Florida death row inmate William Thompson spared from execution, 50 years after torture murder

Source: nypost.com · Section: headlines · Bias: Center · Published: Fri, 09 Oct 2026 08:15:01 GMT

One of Florida’s longest-serving death row inmates has been spared from execution amid reports he is suffering from dementia – 50 years after he was convicted of a torture murder.  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis withdrew William Thompson’s death warrant on Thursday – just five days before the 74-year-old killer’s scheduled execution for what cops at...

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