James Dennis Ford
James Dennis Ford, 64, was executed by lethal injection at Florida State Prison in Raiford, Florida, on February 13, 2025, the first execution in the state that year. His lawyers filed numerous appeals, including claims that he had an intellectual disability, and the Florida Supreme Court rejected those claims. The U.S. Supreme Court denied his final appeal the day before the execution. About 25 witnesses were present when he was pronounced dead at 6:19 p.m.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state. His lawyers claimed he had intellectual disability, a claim the Florida Supreme Court rejected before the execution.
Reported by: Florida Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); news reports; family or their lawyers; court.