Agency Needs More Time for Willingham Case
Under a crystal chandelier, in a boardroom with all the gilded flourishes of the Irving Omni Mandalay Hotel’s faux-Mediterranean decor, Forensic Science Commission Chairman John Bradley presided over the state agency’s April quarterly meeting on Friday, which, as advertised, addressed the languishing investigation of Cameron Todd Willingham.
His case occupied less than 15 minutes of the six-and-a-half hour session. That was enough time for Commissioner Sarah Kerrigan to emphasize the commission’s consideration of the long-delayed complaint was “still in its infancy.”
“Other than identifying that it was worthy of an investigation and hiring a consultant to help ...
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Kimberly Levinson via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Did anyone ever think this would go any other way? They'll stall until after the November elections, come out with a report whitewashing everything in December, let the cries of outrage die down over the holidays, and that will be that. That's SOP in Texas politics when it comes to the death penalty.
Marc Lippincott via Texas Tribune on Facebook
This is what you get in a Rick Perry government.
Citizen Reindeer via Texas Tribune on Facebook
There was a brilliant piece written on this case late last year. Spectacular - I'll try to find the link.
In reading it, I was stunned at the way the forensics on fires were pretty much ignored in the case. I hate, however, that I was left with one nagging question that would not go away: why did Willingham say that his daughter was standing next to his bed when the fire broke out, and yet she was found in their bed, dead, after the fire. If I could get an answer to that...I would 100% believe that Willingham was innocent.
Any thoughts?