Gov. Ron DeSantis issued the fifth death warrant of the year for James Duckett, sentenced to death for the 1987 rape and ...

A man convicted of fatally shooting a police officer with his own service weapon during a traffic stop has been executed in Florida.

Billy Kearse, on Florida's death row for the 1991 murder of Fort Pierce Police Officer Danny Parrish, was executed by lethal injection March 3.

A court granted James Duckett’s request to test for DNA evidence after Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered his execution.

Billy Kearse, convicted of killing a Fort Pierce officer in 1991, faces execution today. His attorneys filed a last-minute ...

James Duckett, a former Central Florida police officer, is set for execution for the 1987 murder of 11-year-old Teresa Mae McAbee.

A man convicted of killing a 70-year-old grocery store owner has been put to death in Florida, becoming the second person ...

Florida has carried out 19 executions in 2025, surpassing Texas, Alabama and South Carolina combined, and more than doubling ...

A man convicted of killing a police officer 35 years ago was executed Tuesday, making him Florida’s third execution of the ...

The death warrant for Kearse was signed in January 2026 by Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Billy Leon Kearse was put to death by lethal injection Tuesday evening at Florida State Prison for the 1991 killing of Danny Parrish.

Florida man Billy Leon Kearse, 53, was executed Tuesday after prosecutors say he fatally shot police officer Danny Parrish in ...