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Category Archives: execution
Ripples of Sorrow
Willie Manning’s trial for the murder of two students was held in November, 1994. A few months earlier, another Mississippi capital murder trial took place which was to change the life of one of the jurors forever.* In July, 1994, … Continue reading
Posted in Bobby Glen Wilcher, capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, execution, jurors, Lindy Lou Isonhood, Mississippi, post traumatic stress disorder, USA, Willie Manning
Tagged Bobby Glen Wilcher, capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, Death Row, execution, Fly Manning, juries, jurors, Lindy Lou Isonhood, Mississippi, Mississippi State Penitentiary, post traumatic stress disorder, September 2018, USA, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning
Five Years On
May 7, 2013 was Willie Manning’s scheduled execution date. Five years on, we recall that time through quotations. And we sincerely hope that Willie will never again experience that appalling trauma. “Mississippi, prove that institutional racism is no longer a … Continue reading
Posted in capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, execution, Mississippi, USA, Willie Manning
Tagged capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, execution, executioner, false testimony, FBI, Fly Manning, lynching, May 2018, Mississippi, Mississippi Constitution, racism, social media, stay of execution, trauma, US constitution, US Department of Justice, USA, vigil, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning
Lethal Deadlines
Question: When does a deadline become a ‘dead’ line? Answer: When the deadline in question is the crucial one that allows death row inmates to appeal their state convictions in federal courts. If defense attorneys miss this deadline it can … Continue reading
Posted in capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, Death Row, execution, Fly Manning, Injustice, legal bias, Lori St John, Marshall Project, miscarriages of justice, missed deadline, Mississippi, Mississippi judicial system, post conviction lawyers, post conviction review, procedural default, USA, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning, wrongful convictions
Tagged 2014, appeals, capital punishment USA, death penalty, Death Row, Federal Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, Fly Manning, Gregory Scott Johnson, Injustice, legal bias, legal deadlines, Marshall Project, missed deadlines, Mississippi, November 2014, Washington Post, Willie Fly Manning, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning, wrongful conviction
Twenty Wasted Years
Today, November 10 2014, is a significant landmark for Willie Jerome Manning: on this day it is twenty years since he first entered Mississippi’s death row. When he was taken onto death row the first official White House website had just … Continue reading
Posted in African American injustice, American justice, criminal justice, death penalty, death penalty USA, Death Row, DNA testing, execution, Fly Manning, Injustice, Mississippi, Mississippi judicial system, Mississippi Supreme Court, Oktibbeha County, prison conditions, solitary confinement, USA, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning, wrongful convictions
Tagged 2014, African American, capital murder, capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, Death Row, DNA testing, Fly Manning, Injustice, miscarriages of justice, Mississippi, Mississippi State Penitentiary Parchman, Mississippi Supreme Court, November 2014, Oktibbeha County, solitary confinement, USA, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning
The World has Lost a Wonderful Child
In the Al Jazeera America program featuring Willie Manning (Flawed Forensics, episode 3 of the series, The System), the director, Joe Berlinger, decides that to be balanced and fair he should interview family members of one victim of the crimes for … Continue reading
Posted in biased news reporting, capital punishment, criminal justice system, criminal justice USA, death penalty, death penalty injustice, Death Row, execution, FBI hair review, flawed testimony, Fly Manning, Injustice, law enforcement USA, Mississippi, murder victims' relatives, murders, Tiffany Miller, victims of crime, victims' relatives, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning
Tagged 2014, Ann Marie Templeton, Attorney General jim Hood, biased reporting, capital murder, convictions, Fly Manning, homicide victims, Jerry Mitchell reporter, Joe Berlinger, June 2014, Mississippi, Mississippi Supreme Court, murder victims, murder victims' relatives, Pam Cole, Samuel Gross, Tiffany Miller, victims of crime, victims' relatives, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning
Willie’s Voice: “This System is Broken.”
The long awaited Al Jazeera America program (Flawed Forensics, episode 3 of the series, The System), featuring Willie Manning, was broadcast in the USA on Sunday 1 June. The overall focus is the uncovering of systemic flaws in the FBI’s … Continue reading
Posted in African American, Al Jazeera, capital punishment, criminal justice USA, death penalty, DNA testing, execution, FBI hair review, fingerprint comparison, flawed testimony, Fly Manning, forensic hair testimony, forensics, hair testimony, Injustice, junk science, Mississippi, Mississippi judicial system, Mississippi Supreme Court, USA injustice, Willie Fly Manning, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning
Tagged 2014, African American, Al Jazeera The System, ballistics testimony, capital murder, conviction, David Voisin, death penalty, Department of Justice, DNA testing, FBI hair testimony review, fingerprint comparison, flawed forensics, Fly Manning, Injustice, Joe Berlinger, Jon Steckler and Tiffany Miller, June 2014, Marshon Manning, Mississippi, Mississippi Supreme Court, Washington Post, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning
Mississippi Executions: a Pattern of Callous Disregard?
In the days and hours before Willie Jerome Manning’s scheduled execution time last year, the Mississippi Supreme Court was denying him DNA testing and fingerprint comparison, despite there being only circumstantial evidence against him. The state was loud in its … Continue reading
Posted in abusive marriage, African American, capital murder, capital punishment, confession made under pressure, criminal justice USA, death penalty, death penalty injustice, Death Row, execution, Fly Manning, Injustice, judges, Michelle Byrom, Mississippi, Mississippi Governor, Mississippi judicial system, police usa, Willie Fly Manning, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning
Tagged 2014, African American, capital murder, conviction, David Voisin, death penalty, Death Row, Edward Byrom Jr, Edward Byrom Sr, Fly Manning, Injustice, Jackson Free Press, Judge Gardner, Justice Dickinson, March 2014, Michelle Byrom, Mississippi, Mississippi judicial system, Mississippi police, pressurized confession, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning
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A Final List of Evidence
Willie Manning’s lawyers have 30 days from 31 January 2014 to reach agreement with the prosecution about exactly which items should be tested for DNA and fingerprints. The items in question relate to Willie’s 1992 case involving two students, Jon Steckler … Continue reading
Posted in African American, capital murder, death penalty, DNA testing, execution, FBI hair review, fingerprint testing, flawed testimony, Fly Manning, forensics, Injustice, Jon Steckler and Tiffany Miller, Mississippi, Oktibbeha County, post-conviction DNA evidence, racial discrimination, Starkville, USA injustice, Willie Fly Manning, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning, wrongful convictions
Tagged 2014, African American, Automated Fingerprint Identification System, capital murder, conviction, death penalty, Death Row, DNA testing, FBI hair testimony review, February 2014, fingerprint analysis, Fly Manning, forensic evidence, IAFIS, Injustice, Jon Steckler and Tiffany Miller, Mississippi, Oktibbeha County, Willie Fly Manning, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning, wrongful conviction
A Good Start to 2014!
Willie Manning’s request for DNA testing and fingerprint analysis was heard on Friday, January 31 2014 at the Oktibbeha County Circuit Court. Willie’s request relates to his 1992 case involving the murders of two students, Jon Steckler and Tiffany Miller. … Continue reading
Posted in African American, capital murder, capital punishment, death penalty, death penalty injustice, Death Row, DNA testing, execution, FBI hair review, fingerprints, Fly Manning, forensic hair testimony, forensics, Jon Steckler and Tiffany Miller, junk science, Mississippi, murders, Oktibbeha County, Oktibbeha County Circuit Court, post-conviction DNA evidence, racial prejudice, stacked jury, Tiffany Miller and Jon Steckler, USA, Willie Fly Manning, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning, witness testimony, wrongful convictions
Tagged 2014, African American, capital murder, death penalty, Death Row, DNA testing, February 2014, fingerprint analysis, fingerprints, Fly Manning, Injustice, Innocent, Jon Steckler and Tiffany Miller, Mississippi, Mississippi State University, no physical evidence, Oktibbeha County, post-conviction DNA evidence, Tiffany Miller and Jon Steckler, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning
Oktibbeha Court Hearing: Time Set
Willie’s request for DNA testing and fingerprint analysis is due to be heard at 11 a.m. on Friday, January 31, 2014, at the Oktibbeha County Circuit Court in Starkville, Mississippi. His request relates to his 1992 case of two students, … Continue reading
Posted in African American, American justice, capital punishment, conviction, criminal justice USA, death penalty, Death Row, DNA testing, execution, fingerprint comparison, fingerprints, Fly Manning, forensics, Jon Steckler and Tiffany Miller, junk science, law enforcement USA, Mississippi, Oktibbeha County, Oktibbeha County Circuit Court, post-conviction DNA evidence, racism, Starkville, Tiffany Miller and Jon Steckler, USA, Willie Fly Manning, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning
Tagged 2014, African American, Ain't you got a right to the tree of life, capital murder, conviction, death penalty, Death Row, DNA testing, fingerprint analysis, fingerprints, Fly Manning, January 2014, January 31 2014, Jon Steckler and Tiffany Miller, Mississippi, Oktibbeha County, Oktibbeha County Circuit Court, post-conviction DNA evidence, Starkville, Willie Fly Manning, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning
