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Florida’s 13th Execution This Year | Gainesville News
Today marks the execution of William Frances Silvia, 61, in Florida — the state’s 13th this year and part of a disturbing surge that accounts for over half of national executions. Convicted in 2006 for killing his estranged wife and wounding his mother-in-law, Silvia’s death sentence was overturned once but reinstated in 2018 after a new sentencing phase. His attorneys claimed inadequate legal representation, but Florida’s highest court denied the appeal. With two more executions scheduled for September — Harold Gene Lucas and Daniel Owen Conahan Jr. — Florida continues its rapid pace, even…
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