Florida schedules the execution of Kayle Bates for the 1982 murder of Janet White, marking the state's increase in capital punishment applications this year.

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A man convicted of abducting and killing a woman from a Florida insurance office more than four decades ago is scheduled to be executed under a death warrant signed by Governor Ron DeSantis, according to a report from ABC News.

The mother and stepfather of a 5-year-old girl who died amid signs of severe child abuse have been indicted on charges of first-degree murder in her death.

Florida is set to execute its eighth inmate in 2025. Since 1939, five people from Treasure Coast have been executed. See how many remain on death row.

Prosecutors say they wanted to spare the families of four University of Idaho students killed in November 2022 by agreeing to a plea deal that would see the confessed killer avoid a possible death sentence.

With Florida's first execution since 2019 scheduled to take place, WPTV takes a look at some key facts to know about the death penalty in the state.

With the swipe of a pen, DeSantis made Florida the state with the lowest death penalty threshold in the country. The governor's office said parents of the victims of the Parkland shooting joined ...

Bates abducted White from the State Farm insurance office where she worked, took her into some woods behind the building, attempted to rape her, stabbed her to death, and tore a diamond ring from one of her fingers, according to a letter from Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier summarizing the history of the case.

BREVARD, Fla. — A judge is currently considering whether to overturn the death penalty in the case of David Barber, a former corrections officer charged with the murder of 72-year-old Jessie Kirk. Barber and his legal team went back to court on Friday to argue against the death penalty.