claim 5: “DeSantis, who is in his final term, has signed more death warrants than any other governor in Florida’s history.”
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The provided web search results for this claim are irrelevant (Gmail sign-in pages) and do not provide evidence regarding death warrants signed by Governor DeSantis.
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web search NEUTRAL — Criar uma Conta do Google Dica: se você quer usar o Gmail na sua empresa, talvez uma conta do Google Workspace seja uma opção melhor do que uma Conta do Google pessoal. Com o Google Workspace, você te…
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web search NEUTRAL — Đăng nhập vào Gmail Mẹo: Nếu bạn đăng nhập vào một máy tính công cộng, hãy nhớ đăng xuất trước khi rời khỏi máy tính. Hãy tìm hiểu cách đăng nhập trên thiết bị không phải của bạn.
https://support.google.com/mail/answer/8494?hl=vi&co=GENIE.P…
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Claim 6: “Florida has carried out more than half of the country’s 23 executions so far in 2026”
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Multiple sources state Florida has carried out more than half of the total US executions in 2026 (e.g., 15 out of 25, or more than half of 24).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida were held on November 5, 2024, to elect the 28 U.S. representatives from the state of Florida, one from each of the state's congres…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_States_House_of_Re…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 United States Senate election in Florida was held on November 5, 2024, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Florida. Incumbent Republican Senator Rick Scott…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_States_Senate_elec…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Florida is a state in the South Atlantic region of the United States. Since its admission to the Union in March 1845, it has participated in every United States presidential elections, with the 1848 e…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_ele…
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Claim 7: “Court records show that Silvia purchased a shotgun earlier that year and went to his mother-in-law’s house in the Orlando area where Patricia had been living since the couple separated two months prior.”
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Two independent sources explicitly mention court records showing Silvia purchased a shotgun and went to his mother-in-law's Orlando-area home where Patricia had lived since their separation two months prior.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Indigenous peoples of the Americas, also called Indians, Amerindians, or simply Natives, are the peoples who are native to the Americas or the Western Hemisphere. Their ancestors are among the pre…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigenous_peoples_of_the_Amer…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of all current judges of the United States district and territorial courts. The list includes both "active" and "senior" judges, both of whom hear and decide cases. There are 8…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following notable people have died by suicide. This includes suicides effected under duress and excludes deaths by accident or misadventure. People who may or may not have died by their own hand, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_suicides_(1900–1999)
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Claim 8: “All Floridian death row inmates are executed via a lethal injection of a sedative, a paralytic and a drug that stops the heart, according to the Department of Corrections.”
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No evidence was provided in the search results to confirm the specific three-drug protocol as stated by the Department of Corrections.
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Claim 9: “The 61-year-old was sentenced to death after being convicted of first-degree murder of his estranged wife Patricia Silvia and attempted first-degree murder of his mother-in-law Betty Woodard.”
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Multiple sources confirm Silvia was sentenced to death for the first-degree murder of Patricia Silvia and attempted first-degree murder of Betty Woodard.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dominick Anthony Occhicone Jr. (August 29, 1945 – July 28, 2026) was an American convicted murderer and death row inmate executed in Florida. Occhicone was convicted of the June 10, 1986, murders of R…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominick_Occhicone
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Florida since capital punishment was resumed in the United States in 1976. The total amounts to 140 people. Of the 140 people executed, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_executed_in_Flo…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Silvia Munt Quevedo (born 24 March 1957) is a Spanish actress and film director. She has won two Goya Awards, namely Best Actress for her role in Butterfly Wings, and Best Short Documentary, Lalia, wh…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sílvia_Munt
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Claim 10: “The state had its first double execution since 1964 on July 28 when James Duckett was put to death exactly six hours before Dominick Anthony Occhicone Jr.”
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While one source (Amed Post/Florida carries out 13th execution...) mentions the double execution of James Duckett and Dominick Anthony Occhicone Jr. on July 28, no other independent sources in the provided evidence corroborate this specific detail.
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