India, Oct. 23 -- Billy Adams III, a 28-year-old Tampa-based rapper professionally known as Ace NH, has submitted a handwritten letter to a Florida court requesting capital punishment.

This request follows his conviction in connection with the tragic January 2023 deaths of his pregnant girlfriend, Alana Sims, and her unborn baby. The letter, officially filed on October 12, 2026, comes after a jury determined that life imprisonment was appropriate for Sims' death, yet voted 8-4 to recommend the death penalty specifically for the loss of her unborn child.

Billy Adams III fatally shot Alana Sims, 22, in 2023 - just days after she had planned to celebrate his acquittal in a separate double-murder case, reported WTSP-TV. He took her life bec...