Florida sets execution date for man who raped and murdered 6-year-old girl in 1979
October 12, 2025
A man convicted of raping and killing a 6-year-old girl in central Florida is scheduled to be put to death in November. Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Bryan Fredrick Jennings’ death warrant on Friday. The 66-year-old is scheduled to die by lethal injection Nov. 13 at Florida State Prison. Jennings would be the 16th person set for execution in Florida in 2025. DeSantis has overseen more executions in a single year than any other Florida governor since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976. Jennings was convicted of murder, kidnapping and sexual battery and sentenced to death in 1986 after two previous convictions were overturned.