STARKE, Fla. — Tonight, We, the People of the State of Florida, executed Billy Leon Kearse, an intellectually disabled Black man who was just 18 years and 84 days old at the time he made the single worst decision of his life. The murder of Sgt. Danny Parrish was a tragedy, and the loss experienced…
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Billy Kearse is scheduled to be executed on Tuesday, March 3, at 6:00 p.m. ET at Florida State Prison. Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (FADP) is advocating for a stay of Mr. Kearse’s execution through a petition and letter-writing campaign to Gov. DeSantis, and will be hosting vigils throughout the…
In 48 hours, Florida plans to execute Billy Leon Kearse. His case is currently before the United States Supreme Court and presents two serious constitutional concerns that go to the heart of whether his death sentence can stand. First, after Governor DeSantis signed Billy’s death warrant, a juror from his capital resentencing publicly confirmed what…
