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Rest in Peace, Melvin

Last night, the State of Florida executed Melvin Trotter for the 1986 murder of Virgie Langford. There are many things to say about Melvin’s ...

Statement on the Execution of Melvin Trotter

STARKE, Fla. — Tonight, We, the People of the State of Florida, executed Melvin Trotter, an intellectually disabled Black man, for the 1986 murder ...

Melvin Trotter Scheduled for Execution Tuesday as Lawyers Argue for Independent Investigation into Lethal Injection Failures

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Melvin Trotter is scheduled to be executed on Tuesday, February 24, at 6:00 p.m. ET at Florida State Prison. His execution ...

Former FL Justice Says Kearse Should Not Be Executed

One week from today, the State of Florida intends to execute Melvin Trotter for the 1986 murder of Virgie Langford. Today, the Florida Supreme ...

Billy Leon Kearse: A Case at the Fault Lines of Youth, Trauma, and Florida’s Death Penalty

On March 3, 2026, the State of Florida intends to execute Billy Leon Kearse, now 53 years old, for a crime he committed as ...

Statement on the Execution of Ronald Heath

Tonight, We, the People of the State of Florida, executed Ronald “Ronnie” Heath for the 1989 murder of Michael Sheridan, marking the first execution ...