Death Penalty

On "The Florida Roundup," Curtisia Windom opens up about discovering her father killed her mother, grandmother, and a man.

A 58-year-old inmate scheduled to die next month won’t fight his execution. Mark Allen Geralds was convicted in the 1989 murder of Tressa Pettibone in Panama City Beach.

Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a death warrant for a man convicted of murdering a Bay County woman in 1989. His execution is scheduled for December 9.

DeSantis says he thinks the death penalty could be a "strong deterrent" if sentences were more quickly carried out.

The book arrives as Florida is setting a record pace for executions this year

Attorneys for Curtis Windom say he should not be executed because of his legal representation during his 1992 trial for murdering three people in Orange County.

Michael Bell was pronounced dead at 6:25 p.m. Tuesday at Florida State Prison. Another inmate, Edward Zakrzewski, is scheduled to be the ninth put to death this month.

Barring a reprieve, Michael Bell will become the eighth person put to death in Florida this year, with Edward Zakrzewski scheduled to be the ninth on July 31.

Florida may carry out more executions in 2025 than in any other year in recent history. Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed nine death warrants, and seven have been carried out.

Florida inmate Anthony Wainwright has gone to the U.S. Supreme Court to try to halt his execution scheduled for Tuesday.