In His Final Words, Death Row Inmate Gives Gift to Widow of Officer He Killed.
In His Final Words, Death Row Inmate Gives Gift to Widow of Officer He Killed.  
Podcast: Amy & T.J.
Published On: Wed Mar 04 2026
Description: Last night, 53 year old Billy Leon Kearse apologized to his victim’s family moments before he died by lethal injection.  Kearse was just 18-years-old when he shot 29 year old officer Danny Parrish more than a dozen times after a traffic stop.  Parrish’s widow has waited 35 years for justice and was there at Kearse’s execution to hear his final words.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.