Category Archives: USA

The Long Road from Factual Innocence to Exoneration

Posted on November 28, 2025 by Justice for Willie

It is over a year since Willie Manning asked the Mississippi Supreme Court to reconsider its refusal to let him present newly discovered evidence to the circuit court. In his Motion for Rehearing he argued that the court erred in … Continue reading →

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The Killing of Richard Jordan

Posted on July 30, 2025 by Justice for Willie

Last month was a horrible one for Willie Manning: his fellow inmate, Richard Jordan, was killed by an employee of the State of Mississippi. It was a grisly business, with a break for another employee to try to decide whether … Continue reading →

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Discrimination incriminates

Posted on February 23, 2025 by Justice for Willie

Two briefs supporting Willie Manning have been submitted to the Mississippi Supreme Court. The national and local Innocence Projects use theirs to show that jailhouse informant testimony, unreliable forensic science, and prosecutorial misconduct are “leading contributing factors to wrongful conviction”. … Continue reading →

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Judicial District 16: Official Misconduct and False Forensics

Posted on November 2, 2024 by Justice for Willie

Both Willie Manning’s capital cases were tried in Mississippi’s judicial district 16. His 2015 exoneration in the Jimmerson-Jordan case is one of seven known wrongful capital convictions stemming from the same prosecutor in that district. All these cases feature false … Continue reading →

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Mississippi Supreme Court “Perverts its Function”

Posted on September 18, 2024 by Justice for Willie

Willie Manning’s long road to achieving justice has been blocked again: the Mississippi Supreme Court, in a close and shocking 5-4 decision*, has barred Willie from taking newly discovered evidence to the circuit court. The dissenting judges are strong in … Continue reading →

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New Video /Podcast Page

Posted on August 22, 2024 by Justice for Willie

If you’d like to learn more about Willie Manning’s case from videos or podcasts, it’s now easier to do so. There are links to several videos and a podcast on a new page on the Justice for Willie Manning website. … Continue reading →

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 New Video: The Case was Fabricated

Posted on August 2, 2024 by Justice for Willie

A new video about Willie Manning’s remaining case has been launched, showing how aspects of his trial that suggested guilt have now been demolished. Yet the real possibility of Willie’s execution remains. Ballistics evidence formed a significant part of the … Continue reading →

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Highs and Lows – and Birthday Wishes!

Posted on June 12, 2024 by Justice for Willie

Today, June 12 2024, is Willie Manning’s birthday. He is now 56 years old. It is shocking to realize that this is the 30th birthday that he has spent on death row. A lot has happened since Willie’s last birthday. … Continue reading →

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The Murder Sheet Podcast: not shocking, but appalling

Posted on February 22, 2024 by Justice for Willie

In a podcast from ‘The Murder Sheet’ (available below), we are introduced to Willie Manning’s legal team to hear their insights into Willie’s cases. It is a sobering experience. We hear not only that incentivized witnesses led to false trial … Continue reading →

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A white man yelling, followed by gun shots

Posted on January 1, 2024 by Justice for Willie

Students Tiffany Miller and Jon Steckler were murdered 31 years ago. We remember with compassion all those who still mourn the two young lives cut brutally short. Miller lived in a trailer at what is now called University Hills Mobile … Continue reading →

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