People Who Were Wrongly Executed

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Cameron Todd Willingham was convicted of murder by arson in the early 90s. He was accused of starting a fire at his home, with his three children were inside. They all died. In 2004, he died via lethal injection. Later, it was found that the evidence used in the case, was in fact, invalid, and Willingham was innocent. Tragically, the entire incident was indeed an accident.

Number Two: Ruben Cantu was merely seventeen years old when he was wrongly accused. Convicted of capital murder for the shooting of a San Antonio man during an attempted robbery, he was executed in 1993. Over a decade after his execution, authorities have claimed that Cantu was indeed, NOT guilty. The single eyewitness abandoned his testimony, and Cantu's co-defendant, a friend of his, later revealed that he was coerced and pressured in to accusing Cantu of being the shooter. The co-defendant claims that Cantu wasn't present the night of the murder, leaving it impossible for the boy to have been the shooter.

Number Three: Larry Griffin was put to death in 1995, for the murder of Quintin Moss, a drug dealer, almost a decade previously. Never admitting to guilt, Griffin begged for his innocence. Evidence now proves that he was truthful. One officer - who was first on scene- later claimed that the eyewitness account he'd received was not true, despite him supporting the eyewitness' claims throughout the entire trial. There was another eyewitness that night, who was in fact injured due to the incident, was never approached for a statement, and he also denies Griffins involvement that evening.

Number Four: Carlos DeLuna was executed for murder in 1989. His execution was the result of an accusation that he had stabbed a Texas convenience store clerk. It was revealed almost two decades later that he was more than likely innocent. Evidence shows that another Carlos - a Carlos Hernandez - who had even admitted to the crime on numerous occasions, was in fact guilty.

Number Five: In 1997, David Spence was executed in connection with the rape and torture murders of two 17-year-old girls, and the murder of an 18-year-old boy in Waco Reportedly employed by someone else to carry out the task of murder, it was stated he killed the wrong people. A police lieutenant, who was supervising at the time of the case, admitted that he did not think that Spence was the perpetrator. Those in charge also shared the opinion that he was innocent...stating that there was no evidence to support claims of his guilt.

Number Six: The year 1976 saw Tafero charged with killing a state trooper. He received the death penalty, along with Sonia Jacobs. They were charged on the basis of a testimony from Walter Rhodes, who had also been involved. Rhodes agreed to give a statement if he was given a less severe sentence. Jacobs, however, was freed two years later on the ground of insufficient evidence - exactly the same evidence used to execute Tafero.

Number Seven: In 1915, the Griffin brothers (two black men) were charged with killing a white male. They were charged on the grounds that a previous suspect, Monk Steveson, claimed they were the murderers. however, it turns out he only accused them as they had money - and he figured they could afford to pay their way out. But, despite their innocence, they were still executed.

Number Eight: A Floridian citizen, Jones, was found guilty of killing a police officer. He had signed a confession for the murder, but later claimed that he was forced to. Years later, the police officer involved with Jones' confession was discharged from service due to unethical behavior.
His fellow officers had outed him as an "enforcer" who routinely tortured suspects.There have since been witnesses who claim another person actually committed the crime, throwing doubt on Jones' involvement.

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