Source: United Press International
“A Florida man convicted more than 30 years ago in the murder of three Mulberry residents was [killed by state employees] Wednesday evening, the Florida Department of Corrections announced. David Joseph Pittman, 63, died at 6:12 p.m. in the lethal injection at Florida State Prison in Raiford, the corrections department said. … Pittman was convicted of the 1990 murders of three members of his estranged wife’s family in Mulberry after he stabbed them and set their house on fire. Prosecutors said Pittman murdered his wife’s family after she filed for divorce. … Pittman’s [killing] marked the 12th [pre-scheduled prisoner killing] carried out by Florida this year, a record for the state, according to USA Today.” (09/17/25)