Murderer who shot police officer apologises to family 35 years on - and is then executed
Billy Leon Kearse was executed for the 1988 murder of police officer Danny Parrish, after he offered an apology to the victim's family during his final moments.
Executed for killing a police officer with his own weapon
Billy Leon Kearse was executed in Florida for the 1991 murder of police officer Danny Parrish using Parrish's own service weapon.
Florida man who wrestled cop's gun away and killed him to be executed after final appeals rejected
A Florida man convicted of killing a police officer in 1991 will be executed after all his appeals were denied by the U.S. Supreme Court.