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Jurors Dispute Willingham's Innocence:  Evidence keeps cropping up to challenge the veracity of roving reporter David Grann's allegation in his September 7, New Yorker article  that Texas executed an innocent man 2004. Earlier posts here, here and here reported facts related to Todd Cameron Willingham's conviction and death sentence for the 1991 arson and  murder of this three children. Grann's piece focuses on the forensic evidence of arson, which has been disputed by other experts. Today, a story by AP writer Jeff Carlton quotes Willingham's defense attorney, and four jurors he was able to locate from the 1992 trial. All of them still believe Willingham is guilty.  The veteran defense attorney says that he did not present a fire expert at trial because "We hired one...and he said: 'Yep.  It's arson.'"  The two fire experts who testified for the prosecution found evidence that an accelerant was used to start the fire.  The jurors noted that, in addition to the forensic evidence, other information helped to convince them.  Days after the fire Willingham was at the scene complaining that his dart set was either burned or stolen. He then told a fire department paramedic that he had poured cologne (an accelerant) along the floor from the bathroom through the hallway (where the childrens' bodies were found) because the children liked the smell.  Neighbors testified that while his children were trapped inside the burning house, Willingham moved his car to keep it from catching fire.      

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