Florida Plans 13th Execution Of 2026 As Supreme Court Denies Stay
Florida is set to execute William Frances Silvia at 6 p.m. Central on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, at Florida State Prison near Starke after the U.S. Supreme Court denied a last-minute stay.[1]
The U.S. Supreme Court's denial on Tuesday cleared the way for the scheduled execution.[1] This would be Florida's 13th execution of 2026; the state carried out a record 19 executions in 2025 and has accounted for more than half of the 22 U.S. executions so far this year.[1] Florida State Prison near Starke houses the nation's busiest death chamber, and the state has additional executions scheduled for Harold Gene Lucas on September 1 and Daniel Owen Conahan Jr. on September 10.[1]
In 2006 Silvia used a shotgun in an attack that killed his estranged wife and wounded his mother-in-law in the Orlando area; jurors convicted him of first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder.[1]
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- On Tuesday, August 18, 2026, Florida is scheduled to execute William Frances Silvia at 6 p.m. local time at Florida State Prison near Starke.
- Silvia was convicted of first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder for a 2006 shotgun attack that killed his estranged wife and wounded his mother-in-law in the Orlando area.
- The U.S. Supreme Court on August 18, 2026, denied Silvia's request to halt the execution.
- This would be Florida's 13th execution of 2026, after the state carried out a record 19 executions in 2025 and more than half of the 22 U.S. executions so far this year.
- Additional Florida executions are scheduled for Harold Gene Lucas on September 1, 2026, and Daniel Owen Conahan Jr. on September 10, 2026.
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