Florida set to execute man for killing wife, 2 kids in new state death sentence record for 1 year
July 30, 2025
A Florida man convicted of killing his wife and two children with a machete in 1994 is set for execution. Thursday’s would be the ninth death sentence carried out in Florida in 2025, a new state record for a single year. Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis also set 10th and 11th executions for August. A death warrant signed by DeSantis for Thursday directs that 60-year-old Edward Zakrzewski be executed by lethal injection at 6 p.m. at Florida State Prison. The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected Zakrzewski’s final appeal. Florida has executed more people than any other state this year. Texas and South Carolina are tied for second place with four each.