Jeffrey Weisheit, 50, faces the lethal injection in Indiana for a 2010 arson that killed his girlfriend’s two children, aged eight and five, in a home near Evansville. The fire was linked to the collapse of their relationship. Governor Mike Braun (R) rejected Weisheit’s last-minute pleas to commute the sentence to life in prison, ignoring claims of head injuries and mental health issues.
In Florida, Jesse Guardado, 64, is set to die for the 2004 stabbing and robbery of a 75-year-old woman in Walton County. Guardado confessed, having previously relied on the victim for housing and job placement. This will be Florida’s 19th execution this year, matching the state’s 2025 record under Governor Ron DeSantis.
Alabama executes Michael Taylor, 54, for killing an elderly couple during a 1991 robbery in Gadsden. Taylor was 19 at the time. Governor Kay Ivey (R) denied clemency appeals citing his age and immaturity. The state switched from nitrogen gas to lethal injection after a judge ruled the gas method unconstitutional, a move Taylor’s lawyers are challenging.
These three deaths mark the second time in 2026 that three inmates were executed on the same day. The schedule arrives under heavy fire following Tennessee’s botched execution of Christa Pike last month, who survived two doses of pentobarbital. The Indiana Department of Correction insists its drugs, purchased from a pharmacy under disciplinary review, will ensure a humane process.