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Florida execution called off after DeSantis withdraws death warrant for the first time

Posted 10/9/26

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has withdrawn a death warrant, halting the execution of William Lee Thompson. The 74-year-old inmate was set to die Tuesday for a 1976 murder and kidnapping. DeSantis did …

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