An inmate who killed a Tampa teenager more than 25 years ago is facing execution Wednesday, Feb. 11. ...more

February 2, 2009

Eighteen months after Florida botched its last execution, its new lethal injection procedures resulted in what appeared to be a smooth and peaceful death Tuesday for child killer Mark Dean Schwab. ...more

July 5, 2008

Florida's revised method of executing condemned inmates was put to its first test Tuesday night in Starke, and it appeared to work perfectly in ending the life of a vicious child killer. ...more

July 3, 2008

Florida on Tuesday carried out its first execution since a botched lethal injection procedure prompted the state to revamp the way it conducts capital punishment. ...more

July 2, 2008

Florida's new procedure for lethal injections could be tested Tuesday when executioners strap down a condemned inmate for the first time since a botched execution. ...more

June 30, 2008

STARKE - Florida's new procedure for lethal injections could be tested Tuesday when executioners strap down a condemned inmate for the first time since a botched execution. ...more

June 29, 2008

A man convicted of raping and murdering an 11-year-old boy lost an appeal Friday seeking to halt his upcoming execution when the Florida Supreme Court rejected his claim that lethal injection protocols could cause him extreme pain and suffering. ...more

June 28, 2008

The Florida Supreme Court cleared all state legal obstacles to the July 1 execution of child killer Mark Dean Schwab on Wednesday, but he could take his case to the federal courts. ...more

May 22, 2008

Florida's high court on Wednesday denied a stay of execution for a child killer although the U.S. Supreme Court has not yet ruled whether the lethal injection procedure used in most states, including Florida, is cruel and unusual punishment. ...more

November 8, 2007

at least temporarily - to put a stop to executions by lethal injection, the Florida Supreme Court ruled last week that this state's procedures are not cruel and unusual. ...more

November 6, 2007