The Economic Times

Man convicted of killing a traveling salesman becomes first person executed in Florida this year

Ronald Palmer Heath, 64, was executed in Florida for the 1989 murder of Michael Sheridan. Heath and his brother met Sheridan at a bar and later robbed and killed him. Heath was convicted of first-degree murder and other charges. This was Florida's first execution of 2026. Governor Ron DeSantis oversaw a record number of executions in 2025.