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Execution date set for man who abducted woman from a Florida insurance office and killed her

Execution date set for man who abducted woman from a Florida insurance office and killed her

Washington Post19-07-2025
A man who abducted a woman from a Florida insurance office and killed her is scheduled for execution in Florida under a death warrant signed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Kayle Bates is set to die Aug. 19 in the 10th execution scheduled for this year . DeSantis signed the warrant Friday, just three days after the state executed Michael Bell for fatally shooting two people outside a Florida bar in 1993 as part of an attempted revenge killing.
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