Cameron Todd Willingham

Michael McLaughlin

'Texas Wrongfully Executed' An Innocent Man, Judge Wrote In Secret Exoneration

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McLaughlin | Posted 05.21.2012

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A Texas judge who reviewed the controversial 2004 execution of Cameron Todd Willingham planned to posthumously exonerate the father who was put to dea...

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Jason Linkins

Carlos DeLuna And Cameron Todd Willingham: The Sad Similarities

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.16.2012

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During the Supreme Court's 2006 adjudication of Cameron v. Marsh, Justice Antonin Scalia had this to say about what would happen if an innocent person...

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Capital Politics and Herzog's Into the Abyss

Jason Bailey | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: West Memphis Three, Texas Capital Punishment, Capital Punishment, Cameron Todd Willingham, Werner Herzog, Into the Abyss, Rick Perry, Republican Debates Death Penalty, George W. Bush Death Penalty, Politics News
Jason Bailey

We, as a civilized society, are either going to kill people in the state's name, or we're not. It's literally life or death. It's one or the other. You're either in or you're out.

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Texas Commission's Decision On Arson Cases Could Cause Headache For Perry

AP | By WILL WEISSERT | Posted 12.28.2011

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AUSTIN, Texas -- A Texas commission no longer allowed to investigate a case where death penalty opponents say a man may have been executed based on a ...

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Public Officials Call On Rick Perry To Allow DNA Testing For Questionable Execution

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 12.28.2011

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A group of current and former lawmakers, judges and lawyers is calling on Texas Gov. Rick Perry to grant DNA testing for a convicted murderer with an ...

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Movie Review: Incendiary: The Willingham Case

Marshall Fine | Posted 12.07.2011

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Marshall Fine

Given the zeitgeist about the death penalty and the execution of innocent people from the Troy Davis Case -- and the presidential campaign of Texas Gov. Rick Perry -- the timing couldn't be better for the release of the documentary, Incendiary: The Willingham Case.

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Public Records Helped Free Texas Man

Kenneth F. Bunting | Posted 12.06.2011

Read More: Texas, Dna, Cameron Todd Willingham, John Bradley, Forensic Science, Wrongful Conviction, Michael Morton, Innocence Project, Public Records, Rick Perry, Crime News
Kenneth F. Bunting

If you care about good government and justice, now would be a good time to ask if the records that helped to free Michael Morton would be readily available under your state's public disclosure laws.

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Jason Linkins

An Interview With Steve Mims And Joe Bailey Jr., The Filmmakers Behind Willingham Documentary

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.29.2011

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Incendiary: The Willingham Case has become an essential part of the canon of journalism devoted to the trial and execution of Cameron Todd Willingham. For those who advocate against the death penalty, it depicts their nightmare realized.

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Why the Execution of a White Supremacist Murderer Matters Too

Ty Alper | Posted 11.25.2011

Read More: Troy Davis Execution, Death Penalty, Capital Punishment, Cameron Todd Willingham, James Byrd Jr., Troy Davis, Lawrence Brewer, Crime News
Ty Alper

We are a society that locks people into cages for decades, then selects a tiny handful to pull out in the middle of the night and kill. That's who we are. And the horror of that is what sickens me, even more than the fact that Troy Davis might have been innocent.

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Saki Knafo

Ending The Last Meal Tradition On Texas Death Row: A "Diversionary Issue"?

HuffingtonPost.com | Saki Knafo | Posted 11.23.2011

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On Thursday, prison officials in Texas decided to end the practice of allowing condemned inmates to choose their last meal. The day before, Texas ...

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Top 5 Wrongful Executions

newsone.com | David Moye | Posted 11.21.2011

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Troy Davis' execution in Atlanta, Georgia, has raised much debate surrounding executions. Many claim that Davis is innocent due to numerous witness...

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Rick Perry Executed an Innocent Man/ Save Troy Davis!

Katie Halper | Posted 11.15.2011

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Katie Halper

Rick Perry's record number of executions drew applause at last week's GOP debate. Among the 234 -- make that 235 as of today -- killed under Perry was Cameron Todd Willingham, who received the death penalty for killing his three daughters by arson.

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Troy Davis Should Not Be Put to Death

John W. Whitehead | Posted 11.14.2011

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John W. Whitehead

"Troy Davis has three major strikes against him. First, he is an African-American man. Second, he was charged with killing a white police officer. And...

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Rick Perry Errs on the Side of Death

Peter J. Ognibene | Posted 11.14.2011

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Peter J. Ognibene

When it came to life or death for Cameron Todd Willingham in February 2004, Perry erred irrevocably on the side of death.

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Jason Linkins

Rick Perry's Next Controversial Execution Comes Thursday

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.14.2011

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Having devoted significant attention to Rick Perry's role in the execution of Cameron Todd Willingham, let's turn our attention to what could potentia...

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Jason Linkins

Sam Bassett Responds To Halt Of Investigation: 'It Is A Sad Day For Criminal Justice In Texas'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.09.2011

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In the long saga of the Cameron Todd Willingham case, which we've detailed here, comes another disappointing turn. Per the Houston Chronicle: A sta...

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Jason Linkins

Rick Perry's Lawyers 'Read The Riot Act' To Cameron Todd Willingham Investigator

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.08.2011

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I was disappointed that Brian Williams, faced with the golden opportunity to specifically cite the Cameron Todd Willingham case in his debate interrogation of Rick Perry, instead opted for a more generic set of questions on the death penalty.

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Jason Linkins

Rick Perry On 'Ultimate Justice' In Texas: 'I've Never Struggled With That'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.07.2011

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Brian Williams becomes the next reporter to almost, but not quite, hold Rick Perry to account for the execution of Cameron Todd Willingham. During the...

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Jason Linkins

Rick Perry Deserves Scrutiny For His Role In The Execution Of Cameron Todd Willingham

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.02.2011

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In the three weeks since Texas Gov. Rick Perry stormed into the 2012 presidential race, bigfooting past the Ames Straw Poll and surging to frontrunner...

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Will New Film on Gov. Rick Perry's Execution Scandal Kill His White House Chances?

Art Levine | Posted 08.24.2011

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Art Levine

A searing new documentary makes a compelling case that a suspect for an arson incident was wrongly convicted and that Gov. Perry brushed aside strong evidence for his innocence.

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Cameron Todd Willingham: Jurors Defend Verdict That Led To Texas Execution

AP | JEFF CARLTON | Posted 05.25.2011

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CORSICANA, Texas — David Martin is sickened by the suggestion that Texas executed an innocent man when Cameron Todd Willingham was put to death ...

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Trial by Firefight

Rob Fishman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rob Fishman

It's clear that Cameron Todd Willingham was (mis)tried by a kangaroo court, but will justice be better served by the media zoo that's ensued?

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Death from Cluelessness: State Killing Machines and the Penalty of Indifference

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jeff Schweitzer

Carl Sagan famously said that extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. The claim that killing prisoners acts as a deterrent or keeps police safe is indeed extraordinary.

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The Death Penalty Is Frightening -- and Not Just on Halloween

Diann Rust-Tierney | Posted 05.25.2011

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Diann Rust-Tierney

I'm scared by the real life capital punishment system. As of this week, 139 individuals have been exonerated after being sentenced to die -- and some came terrifyingly close to execution.

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Welcome to Texas: The Death Penalty State

Rachel Farris | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rachel Farris

As the case against Cameron Todd Willingham, executed in 2004, sinks like a rock, the truth has started to float to the top and the rats are streaming out from all sides, led by none other than Texas Governor Rick Perry.

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