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DeSantis withdraws death warrant for 74-year-old Miami-Dade murder convict

Gov. Ron DeSantis withdrew the death warrant for William Lee Thompson, who had dementia and heart failure, days before his scheduled execution.

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Gov. Ron DeSantis has withdrawn the death warrant for William Lee Thompson, 74, who was scheduled to be executed Tuesday at Florida State Prison. In a Thursday letter to Warden Randall Polk, the governor did not give a reason for the change.

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