William Silvia scheduled for execution Tuesday as final appeal remains pending

Florida has carried out more than half of US executions this year

William Frances Silvia’s scheduled execution Tuesday evening would be Florida’s 13th this year and part of a national tally in which the state has carried out more than half of the 22 executions conducted in the United States in 2026, according to the Associated Press.

The three-drug injection is set to begin at 6 p.m. local time at Florida State Prison near Starke.

Silvia, 61, was convicted in the 2006 fatal shooting of his estranged wife, Patricia Silvia, and the wounding of his mother-in-law, Betty Woodard. The case continues what the Associated Press described as “the state’s aggressive use of the death penalty” in Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ final term.

A final appeal remained pending before the U.S. Supreme Court. Florida has two additional executions scheduled in September, according to the AP.