
On November 13th, 2025, after spending more than 46 years on death row, Brian Frederick Jennings was executed by lethal injection at Florida State Prison in Starkey. His name became tied to one of the most disturbing crimes in the state’s history, the abduction, assault, and murder of a 6-year-old girl. In this video, I’ll walk you through what happened that morning, what his final meal was, and the last words he spoke before he died.
The story goes back to May 11th, 1979, in the quiet neighborhood of Merritt Island, Brevard County. There, a 20-year-old Marine named Brian Frederick Jennings was unknowingly on the verge of committing an act of violence that would devastate a family and leave him waiting more than four decades for his execution.
The night before, on May 10th, Jennings had been out drinking with friends at a local bar. At some point during the night, after several drinks, he stopped in front of the Kunash family home. He walked up to a window and saw the children’s bedroom lit by a small nightlight. On the bed lay 6-year-old Rebecca Kunash sleeping peacefully.