Capital Punishment

Florida will carry out the lethal injections of two death row inmates on Tuesday. This marks the first double execution in the state since the 1960s, drawing attention to capital punishment protocols.

Florida marks nearly two centuries since its first execution. The state transitioned from public hangings to the electric chair and lethal injection, recently setting a modern record with 19 deaths under Gov. DeSantis amid legal scrutiny.

Florida schedules two executions for July 28, marking a historic event not seen since the early 1960s involving the murder case of an 11-year-old girl.

Florida executed Richard Knight for the 1997 murders of a mother and child, rejecting final appeals to test fingerprints on the murder weapon.

Florida executes James Hitchcock for the 1976 rape and murder of 13-year-old Cynthia Driggers, ending a 50-year legal battle.