Kearse's Execution for 1991 Murder of Danny Parrish
Billy Leon Kearse executed by lethal injection for 1991 murder of Fort Pierce Police Officer Danny Parrish. Kearse fired 14 shots during 1991 traffic stop, killing Officer Danny Parrish. Kearse's legal team argued intellectual disability made him ineligible for execution, but Florida and United States Supreme Courts denied appeals. Florida's state policy includes 5 executions in 2025 after aggressive death warrant signings. Mirtha Busbin, widow of Parrish, planned to witness execution and said, 'We never got a chance to really explore life'