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Cameron Todd Willingham (January 9, 1968 – February 17, 2004) was an American man who was convicted and executed for the murder of his three young children by arson at the family home in Corsicana, Texas, on December 23, 1991.
[42] [43] [44] One of these supporters, John Grisham, cited his reason behind his support for clemency, stating that no crime had taken place to begin with and that Texas was about to execute an innocent man. [45] Under Texas state law, the final recourse for inmates awaiting their scheduled execution was to appeal for clemency and the Texas ...
And for some state officials, that is a more worrying thought than the possibility of an innocent man being executed. The post Why Texas Lawmakers Tried To Stop America's First 'Shaken Baby ...
Since 1819, 1,343 people (all but nine of whom have been men) have been executed in Texas as of 19 January 2025. Between 1819 and 1923, 390 people were executed by hanging in the county where the trial took place. [1] During the American Civil War, three Confederate deserters and a man convicted of attempted rape were executed by firing squad. [1]
Robert Roberson went to death row for a Shaken Baby Syndrome case built on skimpy forensics and bad judgment calls. An Oct. 17 execution date looms.
A Texas man who had long claimed his conviction more than 20 years ago was based on false testimony and questionable evidence was executed Wednesday for fatally shooting two people, including his ...
Among the evidence was Perry's DNA on a cigarette butt underneath one of the victims. The jury deliberated another six hours before deciding that Perry deserved to be executed. [2] During the trial, Perry said he was innocent and claimed his confession had been coerced." [2] In October 2003, Burkett was also found guilty of capital murder.
FILE - This undated photo provided by The Texas Department of Criminal Justice shows Stephen Barbee, a Texas death row inmate. Barbee, seeking to stop his execution over claims of religious ...