After 35 years and 17 appeals, killer of Fort Pierce officer to be executed

Billy Leon Kearse is scheduled to be executed Tuesday at 6 p.m. for the 1991 murder of Fort Pierce Police Sgt. Danny Parrish — a killing that has haunted the victim’s family, friends and fellow officers for more than 35 years.

The execution will be Florida’s 22nd in just over a year. WPTV Investigative Reporter Kate Hussey has been tracking the case, reviewing files and speaking with family and friends.

She will witness the execution at Florida State Prison…

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