Junk science? Another inmate on death row fights to disprove arson – CNN.com.   This is the story of two fathers who drank too much and fought with their wives but, their families say, loved their children more than anything in the world. The two never knew each other. One was in Texas and one in Pennsylvania, but each watched a fire swallow their home with their children inside. One father, Cameron Todd Willingham of Corsicana, Texas, was convicted on murder charges; authorities said he set the fire that killed his three children in 1991. He was executed by lethal injectionContinue readingJunk science? Another inmate on death row fights to disprove arson – CNN.com

Junk science? Another inmate on death row fights to disprove arson – CNN.com. (CNN) — This is the story of two fathers who drank too much and fought with their wives but, their families say, loved their children more than anything in the world. The two never knew each other. One was in Texas and one in Pennsylvania, but each watched a fire swallow their home with their children inside. One father, Cameron Todd Willingham of Corsicana, Texas, was convicted on murder charges; authorities said he set the fire that killed his three children in 1991. He was executed by lethalContinue readingJunk science? Another inmate on death row fights to disprove arson – CNN.com

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Editorial August 3, 2010 If an automaker discovers that a faulty design is making some of its cars accelerate without warning, the company doesn’t just make fixes going forward, it inspects older models to repair the defect. If a material used in manufacturing, such as lead paint, is a health hazard, the government doesn’t just block its sale but requires the product’s removal to prevent harm. If Texas used flawed science to convict criminal defendants of arson, why wouldn’t it be imperative to re-examine the evidence to make sure that previous findings are accurate and to avoidContinue readingRe-examining the evidence in Willingham case | Editorial | Fort Worth Star-Telegram

President Lyndon Johnson, speaking about the Vietnam War, once remarked to an aide, “If I’ve lost Cronkite, I’ve lost America.” Paul Burka, who writes for Texas Monthly, is no Walter Cronkite, but his take on the Todd Willingham case in his column on July 27 is an indication that more and more middle of the road Texans are coming around to the realization that Texas executed an innocent person. From the BurkaBlog: The integrity of the Texas Forensic Science Commission has been compromised ever since Rick Perry reorganized the commission, installed his longtime politically ally, Williamson County D.A. John Bradley,Continue readingTexas Moratorium Network: Paul Burka on the Todd Willingham Case