Florida Executes Three in Record Pace | Orlando News

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has scheduled three new executions this month, bringing the state’s 2024 death row tally to 15 — a record pace. William Frances Silvia, convicted in 2008 for murdering his estranged wife and her mother in 2006, will die August 18. Harold Gene Lucas, on death row for nearly 50 years, faces execution September 1 for a 1976 shooting. Daniel O. Conahan Jr., the “Hog Trail Killer,” set for September 10, was sentenced in 1999 for a 1996 murder. Each case underscores the decades-long legal battles inherent in capital punishment — and Florida’s accelerating path toward lethal justice. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://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/1faa2fe934bc1839