Event Brief
DeSantis sets Sept. 29 execution date for Beasley
By The BriefBrief · Sources (3)
Filed: Aug 28, 2026 at 9:00 AM ET
Summary: Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a death warrant for 77-year-old death row inmate Curtis W. Beasley, scheduling his execution for Sept. 29. The warrant is tied to Beasley’s 1995 murder of a Polk County woman and is the 16th death warrant DeSantis has signed this cycle, keeping Florida’s capital punishment schedule active.
WHO: Gov. Ron DeSantis; Curtis W. Beasley
WHAT: Signed a death warrant and set an execution date for a death row inmate convicted in a 1995 Polk County murder.
WHEN: Sep 29, 2026
WHERE: Polk County, Florida
WHY: The execution date was set under Florida’s capital punishment process for Beasley’s 1995 murder conviction.
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