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Florida, Gainesville

Florida executes Ronald Heath for murdering a man in Gainesville: ‘Never forgot him’

Ronald Heath, 65, was convicted of killing traveling salesman Michael Sheridan in Gainesville in 1989. He was executed on Tuesday.

The Independent Florida Alligator · 15h

Florida executes man for 1989 Gainesville murder

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Man who murdered traveling salesman in 1989 is 1st Florida execution this year

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Florida executes death row inmate who became murderer at 16

Florida has executed a death row inmate who first committed murder at the age of 16 and killed two others after he was released from prison nearly two decades early.

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Man Convicted of Killing a Traveling Salesman Becomes First Person Executed in Florida This Year

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Appeals denied, Ronald Heath to be 1st execution in Florida in 2026

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Man convicted of killing a traveling salesman scheduled for 1st Florida execution of 2026

Heath was convicted in 1990 of first-degree murder, robbery with a deadly weapon and other charges in the killing of Michael Sheridan the previous year.

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Florida’s first execution of 2026 follows 19 executions in record-breaking year

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Florida carries out its first execution of 2026

WCJB TV20

Ronald Heath has ‘new parole officer’ after state’s first execution in 2026

Ronald Heath, 65, was the state's first execution in 2026. He killed Michael Sheridan, a traveling salesman, in Gainesville in 1989.

Tampa Free Press on MSN

1st state execution of 2026 set for Tuesday after Florida high court rejects Ronald Heath’s appeal

Ronald Palmer Heath is scheduled to be executed tomorrow, Tuesday, February 10, at 6 p.m. ET, following a final sweep of denials from the Florida Supreme Court. Unless a federal court steps in or Governor Ron DeSantis grants a last-minute reprieve,

FOX 13 Tampa Bay

Florida to carry out first 2026 execution: Ronald Heath scheduled for 1989 Alachua County murder

Following a record 19 executions in Florida last year, Ronald Heath is scheduled Tuesday to be the first person put to death in 2026, for a 1989 murder in Alachua County.