Florida Schedules Chadwick Willacy Execution for 1990 Palm Bay Murder

Man executed in Florid after burglarizing neighbors home, setting her on fire

A Florida man who set his neighbor on fire after she returned from work to find him burglarizing her home was executed Tuesday evening.

Last words of killer executed for setting neighbour on fire 'not right'

Chadwick Scott Willacy, convicted of first-degree murder, burglary, robbery and arson, spent 36 years on death row for the murder of Marlys Sather

Death row killer executed after 36 years for setting neighbour on fire

Chadwick Scott Willacy, 58, was executed in Florida after spending 36 years on death row for the murder of his neighbour Marlys Sather

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Chadwick Scott Willacy, 58, was executed on Tuesday in Florida after being convicted of killing his neighbor, Marlys Sather, during a home burglary in September 1990.

Man convicted of setting neighbor on fire during 1990 burglary is executed in Florida

Florida's fifth execution of 2026 followed a record 19 executions in the state last year. Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis oversaw more executions in a single year in 2025 than any other Florida governor since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976.

Florida man executed Tuesday for setting neighbor on fire during home burglary in 1990

Chadwick Scott Willacy, 58, received a three-drug injection and was pronounced dead at 6:15 p.m. at Florida State Prison near Starke for the 1990 killing of Marlys Sather.