William Frances Silvia
William Frances Silvia, 61, was executed by lethal injection at Florida State Prison near Starke on August 18, 2026. The Florida Department of Corrections said a three-drug injection was used and that he was pronounced dead at 6:11 p.m., the 13th execution carried out in Florida that year. His attorneys argued that the state agency providing his legal representation could not give him adequate help, but the Florida Supreme Court rejected the appeal.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state. His attorneys argued that the state agency providing legal representation could not give him adequate help, but the Florida Supreme Court rejected the appeal.
Reported by: Florida Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); Florida Supreme Court (court).