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Willingham Case on Forensic Science Commission Agenda

By Steve Hall

The Forensic Science Commission's next meeting is September 17, and the Todd Willingham case is on the agenda.In today's Austin American-Statesman, Chuck Lindell reports, "Fire marshal backs arson finding in man's execution."  Here's an extended excerpt:The State Fire Marshal's Office stands behind its controversial conclusion that Cameron Todd Willingham started the house fire that killed his three children in 1991, contradicting arson experts and scientists who insist the agency relied on bad science in its investigation.In a pointed letter to the Texas Forensic Science Commission , which is nearing the end of a contentious review of the Willingham arson investigation, Fire Marshal Paul Maldonado defended his agency's handling of the case that led to Willingham's execution in 2004...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on September 09, 2010 (boomark / email).