Florida Executes Eighth Person This Year

Florida is set to execute Andrew Lukehart today, the eighth death this year, for the 1996 murder of five-month-old Gabrielle Hanshaw — a crime in which he allegedly fractured her skull multiple times and later confessed to shaking her. With 19 executions last year — a record — and Governor Ron DeSantis accelerating the pace since 2025, Florida’s lethal injection machine is running faster than ever. Lukehart, already on probation for a prior child abuse conviction, received the death penalty after a jury vote of nine to three. All appeals are exhausted, including legal challenges over his kidney disease and lethal injection protocol — both rejected by the Florida Supreme Court. Next up: Dusty Ray Spencer, 74, scheduled for June 25th, for murdering his wife in 1992. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/2d53a343fafa3970