Stay the Execution of Bryan Jennings

Governor Ron DeSantis and the Florida Board of Executive Clemency

U.S. Marine Corps Veteran Bryan Frederick Jennings is scheduled for execution in Florida on November 13, 2025, just two days after Veterans Day. He was sentenced to death for the 1979 murder of Rebecca Kunash. Governor DeSantis signed his warrant on World Day Against the Death Penalty. If the execution proceeds, it will be the 16th to take place in Florida this year.

The crime for which Bryan was convicted was horrific and unthinkable. And yet, Bryan has spent more than 45 years incarcerated on Florida's death row and is not the same man he was at 20 years old when this crime was committed. Critically, despite the gravity of his upcoming execution, Bryan currently lacks state postconviction counsel. Executing someone without full and fair access to legal review violates the most fundamental principle of justice: no one should lose their life without meaningful representation.

This is not a defense of the crimes Bryan was convicted of, but the criminal justice system must ensure that even those accused of the worst crimes are given their rights. If we allow executions under rushed or inadequate legal processes, we betray the rule of law and risk irreversible injustice.

Petition will be updated as more information is available. Last updated 10/11/25.

To: Governor Ron DeSantis and the Florida Board of Executive Clemency
From: [Your Name]

We stand together to urge you to stop the execution of U.S. Marine Corps veteran Bryan Frederick Jennings, who is scheduled for execution on November 13. If this execution is carried out, it would mark the 16th of the year in Florida.

Bryan was sentenced to death for the 1979 murder of Rebecca Kunash, a horrific and heartbreaking crime. But Bryan has now spent more than 45 years on Florida’s death row, and he is not the same man he was at 20 years old when this crime occurred. Decades of incarceration have already delivered justice and ensured that he can never harm anyone again.

More urgently, Bryan currently lacks meaningful state postconviction counsel. Executing someone without full and fair access to legal representation is not justice — it is a constitutional crisis.

We do not deny the pain caused by this crime. But justice cannot be served by violating the rule of law. Every person, even those convicted of the worst offenses, deserves meaningful representation and a fair opportunity to be heard.

Life without the possibility of parole would ensure accountability, safety, and finality without perpetuating more violence. Executing an aging Marine veteran without counsel, just days after Veterans Day, only deepens Florida’s moral and constitutional failures.