Ron DeSantis made one shocking decision that sent anti-death penalty activists into full panic mode

The radical Left has been waging war on law and order for years.

They want criminals coddled instead of facing consequences for their heinous actions.

But Ron DeSantis made one shocking decision that sent anti-death penalty activists into full panic mode.

DeSantis puts Florida on track to shatter execution records

Governor Ron DeSantis signed another death warrant this week, and the timing couldn’t send a clearer message to violent criminals across Florida.

Curtis Windom, 59, is now scheduled to die by lethal injection on August 28 at Florida State Prison for the brutal 1992 murders of three innocent people in Orange County.

This marks what could be Florida’s 11th execution this year – shattering the state’s modern-era record of eight executions in a single year.¹

The previous record was set in 1984 and 2014, representing the period after the death penalty was reinstated in 1976.

DeSantis isn’t slowing down either.

The state is scheduled to execute Edward Zakrzewski on Thursday for the 1994 murders of his wife and two young children in Okaloosa County, and Kayle Barrington Bates on August 19 for the 1982 murder of a woman he abducted from an insurance office in Bay County.

Left-wing activists are absolutely losing their minds over DeSantis’ aggressive approach to capital punishment.

The Left can’t stand that justice is finally being served

Anti-death penalty zealots have been scrambling to find excuses to stop DeSantis from carrying out these long-overdue executions.

More than 100 so-called “faith leaders” – likely the same crowd that preaches social justice from their pulpits – delivered a letter begging DeSantis to pause his rapid pace of executions.²

But DeSantis isn’t budging, and he shouldn’t.

Maria DeLiberato, executive director of Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty, whined to the media about DeSantis having “the power to decide who lives and who dies.”³

That’s exactly the point – voters elected DeSantis to make these tough decisions, and he’s doing exactly what law-abiding Floridians want.

These criminals had their day in court. They exhausted their appeals. They’ve been sitting on death row for decades while taxpayers footed the bill.

The time for justice has come.

Windom’s crime spree shows why the death penalty exists

The details of Curtis Windom’s 1992 killing spree make it crystal clear why some crimes deserve the ultimate punishment.

According to court documents from Attorney General James Uthmeier, Windom claimed victim Johnnie Lee owed him $2,000.⁴

After learning that Lee had won a measly $114 at a greyhound track, Windom bought a .38-caliber revolver and ammunition.

“Minutes later, Windom drove his car next to where Lee was standing and shot Lee twice in the back,” the document revealed. “He then got out of the car and shot Lee two more times at close range as Lee lay on the ground.”

But Windom wasn’t finished with his rampage.

He then ran to the apartment of his “on-again-off-again girlfriend,” Valerie Davis, and fatally shot her.

When Davis’ mother, Mary Lubin, learned her daughter had been shot and was driving to the scene, Windom spotted her at a stop sign.

“Windom approached her car, said something to her, and then shot her twice, killing her,” the Attorney General’s letter stated.

He also wounded another man, Kenneth Williams, during his shooting spree.

Three innocent people dead, another wounded – all over a claimed $2,000 debt and jealousy.

This is exactly the type of monster the death penalty was designed for.

DeSantis follows Trump’s lead on law and order

The timing of DeSantis’ aggressive execution schedule aligns perfectly with President Trump’s return to the White House.

On his first day back in office, Trump signed an executive order directing the Attorney General to help states obtain more lethal injection drugs to preserve capital punishment.⁵

It’s a coordinated effort to restore law and order after four years of the Biden administration’s soft-on-crime policies.

Florida leads the nation in executions this year, with Texas and South Carolina tied for second place with four each.

The state has already executed eight criminals this year: Michael Bell on July 15, Thomas Gudinas on June 24, Anthony Wainwright on June 10, Glen Rogers on May 15, Jeffrey Hutchinson on May 1, Michael Tanzi on April 8, Edward James on March 20, and James Ford on February 13.⁶

Each of these monsters had committed unspeakable crimes against innocent victims.

Their executions brought long-overdue closure to grieving families who waited decades for justice.

The Left’s last-ditch efforts won’t stop justice

Desperate defense attorneys are making their final appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court to halt Thursday’s execution of Edward Zakrzewski.

But their legal maneuvering can’t change the facts of his case.

Zakrzewski murdered his wife Sylvia and their two young children – 7-year-old Edward and 5-year-old Anna – in 1994 after she sought a divorce.

These weren’t crimes of passion. They were calculated acts of evil that destroyed an entire family.

The same applies to Kayle Bates, scheduled for execution on August 19.

Bates murdered Janet Renee White, 24, after kidnapping her from an insurance office in Bay County in 1982.

He also attempted to sexually assault her before taking her life.

These are the types of predators that DeSantis is removing from society permanently.

DeSantis’ tough approach

DeSantis won re-election in 2022 by the largest margin in Florida gubernatorial history, campaigning on a tough-on-crime platform.

Voters knew exactly what they were getting – a governor who wouldn’t hesitate to sign death warrants for convicted killers.

The Governor has also made it easier to sentence murderers to death by supporting legislation that reduces the jury requirement from unanimous to a simple majority.

This common-sense reform prevents one bleeding-heart juror from blocking justice for the most heinous crimes.

DeSantis understands that his first responsibility is protecting law-abiding citizens, not coddling convicted killers who’ve exhausted their appeals.

The families of murder victims have waited long enough for justice.

After decades of legal delays and taxpayer-funded appeals, these death sentences are finally being carried out.

Ron DeSantis is showing the rest of the country what real leadership looks like when it comes to law and order.

The radical Left can cry all they want – justice is being served in Florida.

¹ News Service of Florida, “DeSantis signs death warrant in 1992 murders with state set to shatter execution record,” July 29, 2025.

² Axios, “DeSantis silent as Florida execution spree nears state record,” July 30, 2025.

³ Ibid.

⁴ News Service of Florida, “DeSantis signs death warrant in 1992 murders with state set to shatter execution record,” July 29, 2025.

⁵ Associated Press, “Florida has executed more people than any other state this year, with 3 set to die over next month,” July 29, 2025.

⁶ News Service of Florida, “DeSantis signs death warrant in 1992 murders with state set to shatter execution record,” July 29, 2025.