Execution date set for Florida man who killed estranged wife’s sister and parents, set fire to house
A Florida man who stabbed his wife’s sister and parents in a deadly way and then opened fire on their homes is planned to be executed in Florida under a death order signed by Republican Ron Desantis.
63 -year -old David Pittman will die on September 17 at the 12th execution of the record expanding the record Planned for this year. Desantis, two other men, Kayle Bates and Curtis Windom, signed the order on Friday because he expected to execute later on this month.
Since the death penalty was restored by the US Supreme Court in 1976, the highest annual total of the last Florida executions was eight in 2014. Florida executes nine more than other states this year, while Texas and South Carolina ranks second with four.
This year, a total of 28 people exceeded 25 executions in the United States last year were executed. When 28 people are killed, they bind 2015.
According to the court records, Pittman was sentenced to first -degree murder in 1991 and sentenced to death. The jury members also found him guilty of arson and a great theft.
The authorities were divorced when Pittman and his wife Marie went to the house of Pittman’s family Clarence and Barbara Knowles in May 1990. Pittman stabbed his little daughter Bonnie in a deadly way. He then opened fire and said he had stolen Bonnie Knowles’ car.
A witness described Pittman as a person who escaped from the burning car. A prison informant said that Pittman accepted the murders.
The Florida Supreme Court is already planned to appeal. The US Supreme Court will also apply for appeal.
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