Record 12th execution set in Florida this year for a man convicted of killing wife's family

STARKE, Fla. — A Florida man convicted of killing his estranged wife’s sister and parents and setting their house on fire is scheduled to be put to death on Wednesday, which would be a record 12th execution in the state in 2025

STARKE, Fla. — A Florida man convicted of killing his estranged wife’s sister and parents and setting their house on fire is scheduled to be put to death on Wednesday, which would be a record 12th execution in the state in 2025.

David Pittman, 63, is set to receive a lethal injection starting at 6 p.m. at Florida State Prison near Starke under a death warrant signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis. The Republican governor has signed more death warrants this year than any of his predecessors.

Pittman’s final appeal was rejected Tuesday by the U.S. Supreme Court.

So far, two more Florida executions are scheduled for this fall. Victor Tony Jones is set to die on Sept. 30 for the 1990 killings of two people during a robbery and Samuel Lee Smithers is scheduled for execution on Oct. 14 for the murders of two women in 1996.

Pittman was convicted and sentenced to death in 1991 on three counts of first-degree murder, according to court records. Jurors also found him guilty of arson and grand theft.