Inmate who killed wife and children had chilling final words before execution
Edward Zakrzewski, a Florida Death Row inmate convicted of murdering his wife and two children more than 20 years ago, was executed yesterday, July 31. The 60-year-old became the ninth person to be executed in Florida in 2025, with two additional executions scheduled for later this month.
Zakrzewski was pronounced dead after receiving a three-drug lethal injection consisting of a sedative, a paralytic, and a heart-stopping drug. He had been on Death Row since 1994, when he was found guilty of killing his wife, Sylvia, and their two children, aged seven and five.
After committing the murders, Zakrzewski fled to Molokai Island, Hawaii, where he remained for four months. He was eventually recognized…
