October 15, 2010

Six years after Cameron Todd Willingham was executed for setting a fire to his home that killed his three daughters, the case is again being heard in Texas court. The state has reopened the case to determine whether the 1991 arson investigation–on which Willingham was sentenced–was flawed, which could mean the late Willingham was wrongfully convicted and executed.

Read Leslie Eaton’s story on the Wall Street Journal for details.