A man convicted of kidnapping a woman in Miami and later strangling her to death is set to be executed in April under a death warrant Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Monday. Michael Tanzi, 48, is scheduled to be executed April 8 at Florida State Prison.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a death warrant for Michael Tanzi, scheduling his execution for April 8, 2025, for the 2000 kidnapping and murder of Janet Acosta in Monroe County, the Florida Supreme Court announced late Monday.

Gov. Ron DeSantis as signed the death warrant for 48-year-old Michael Tanzi, who was found guilty of murdering 49-year-old Janet Acosta in Miami. It would be Florida's third execution of the year.