DeSantis Signs 19th Death Warrant, Florida Execution Record

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has signed a record-breaking nineteen death warrants this year, with Frank Athen Walls set to be executed on December eighteenth for two murders during a home invasion robbery. Walls execution comes amidst a surge in executions under DeSantis, surpassing the previous record of eight executions in two thousand fourteen. Walls was convicted in nineteen eighty-eight and sentenced to death in nineteen ninety-two, with DNA evidence linking him to additional murders. His attorneys plan to file appeals with both the Florida and U.S. Supreme Courts. DNN | The Daily News Now! The world’s first global local news network. Every city. Every story. AI powered. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.