October 12, 2025
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Florida sets Nov. 13 execution for 1979 child murder

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a death warrant for Bryan Fredrick Jennings, 66, scheduling his execution by lethal injection on Nov. 13, 2025 at Florida State Prison for the 1979 abduction, rape and murder of 6-year-old Rebecca Kunash. It would be Florida’s 16th scheduled execution in 2025, the most under any Florida governor since 1976, as attorneys are expected to pursue last-minute appeals to the Florida and U.S. Supreme Courts.

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📌 Key Facts

  • Death warrant signed Friday; execution set for Nov. 13, 2025
  • Bryan Fredrick Jennings convicted in 1986 (after two overturned convictions) for the 1979 murder of 6-year-old Rebecca Kunash
  • Florida has scheduled 16 executions in 2025; at least 35 executions have occurred nationwide this year