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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

Execution date set for Florida man who fatally stabbed married couple during 1990 robbery

Death Penalty-Florida - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

A Florida man who fatally stabbed a married couple during a robbery is set to be executed in Florida under a death warrant signed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis. The state already has put to death more people this year than ever before since the death penalty was restored nearly 50 years ago.

Victor Tony Jones, 64, is scheduled to die Sept. 30, which would be the state's 13th execution scheduled for this year. DeSantis signed the warrant Friday, as another man, David Pittman, already awaits execution next month.

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