The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative
Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other
shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org.
February 28, 2014

Concealed Jailhouse Deal Raises Question over Texas Execution 
--------------------------------------------------------------


 
There is a new development in the case of Cameron Todd Willingham, a
Texas man who was executed 10 years ago after he was convicted of
setting a fire that killed his three young daughters. For years, family
members and death penalty opponents have argued that he was innocent.
The New York Times is now reporting newly discovered evidence suggests
that the prosecutor in the case may have concealed a deal with a
jailhouse informant whose testimony helped put Willingham to death.
Attorneys seeking a posthumous exoneration for Willingham say they have
found evidence that the informant Johnny Webb gave his testimony in
return for a reduced prison sentence.

 

.