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Tag Archives: fingerprint comparison
The Significance of John Wise’s Car*
When Willie Manning was first indicted for the murders of two students, he was charged with kidnaping as well; the prosecutors later abandoned the kidnaping charge and substituted robbery. Both kidnaping and robbery allowed them to seek the death penalty … Continue reading
Posted in capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, fingerprint comparison, John Wise, Mississippi, USA, Willie Manning
Tagged burglary, Circuit Court of Oktibbeha County, fingerprint analysis, fingerprint comparison, Fly Manning, forensics, Injustice, John Wise, John Wise's car, Jon Steckler, kidnaping, Mississippi, Mississippi State University, November 2018, robbery, Starkville, Tiffany Miller, USA, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning
A Two-person Crime
A radio blog* recorded the day before Willie Jerome Manning’s scheduled execution in May, 2013, features Vincent Hill, a private investigator and former policeman. Hill re-examined the evidence in Willie’s 1992 case, and found many omissions and inconsistencies. Here David Skato, … Continue reading
Posted in African American, America, capital punishmant, criminal justice, death peanlty, DNA testing, innocence, miscarriages of justice, Mississippi, Starkville, USA, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning, wrongful convictions
Tagged African American, death penalty, DNA testing, Earl Jordan, fingerprint comparison, Fly Manning, Injustice, jailhouse snitches, Jon Steckler and Tiffany Miller, June 2016, law enforcement, Mississippi, Mississippi State University, Oktibbeha County, police, snitch testimony, The Other Side of Justice, Vincent Hill, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning
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Many Positives
Willie Jerome Manning was permitted to seek DNA and fingerprint testing over two years ago, but still there is no news of the final results. Long waits are normal on death row, but this one must be particularly challenging: Willie … Continue reading
Posted in African American, capital punishment, death peanlty, Fly Manning, Mississippi, USA, Willie Manning
Tagged Amnesty International (UK), botched executions, capital punishment, death penalty, DNA testing, fingerprint comparison, Fly Manning, innocence, Justice Kennedy, Justice Scalia, lethal injection drugs, Mississippi, National Association of Evangelicals, October 2015, Pope Francis, President Obama, Richard Glossip, US Congress, USA, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning, wrongful convictions
DNA Testing: Semen Found
The results of preliminary DNA testing in Willie Manning’s Steckler-Miller case were made public yesterday. The results, given in a letter from a Senior Forensic DNA Analyst at the Cellmark Forensics Dallas Lab, are as follows: Rape kit Three swabs were tested … Continue reading
Posted in African American, capital punishmant, death penalty, Death Row, Fly Manning, forensic testing, Mississippi, USA, Willie Manning, wrongful convictions
Tagged African American, capital punishment, death penalty, Death Row, DNA testing, fingerprint comparison, fingerprint matching, Fly Manning, forensic analysis, forensic testing, June 2015, Mississippi, Mississippi Crime Lab, Mississippi State Penitentiary, Oktibbeha County Circuit Court, USA, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning, wrongful convictions
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Facing Execution
Exactly two years ago today, on May 7 2013, Willie Manning faced execution. His younger brother, Marshon, must be remembering the turmoil of that day. Interviewed by Joe Berlinger for an Al Jazeera America program in 2014, he describes the … Continue reading
Posted in African American, capital punishment, death penalty, Death Row, executions, flawed forensics, human rights abuse, Mississippi, prosecutorial misconduct, torture, USA, victims, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning, wrongful convictions
Tagged 2015, Al Jazeera America, capital punishment, death penalty, Death Row, DNA testing, executions, fingerprint comparison, flawed forensics, Fly Manning, forensic evidence, human rights violation, May 2015, Mississippi, Oktibbeha County Circuit Court, prosecutorial misconduct, torture, USA, victims, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning, wrongful conviction
Forensic Evidence: Slow Progress
Two years ago this month, in March 2013, the Supreme Court of the United States declined Willie Jerome Manning’s request for a review of his 1992 case involving two students. Things then moved quickly for a few weeks, during which … Continue reading
Posted in African American, capital punishment, criminal justice USA, death penalty, Death Row, DNA testing, fingerprint comparison, Injustice, Mississippi, USA, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning, wrongful convictions
Tagged 2015, African American, capital punishment, death penalty, Death Row, DNA testing, fingerprint comparison, Fly Manning, forensic evidence, human rights abuses, Injustice, March 2015, miscarriage of justice, Mississippi, Mississippi judicial system, Mississippi Supreme Court, USA, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning, wrongful conviction
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
Developments in both cases
Over the holiday period Willie Jerome Manning will be able to consider recent developments in both his cases. Regarding the case of the two students, on December 16 the State filed its response to Willie’s request for DNA testing and … Continue reading
Posted in African American, Brookville Garden, capital punishment, conviction, death penalty, Death Row, DNA testing, fingerprint comparison, Fly Manning, Injustice, Jon Steckler and Tiffany Miller, Mississippi, Mississippi Supreme Court, racism, Willie Fly Manning, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning, witness testimony, wrongful convictions
Tagged 2013, African American, Brookville Garden murders, capital murder, capital punishment USA, conviction, death penalty, Death Row, December 2013, DNA testing, Exculpatory evidence, false testimony, fingerprint comparison, Fly Manning, Injustice, Jon Steckler and Tiffany Miller, Mississippi, Oktibbeha County, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning
Paying Attention to Fingerprints
On November 10, Willie Jerome Manning completed 19 years on Mississippi death row. Two days earlier, Kash Delano Register was released after spending 34 years in prison in California for a murder that he did not commit, after a witness admitted … Continue reading
Posted in African American, conviction, death penalty, Death Row, DNA testing, fingerprint comparison, fingerprints, Fly Manning, Injustice, Jon Steckler and Tiffany Miller, junk science, Mississippi, murder victims' relatives, no physical evidence, racism, USA injustice, Willie Fly Manning, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning
Tagged 2013, African American, conviction, death penalty, Death Row, DNA testing, fingerprint comparison, Fly Manning, Injustice, Jon Steckler and Tiffany Miller, Justice Kitchens, Kash Delano Register, Manning, Mississippi, Mississippi Crime Lab, Missouri fingerprint mismatches, murder, November 2013, Oktibbeha County Circuit Court, racism, Willie Jerome Manning, Willie Manning
