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Rick Perry's Execution Obsession Feeds the Worst in Human Nature

Amanda Marcotte, Comment Is Free. September 14, 2011.

Perry may have lost no sleep over Texas's 234 executions during his tenure, but the death penalty panders to crude bloodlust.

4 Prisoners Facing Executions or Serving Extreme Jail Sentences Who Very Well May Be Innocent

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. October 26, 2009.

Recent evidence shows that an executed Texas man was innocent. There are others who still might avoid that fate.

Innocent Until Proven Dead: Will Texas Execute Another Innocent Man?

Carter Pagel, AlterNet. October 21, 2009.

28-year-old Reginald Blanton is scheduled to die on October 27th despite serious doubts about his guilt. Does Gov. Rick Perry want more innocent blood on his hands?

Rick Perry Can Run, But He Can't Hide: Pressure Builds to Admit Texas Executed An Innocent Man

Liliana Segura, AlterNet AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. October 15, 2009.

As the corporate media picks up on the tragic story of Cameron Todd Willingham, Gov. Perry is going to desperate lengths to cover it up.

Texas Governor Rick Perry Is Trying to Cover Up the Execution of an Innocent Man

Bob Moser, Texas Observer AlterNet: PEEK. October 5, 2009.

Perry has suddenly replaced three members of a commission scheduled to investigate the case of Cameron Todd Willingham. But he can't hide the truth.

My Bad! Texas Apologizes For Executing an Innocent Man (SATIRE)

Lee Camp, AlterNet AlterNet: Video. September 21, 2009.

Cameron Todd Willingham was executed in 2004 for a fire that killed his three young daughters. Now it looks like he didn't do it. Oops!

Proof That Texas Executed An Innocent Man Could Turn Tide On Death Penalty

Lucile Malandain, Agence France Presse. September 8, 2009.

Opponents of the death penalty hope the case of Cameron Todd Willingham, who was executed in Texas, will be a turning point towards abolition.

Will Proof That Texas Executed an Innocent Man Change People's Minds On the Death Penalty?

Suzanne Ito, Blog of Rights AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. September 7, 2009.

Cameron Todd Willingham's last words were: "I have been persecuted 12 years for something I didn't do."

Texas Executed An Innocent Man

The Innocence Project, AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. August 31, 2009.

The tragic case of Cameron Todd Willingham, who was falsely accused of setting a fire that killed his children -- and then executed for it.

200 Executions and Counting: Texas Gov. Rick Perry's Cruel Death Tally

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. June 2, 2009.

Today marks the 200th execution under Perry, a record even deadlier than George W. Bush's tenure. What's the matter with Texas?