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U.S. Supreme Court Denies Stay as Florida Prepares Execution of William Frances Silvia
Just the facts
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to halt the scheduled execution of 61-year-old William Frances Silvia at Florida State Prison near Starke, Florida. Silvia received the death sentence following his conviction for first-degree murder in the 2006 fatal shooting of his estranged wife, Patricia Silvia, and the attempted murder of her mother, Betty Woodard, in Orlando. Corrections officials prepared a lethal three-drug injection protocol to execute the sentence. The proceeding represents Florida's 13th execution in 2026, with state authorities scheduling two additional executions for September.
Why this is news
The United States Supreme Court rejected an emergency stay of execution for 61-year-old death row inmate William Frances Silvia in Florida.
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