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Coverage dated November 5, 2026

Man convicted of 2004 killing is put to death in Florida's 19th execution this year, tying record

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Florida carried out a record-tying 19th execution of the year in an unusual instance of three states administering the death penalty on the same day.

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  1. WFLA

    Florida man to be 19th execution, tying record (opens WFLA)

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    TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA)— A Florida man who fatally stabbed a 75-year-old woman in 2004 is set to be executed today, matching last year's record set by the state. Jesse Guardado confessed and quickly pleaded guilty to fatally stabbing a 75-year-old woman inside her Walton County home in 2004 before steali…

  2. FOX 13 Tampa

    Florida set to carry out 19th execution of year for man convicted in 2004 murder (opens FOX 13 Tampa)

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    Jesse Guardado faces execution Thursday evening in Florida for the 2004 fatal stabbing and robbery of a woman who helped him find housing and employment, marking the state's 19th lethal injection this year.

  3. Tampa Bay Times

    Florida 19th execution of year among 3 planned nationwide (opens Tampa Bay Times)

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    Florida and Alabama plan to execute two men Thursday for killing older adults during home robberies, just hours after Indiana put a prisoner to death in the first of three lethal injections scheduled for the same day in the U.S. It would be Florida’s 19th execution this year under Republican Gov.

  4. WFLA

    Man convicted of 2004 killing is put to death in Florida's 19th execution this year, tying record (opens WFLA)

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    Florida carried out a record-tying 19th execution of the year in an unusual instance of three states administering the death penalty on the same day.

  5. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Man convicted of 2004 killing is put to death in Florida's 19th execution this year, tying a record (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Florida has carried out a record-tying 19th execution of the year as three states were administering the death penalty on the same day

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