Florida Man Executed for 1990 Murder

0:00A 58-year-old Florida man named Chadwick Scott Willissey faces execution by lethal injection tonight at 6 p.m. at Florida State Prison. He's convicted for the 1990 murder of his neighbor Marley Sather during a burglary at her Palm Bay home. She caught him in the act on her lunch break and he beat her, bound her, tried strangling her, then set her on fire. She died from smoke inhalation. Back then, Willissey also stole her car and used her ATM card for cash. He got death in 1991 on a 9-3 jury vote, but the Florida Supreme Court ordered a new sentencing in 1994, over. A juror issue. A second jury went 11-1 for death in 1995. Her family got worried when she didn't return to work. Her son-in-law found her body. This case highlights Florida's push on capital punishment, with Governor Ron DeSantis signing a record 19 death warns last year, topping any. As the penalty restarted in 1976, Willissey's last appeals hit the U.S. Supreme Court, but

1:05they're wrapping up as the clock ticks. This marked Florida's fifth execution this year, out of 47 nationwide in 2025. Florida led tied with states like Alabama at 5. Each last year. Another one's lined up April 30th, for 70-year-old James Ernest Hitchcock, convicted of killing his 13-year-old niece. This sticks to the three-drug method, sedative, paralytic, heart-stopper. Eyes stay on these cases as the state keeps the pace. Canada News. Today, powered by AI, bringing you what matters. I'm Cory with the story.