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Petition to Protest Todd Willingham's Execution

Todd Willingham was innocent and Texas executed him. Texas should halt all executions.To: Texas Governor Rick Perry The State of Texas should halt all executions in light of the news that the investigator hired by the Texas Forensic Science Commission has concluded that the fire in the Cameron Todd Willingham case was accidental and not arson. Willingham was executed for arson/murder in 2004. In fact, there was no arson, so there was no crime. Texas executed an innocent person.Governor Perry and the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles were provided a report written by fire expert Gerald Hurst before Willingham's execution that cast considerable doubt on the conclusion that the fire was arson. They both ignored Hurst's report. Now, they have a responsibility to take action to ensure that Texas does not execute another innocent person...continue to full post

Full post as published by Lethal Injection on September 02, 2009 (boomark / email).