Todd Willingham's Family Testifying to Texas Forensic Science Commission Sept 17, 2010

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Todd Willingham's stepmother, Eugenia, and two of his cousins, Patricia Willingham Cox and Judy Willingham Cavner, attended the Sept 17, 2010 packed meeting of the Texas Forensic Science Commission at a Dallas hotel.
They delivered these comments during the public comment period of the meeting.

Video by Texas Moratorium Network

During a lunch break, Eugenia Willingham, who was in tears by the end of the meeting, told reporters she was "encouraged" that other commission members were "standing up" to Bradley. Cox spelled out who she thought was accountable for what she believes was her cousin's wrongful execution: Perry. "The governor was made aware of it, he knew those standards were wrong in 2004," she said.

In 2007, the commission agreed to hear a complaint from the Innocence Project concerning the arson science the state used to convict Willingham, who was executed in 2004. Two days before the commission was scheduled to take up the Willingham case in October, Gov. Rick Perry abruptly replaced three of the commission members, including then-Chairman Sam Bassett, an Austin criminal defense attorney. Bradley, the Williamson County District Attorney, took his place, and postponed the review until he could properly acquaint himself with agency procedures.

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