Stop the Execution of Billy Kearse in Florida

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Stop the Execution of Billy Kearse in Florida

Florida Board of Executive Clemency and Governor Ron DeSantis

Billy Kearse is scheduled for execution in Florida on March 3, 2026 for the 1991 murder of Danny Parrish.

This execution comes just one week after Florida is scheduled to execute Melvin Trotter on February 24, and three weeks after Florida is scheduled to execute Ronnie Heath on February 10, continuing an unprecedented pace of executions. This petition will be updated as more information is available. Last updated 12/5/2026

This is the third death warrant of 2026, following an unprecedented execution pace in 2025. Florida led the nation in executions in 2025 by setting its own record for executions with Governor DeSantis signing 19 death warrants last year. Let's make sure Florida does not repeat this record in 2026.

Learn more about this case with Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty.

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While most states have moved away from the death penalty, Florida is accelerating executions at an alarming rate. Each warrant signed underscores the state’s embrace of a punishment that is arbitrary, racially biased, and out of step with evolving standards of decency.

We believe in accountability, and have sympathy for the victim's family members, friends and community. Their loss is tragic and unimaginable. But true justice and accountability does not require execution. A sentence of life without the possibility of parole protects society while also recognizing the human capacity for redemption and the role of childhood trauma in shaping adult behavior.

Florida does not need the death penalty to be safe. This execution will not make us safer, it will simply add another act of violence to an already tragic story. Justice does not require death.

Please sign the petition asking Governor Ron DeSantis and the Florida State Board of Executive Clemency to do everything within their power to stop this execution, including issuing a stay, and seeking a path to clemency in the case.

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

We are writing to urge you to halt the March 3, 2026 execution of Billy Kearse, sentenced to death for the 1991 murder of Danny Parrish.

Florida’s record-breaking pace of executions is a moral and constitutional crisis. Each new warrant signed undercuts the rule of law, retraumatizes families, and moves us further from true justice.

We are concerned that while the vast majority of states with capital punishment continue on a downward trend of executions, Florida is going against this trend by resuming and increasing the frequency of executions - exceeding previous state records.

We, the undersigned, ask that you do everything within your power to stop this execution, including issuing a stay, and seeking a path to clemency in the case. By commuting his sentence to life in prison without the possibility of parole, you will send a message that the State of Florida does not need the death penalty to be safer, and that it only serves to perpetuate the cycle of violence.

Thank you for your time and attention to this serious matter.