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>Do you recall the case? PBS to the rescue: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/death-by-fire/ http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/death-by-fire/
by forgetsusername 10y ago
>Do you recall the case?
PBS to the rescue:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/death-by-fire/ http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/death-by-fire/
- mc32 10y agoSimilar, but the case I recall was this one about mr Graf: https://wrongfulconvictionsblog.org/2015/08/20/modern-forensics-vs-good-old-fashioned-texas-justice-the-trials-of-ed-graf/ https://wrongfulconvictionsblog.org/2015/08/20/modern-forens... He's not the most sympathetic guy, given his peccadilloes, but the case was mostly circumstantial with some junk science thrown in for good measure. However, the overturning of his conviction was due to the injustice carried out on mr Willingham and the exposition of the junk science behind it. The overturning of mr Graf's conviction was the first one based on what was learned from the Willingham case.
- finid 10y agoI was aware of that case when it was unfolding, but did not follow it until the end. Surprised that they convicted and executed the guy. Sad case, but how many of those have taken place in Texas, or in the US as a whole?
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