Florida kills 77-year-old man in state’s 18th execution of year

October 20, 2026 · 11:22 pm 1 sources

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• Florida kills 77-year-old man in state’s 18th execution of year
  The Guardian · October 20, 2026 23:22
  Vietnam veteran William Reaves executed by lethal injection despite letter from fellow veterans urging halt Florida carried out its 18th execution of the year on Tuesday under Republican governor Ron DeSantis’s aggressive use of the death penalty in his final term. William Reaves, 77, was…