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Florida Executes Dusty Ray Spencer, Ninth 2026 Execution

6/26/2026

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Florida set a 50-year record with its ninth 2026 execution, lethal-injecting Dusty Ray Spencer at Florida State Prison near Starke on June 26, 2026.
Spencer was convicted in 1992 of first-degree murder and related offenses for the 1991 stabbing of his wife Karen.
Before the warden declared him dead, Spencer recited a prayer and said he was on his way to the Lord.

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Florida set a 50-year record with its ninth 2026 execution, lethal-injecting Dusty Ray Spencer at Florida State Prison near Starke on June 26, 2026.
Spencer was convicted in 1992 of first-degree murder and related offenses for the 1991 stabbing of his wife Karen.
Before the warden declared him dead, Spencer recited a prayer and said he was on his way to the Lord.