He Killed An Innocent Man — And The Repubican Governor of Texas Rick Perry is Proud of It

Cameron Todd Willingham in his cell on death row, in 1994. (Photo by Ken Light)

Rick Perry is on the record saying that Cameron Todd Willingham was a “monster,” but it's increasingly looking like Perry is the real monster here.

By By The Daily Take
It’s becoming clearer by the day that Rick Perry killed an innocent man.

Ten years ago, Texas executed Cameron Todd Willingham, who was convicted in 1992 on arson charges, for setting a 1991 fire in Corsicana, Texas that killed his three children.

But now, newly uncovered evidence suggests that Willingham, who maintained his innocence until his death, was in fact an innocent man.

Willingham’s original conviction relied on two major pieces of evidence: an analysis of the fire by arson investigators, and the testimony of a jailhouse informant.

In the years since Willingham was executed, the arson investigation that was a key pillar of his case has been discredited.

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