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U.S. Supreme Court Denies Stay, Silvia Execution Set Tuesday

8/19/2026

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William Frances Silvia will be executed by lethal injection on Tuesday in Starke, Florida.
The U.S. Supreme Court denied a request on Tuesday to halt the execution.
Silvia, convicted of murder and attempted murder for the 2006 shooting of wife Patricia Silvia and mother-in-law Betty Woodard, was resentenced to death in 2018 after his 2008 sentence was vacated.
Florida has scheduled 13 executions in 2026, using a three-drug lethal injection protocol.

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William Frances Silvia will be executed by lethal injection on Tuesday in Starke, Florida.
The U.S. Supreme Court denied a request on Tuesday to halt the execution.
Silvia, convicted of murder and attempted murder for the 2006 shooting of wife Patricia Silvia and mother-in-law Betty Woodard, was resentenced to death in 2018 after his 2008 sentence was vacated.
Florida has scheduled 13 executions in 2026, using a three-drug lethal injection protocol.