Last night the DeSantis administration killed its 31st person. Under a devastatingly beautiful sunset, Billy Kearse was executed for a panicked and impulsive split-second decision he made as a scared young Black teenager 35 years ago while driving home with a pizza for dinner. A decision reached only after he was pulled over on a…
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…
