Tag Archives: John Wise

A Wrongly Identified Token

Posted on August 27, 2026 by Justice for Willie

A new article about Willie Manning highlights discrepancies in the investigation of his remaining case. Drawing on the experience and understanding of experts, Mississippi Today exposes faulty evidence used at Willie’s trial in the Steckler-Miller case. We learn that the … Continue reading →

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A  Disappointing Ruling

Posted on July 31, 2022 by Justice for Willie

The Mississippi Supreme Court has denied Willie Manning the opportunity to pursue appropriate DNA testing of hairs found in Tiffany Miller’s car.[i] Willie had asked for specialist testing after screening at Bode Technology lab failed to produce usable data from … Continue reading →

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The Significance of John Wise’s Car*

Posted on November 28, 2018 by Justice for Willie

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 →

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Without Logic or Fairness

Posted on October 8, 2017 by Justice for Willie

Even in a case with as many anomalies as Willie Manning’s, the reason for making him a murder suspect in the first place is particularly troubling.* Four months after students Tiffany Miller and Jon Steckler were murdered, a silver monogrammed … Continue reading →

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