Tag Archives: Willie Jerome Manning

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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Hope for the Future

Posted on June 12, 2022 by Justice for Willie

Today, June 12, 2022 is Willie Manning’s 54th birthday. We wish him a very happy birthday. Willie is upbeat at the moment. He is optimistic about how his remaining case is going, as the DNA testing that he was granted … Continue reading →

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Powerless to Help

Posted on November 1, 2021 by Justice for Willie

A few cells away from Willie Manning sits David Cox, who is scheduled to be killed on November 17. At Cox’s trial his lawyers failed to adequately communicate to the jury the impact of the extensive abuse that he suffered … Continue reading →

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The Circuit Court Abused its Discretion

Posted on June 12, 2021 by Justice for Willie

Today, Saturday, June 12 is Willie Manning’s 53rd birthday: we wish him a happy birthday. We trust that recent developments in his case help him to spend the day peacefully: his arguments for further DNA testing are strong. In April, … Continue reading →

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February Hope

Posted on February 19, 2021 by Justice for Willie

February has brought unusually severe winter storms to Mississippi, with snow, freezing temperatures and power failures. Conditions on death row at Mississippi State Penitentiary have been harsh: both power and heating have been off. After a couple of freezing cold … Continue reading →

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Death Row Highs and Lows

Posted on September 5, 2020 by Justice for Willie

Jacob Blake, an African American man, was shot in the back and seriously injured by police in Wisconsin in front of three of his young sons last month. Sadly, news like this is not infrequent, and is always depressing for … Continue reading →

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Excessive and Inhuman

Posted on July 29, 2020 by Justice for Willie

Willie Manning has been on death row for an astonishing 25 years. He’s not alone in suffering such a long period of incarceration: of the 41 inmates on Mississippi’s death row, 18 have been imprisoned for 20 years or more; … Continue reading →

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Happy 52nd Birthday!

Posted on June 12, 2020 by Justice for Willie

Today, Friday June 12, 2020, is Willie Manning’s 52nd birthday. We wish him a happy birthday. Willie has been depressed by the video footage showing African American George Floyd being killed by a white police officer in Minneapolis, while other … Continue reading →

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The Puzzle of the Hair Fragments

Posted on May 10, 2020 by Justice for Willie

At Willie Manning’s trial, an FBI hair expert testified about hair fragments vacuumed from Tiffany Miller’s car. The expert stated that the hair was African American (an assertion that the FBI and DOJ discredited in 2013). With no physical evidence … Continue reading →

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COVID-19

Posted on April 25, 2020 by Justice for Willie

Staying inside a tiny prison cell all day, every day, day after day is not easy. Willie Manning likes taking advantage of the little opportunity he gets to go outside for restricted exercise, where he may also find solace in … Continue reading →

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