Stop the Execution of Edward Zakrzewski in Florida

Florida Board of Executive Clemency and Governor Ron DeSantis

Florida has scheduled US Air Force veteran Edward Zakrzewski for execution on July 31, 2025 for the 1994 murders of his wife, Sylvia, and his two children, Edward and Anna.

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Call Governor DeSantis at 850-717-9337 with the following message:

"Hi. My name is [your name]. I am calling to express my concern about the direction Florida is headed with regards to the death penalty. For at least the third time this year, Florida is set to execute an individual who served our country honorably. Additionally, the fact that in both cases the jury only recommended death with a 7:5 split should be deeply troubling. In no other state would it be possible to impose the death penalty with such a split - even by today's threshold in Florida(which is the lowest in the country). I am calling to encourage Gov. DeSantis halts all plans to execute Edward at the end of the month."

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Edward’s death sentences were the product of two simple majority votes (7-5 each) plus a judge’s override of a jury’s life verdict. In no other state in the nation, including under Florida’s current law, would Edward even be eligible for execution. This is Governor DeSantis' 9th death warrant of 2025.

We believe in accountability, but true accountability does not require execution. A sentence of life without the possibility of parole protects society while also recognizing the human capacity for redemption and the role of childhood trauma in shaping adult behavior.

Florida does not need the death penalty to be safe. This execution will not make us safer, it will simply add another act of violence to an already tragic story. Justice does not require death. Florida's continued use of executions marks the state as an outlier in its use of the death penalty. The majority of other states are on a downward trend of executions.

Please sign the petition asking Governor Ron DeSantis and the Florida State Board of Executive Clemency to do everything within their power to stop this execution, including issuing a stay, and seeking a path to clemency in the case.

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To: Florida Board of Executive Clemency and Governor Ron DeSantis
From: [Your Name]

We are writing to urge you to halt the scheduled execution of Edward Zakrzewski​ on July 31, 2025 for the 1994 murders of his wife, Sylvia, and his two children, Edward and Anna​.

Edward’s death sentences were the product of two simple majority votes (7-5 each) plus a judge’s override of a jury’s life verdict. In no other state in the nation, including under Florida’s current law, would Edward even be eligible for execution.

We are further concerned that while the vast majority of states with capital punishment continue on a downward trend of executions, Florida is going against this trend by resuming and increasing the frequency of executions.

We, the undersigned, ask that you do everything within your power to stop this execution, including issuing a stay, and seeking a path to clemency in the case. By commuting his sentence to life in prison without the possibility of parole, you will send a message that the State of Florida does not need the death penalty to be safer, and that it only serves to perpetuate the cycle of violence.

Thank you for your time and attention to this serious matter.