Nightline: The Wrongful Execution of Cameron Todd Willingham

A September 17, 2009, Nightline report on the execution of an innocent man in Texas. Cameron Todd Willingham was convicted and executed of arson murder based mainly on discredited arson analysis.

Now that all of the evidence against Willingham has been debunked, proving that he was innocent, the prosecutor is claiming outlandish new evidence that Willingham set the fire because he was a Satan worshipper.

This clip has been cut from the original, visit Nightline's wesbite for the full episode: http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=8608644

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• death row
• death penalty
• texas
• cameron todd willingham
• arson
• fire
• firefighter
• innnocence
• wrongful conviction
• innocence project

[gorrellp]

Fuck RICK PERRY

[EmceeSpawn]

Unreal.This is why I hate prosecutors. They don't give a fuck whether you are really innocent or not. They think everyone is guilty. Fuck them.

[quentedlin]

@EmceeSpawn This is the flaw in American jurisprudence. #1, our representatives have become lawmakers, against the idea of the simplistic common law. #2, the idea that the state can be an 'injured party' - which is really only possible in issues of contracts. #3, a split role of judge/prosecutor. There should be no prosecutor. It's a deception to mask the truth... the judge is biased. If all responsibility fell on the judge, it would be self-evident when a judge was corrupt. Sad.

[khbkb]

Resort to naming the Satanic Boogyman as an accomplice.

[khbkb]

I support the Death Penalty in cases of calculated, downright blissful brutality perpetrated by undeniably guilty individuals.

What disturbed me so deeply in regards to Willingham's case was the Prosecution's hints at Occultism; namely Todd's skull tattoo and an Iron Maiden poster he chose to

decorate a wall with. We've heard

this before, namely in high profile cases of wrongly convicted individuals. The Cases are so weak, motive non-existent, prosecutors resort to naming the Satanic boogyma

[yortko1]

The comments on this subject are quite enccouraging in terms of my mpressions of Americans. Although I was still revolted by what "Prick Berry" said when publically confronted with the possibilty that Todd was innocent - "He was a wife beater".

[Darkboy4085]

It is inconceivable to me that this prosecuter is now a judge. He is obviously one of those twisted Christians who makes his own judgments on people.

[zOMGLaserGunzPewPew]

To be murdered by the government while being blamed for the death of his own children.. this is abhorrent. End the death penalty now.

[TheDisenherited1]

@MrCowboyJesus you said what i feel

[TheDisenherited1]

@rostronc i like the way u think!

[pullzdatrigga]

fucking injustice

[superwhuffo1]

John Jackson is a total moron.