Opponents from Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Daytona and others gather outside of Florida State Prison in Raiford.

Billy Leon Kearse, convicted in October 1991 in the Jan. 18, 1991, murder of Fort Pierce Police Officer Danny Parrish, and sentenced to death in March 1997, was executed the evening of March 3 after ...

Buses with members of the media depart for Florida State Prison in Raiford ahead of the execution of Billy Kearse at 6 p.m., March 3, 2026.

Billy Kearse, on Florida's death row for the 1991 murder of Fort Pierce Police Officer Danny Parrish, was executed by lethal ...

RAIFORD, Fla. – A man convicted of killing a police officer 35 years ago was executed Tuesday, making him Florida’s third execution of the year. Billy Leon Kearse was 18 years old when he shot a ...

Billy Leon Kearse was executed on March 3 for the 1991 murder of Fort Pierce Police Officer Danny Parrish. Billy Leon Kearse has been on death row for 29 years. Kearse was executed at 6:24 p.m. after ...

Mirtha Busbin, Fort Pierce Police Officer Danny Parish’s widow, spoke of justice at a news conference after Billy Kearse's ...