Archive · 18 Sep 2025
Florida Executes Man for 1990 Triple Murder
A man named David Pittman was put to death in Florida using a lethal injection.
This happened on Wednesday at the state prison.
He was found guilty of killing his wife's sister and her parents back in 1990.
The victims were stabbed to death, and then their home was set on fire.
Pittman's lawyers tried to stop the execution, saying he had intellectual disabilities, but they were unsuccessful.
This execution was the 12th in Florida and the 31st in the United States this year.
David Pittman was executed in Florida by lethal injection.
He was convicted of murdering his wife's sister and her parents in 1990.
The execution took place on Wednesday at the Florida State Prison.
Appeals claiming intellectual disability were denied.
This was the 31st execution in the US this year.
- Who
- David Pittman
- What
- Execution by lethal injection
- When
- Wednesday at 6:12 pm (2212 GMT)
- Where
- Florida State Prison
- Why
- For the 1990 murders of Bonnie Knowles and her parents
- Executed
- David Pittman
- Execution Method
- Lethal injection
- Date of Execution
- Wednesday
- Time of Execution
- 6:12 pm (2212 GMT)
- Location
- Florida State Prison
- Victims
- Bonnie Knowles, Clarence Knowles, Barbara Knowles
- Crimes
- Stabbing; arson
- Executions in US this year
- 31
- Executions in Florida this year
- 12