Execution Set for Thursday For Curtis Windom After Decades of Legal Challenges Conclude
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a final appeal from Curtis Windom, clearing the way for his execution scheduled for Thursday. This decision follows a ruling by the Florida Supreme Court on August 21 that denied Windom’s last-ditch legal challenges, concluding more than three decades of appeals.
Windom, 66, was convicted in 1992 of three counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted first-degree murder.
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The charges stemmed from a planned shooting spree that left three people dead, including his girlfriend Valerie Davis, her mother Mary Lubin, and Johnnie Lee. He was also convicted of attempting to kill Kenneth Williams. According to the Attorney General’s office, Windom’s crimes began on February 7, 1992, over an alleged $2,000 debt. His convictions and sentences have been repeatedly upheld through years of appeals.
Governor Ron DeSantis signed Windom’s death warrant on July 29, 2025. In response, Windom’s legal team filed two main claims with the Florida Supreme Court: that he had unconstitutionally incompetent trial counsel and that the expedited court schedule violated his right to due process.
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The Florida Supreme Court rejected both claims, stating that the arguments were “untimely, procedurally barred, and meritless.” The court noted that similar claims about ineffective counsel had been raised and rejected in prior appeals dating back to 2004. Specifically, the court found that Windom’s current arguments were merely a “repacking of claims” that had been fully litigated and denied in previous proceedings.
With the U.S. Supreme Court’s refusal to intervene, the final legal hurdle has been removed. The court’s decision concludes a decades-long legal battle marked by numerous failed state and federal appeals.
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