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'RELIEF': Family and friends of slain Fort Pierce police officer prepare for convicted killer's execution
Billy Leon Kearse was executed for fatally shooting Fort Pierce officer Danny Parrish in 1991; Florida led the nation with 19 executions in 2025, officials said.
- A scheduled execution at Florida State Prison in Raiford will occur on Tuesday, March 3, at 6 p.m. ET for the 1991 officer murder, according to records.
- During the traffic stop, Kearse, fearing a parole violation, gave false names and was arrested for driving without a license, leading to the confrontation, detectives say.
- Prosecutors say Kearse shot Parrish at least 13 times, with some rounds striking the vest, while defense attorney Robert Udell said `Billy Kearse did not seek out a law enforcement officer as his victim`.
- Busbin, now a victim advocate, will attend the execution and said `It's going to bring an end to an ongoing torture`, after decades of delay that outlived his parents.
- The case is the fifth U.S. execution this year and Florida's third, part of a recent surge with 9 executions in 2025, aimed at bringing closure to families, officials say.
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Man convicted of 1991 fatal shooting of a police officer is set to be executed in Florida
STARKE, Fla. (AP) — A man convicted of fatally shooting a police officer with his own service weapon during a traffic stop is set to be executed Tuesday evening in
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