Arson Case of Texas Thin Willingham



Arson Case of Texas Thin Willingham

Introduction

Arson is the willful act of setting fire with intent to destroy property or kill people. Means of revenge, arson is the work of impaired mental or arsonists. Arson are also long been a common practice during clashes of military or social.

In the U.S. the debate on whether to eliminate the death penalty law by going on for years without ever getting really relevant consents, but cyclically intensifies as we approach the elections. Jonathan Alter back to pick up a famous case in the U.S. recently, less than a month away from the election of the new governor of the state to be held on November 2. Rick Perry, the current governor of Texas seeking a third term, is a staunch supporter of the death penalty in recent weeks and are trying to divert attention from the Willingham case erupted last year after a long and documented investigation New Yorker.

Cameron Todd Willingham told of being awakened by the screams of one of his three daughters the night of 23 December 1991 since the house was on fire. He was panicked, tried to save them but failed and decided to take to the streets to seek help. When the firemen arrived, it was too late and the three girls were dead. However, a survey excluded the possibility that it was an accident and accused Willingham of the case of arson, a practice often implemented to defraud the insurance on the house in a place like Texas, where most of the houses are built of wood (Kumar, 2008).

Some witnesses confirmed that, yes, Willingham was upset that night appeared just before Christmas, but it seemed as if pretending that despair too. In prison, the man was accused by a fellow prisoner, who told ...