Florida Executes William Francis Silvia, Its 13th Death Row Inmate This Year

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William Francis Silvia, 61, was executed by lethal injection at Florida State Prison on Tuesday evening. Silvia was convicted of fatally shooting his estranged wife and wounding his mother-in-law. The U.S. Supreme Court declined to halt the execution. Florida has scheduled two additional executions for next month, continuing the state's high execution rate during the final term of Republican Governor Ron DeSantis.