Man convicted of fatally stabbing his wife set to be 9th person executed this year in Florida (opens original article in a new tab)

A Florida man convicted of killing his wife in 1992 is set to be executed, marking the ninth execution in the state this year.

• Dusty Ray Spencer, 74, is set to be executed in Florida for the 1992 murder of his wife Karen.
• Florida has carried out nine executions in 2025, with Gov. Ron DeSantis overseeing more executions than any previous governor since 1976.
• Spencer's legal team argued his health issues and age make execution cruel and unusual punishment, but appeals were denied.