Florida man set to be executed for 1996 murders of two women in Plant City [Kiv8LAcfeMJ]

A Florida man convicted of killing two women whose bodies were found in a rural pond is scheduled to be executed on Tuesday evening. Samuel Lee Smithers, 72, is set to receive a lethal injection starting at 6 p.m. at Florida State Prison near Starke under a death warrant signed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis. It would be Florida’s 14th death sentence carried out in 2025, further extending the state record for executions in a single year. READ MORE HERE: ---------------------- Sign up to our daily newsletter: SUBSCRIBE: ABOUT ACTION NEWS JAX: Action News Jax is your home for breaking news, live video, traffic, weather and your guide to everything local for Florida and South Georgia. CONNECT WITH ACTION NEWS JAX: Visit the Action News Jax WEBSITE: Like Action News Jax on FACEBOOK: Follow Action News Jax on TWITTER: Follow Action News Jax on INSTAGRAM:

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