The Crime
What crime was Cameron Todd Willingham convicted of in 1992?
What is the Murder of his daughters due to arson?
What was Willingham's final punishment?
What is the Death Penalty?
Investigators claimed that the fires burned in this unnatural pattern that was once thought to indicate arson.
What are Pour Patterns? (burn marks shaped like puddles)
The man accused of this crime
Who is Cameron Todd Willingham?
The fire that killed Willingham's children occurred in this year.
What is 1991?
What state was the crime committed in?
What is Texas?
This legal issue has become a massive topic of debate in the aftermath of this case and many like it.
What is wrongful execution?
The original arson findings were largely based on this now-discredited method of interpretation.
What is visual fire pattern analysis?
This inmate had claimed that Willingham had confessed to him about the crime in jail.
Who is Johnny Webb?
Willingham was executed in this year.
What is 2004?
Willingham was accused of using this substance to ignite the fire during the crime.
What is an accelerant? (lighter fluid)
This term describes the mistake the justice system made in Willingham's case.
What is a Miscarriage of Justice
This basic household phenomenon can mimic signs of arson, confusing fire investigators.
What is Flashover?
A family member of Willingham who believed he was innocent but later changed her stance.
Who is Stacy Kuykendall? (His Wife)
In this year the Texas Forensic Science Commission reviewed Willingham's case.
What is 2006?
The amount of people killed in this event.
What is three?
Willingham's execution brought national attention to the debate over this controversial form of punishment.
What is Capital Punishment?
Investigators mistakenly believed the fire had multiple points of origin, which they said suggested this crime.
What is Arson?
The name of the Fire Marshall who investigated the crime scene.
Who is Manuel Vasquez?
The year that Rick Perry the Texas Governer refused to delay the execution even though new evidence had been found.
What is 2004?