On September 24, 2026, in a devastating 5-4 decision, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals rejected a lower court’s finding that Melissa Lucio is actually innocent of her daughter Mariah’s death. […]
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TCADP March 2022 Newsletter: Today is election day in the Texas Primary!
In this edition Scheduled executions: Texas set to resume executions next week after five-month hiatus 2022 Texas Primary Election: Important District Attorney races are on the ballot in Dallas, Tarrant and Bexar […]
In this edition Scheduled executions: Take action to stop the execution of Melissa Lucio TCADP 2022 Annual Conference: Join us on February 26, 2022 for a day of information and inspiration […]
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Court of Inquiry Ruling Postponed
On October 14, 2010, State District Judge Charlie Baird convened a court of inquiry into whether Cameron Todd Willingham was wrongfully executed and whether or not state officials committed a crime in how they handled his case prior to the execution.
Today’s Hartford (Connecticut) Courant features an excellent op-ed from Terrence P. Dwyer, a retired investigator with the New York State Police, Bureau of Criminal Investigation. In “More than Reasonable Doubt About […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, August 31, 2009 CONTACT: Kristin Houlé, Executive Director, 512-441-1808 (office); 202-494-3578(cell) khoule@tcadp.org New Investigation Confirms Execution of an Innocent ManBroad Body of Evidence Points to Wrongful […]
We have breaking news to share with you: A new investigative report, which will appear in the September 7 issue of the New Yorker, confirms that Cameron Todd Willingham (pictured)- […]
Susan Reed, Bexar County DA has concluded that Ruben Cantu was justifiably executed in 1993. DA Reed refused to have an independent investigation of this case after questions about his […]