By — Kim Chandler, Associated Press Kim Chandler, Associated Press By — David Fischer, Associated Press David Fischer, Associated Press Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/alabama-executes-man-for-1991-killings-in-last-of-3-u-s-executions-carried-out-the-same-day Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Alabama executes man for 1991 killings in last of 3 U.S. executions carried out the same day Nation Nov 5, 2026 7:49 PM EST Florida carried out a record-tying 19th execution of the year in an unusual instance of three states administering the death penalty on the same day. Jesse Guardado was pronounced dead at 6:13 p.m. following a three-drug injection at a state prison in Starke. He had pleaded guilty to fatally stabbing 75-year-old Jackie Malone inside her Walton County home in 2004 before stealing her jewelry box, $80 and other valuables to buy drugs. The woman had helped him get a job and housing. Hours earlier, Indiana executed a man for killing two children in a house fire in 2010, and in Alabama, a man received the last lethal injection of the day for his conviction in the killing…
Alabama executes man for 1991 killings in last of 3 U.S. executions carried out the same day
In short
Michael Taylor was put to death by lethal injection in Alabama after Governor Kay Ivey refused clemency requests regarding his 1991 fatal beating of an elderly couple. Minutes later, Florida executed Jesse Guardado for a 2004 robbery and fatal stabbing, tying the state's single-year record of 19 executions under Governor Ron DeSantis. Combined with an earlier lethal injection in Indiana involving a deadly 2010 arson, the day marked a rare convergence of multi-state capital punishment not seen on this scale in years.
Key points
- Three states executed prisoners on the same date for the first time since 2010.: Three states executed prisoners on the same date for the first time since 2010.
- The three lethal injections brought the total number of capital punishments in the United…: The three lethal injections brought the total number of capital punishments in the United States to 35 this year.
- The executions coincided with California Governor Gavin Newsom announcing plans to commut…: The executions coincided with California Governor Gavin Newsom announcing plans to commute all 548 death sentences in his state.