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Executed man claimed innocence till the end

To update a prior post, after a stay in the case for last minute DNA testing which proved inconclusive, Gregory Wright became the 14th Texan executed in 2008. (Six more are scheduled between now and the end of November.) Today would have been Wright's 43rd birthday.When you read the final statements of most executed offenders, at least those who choose to give them, they tend to express remorse, often apologizing to victim families, or else offering comfort to friends and family they're leaving behind. Wright's final statement was noteworthy because he defiantly maintained his innocence until the end, instead insisting that an informant who testified against him really did the deed:John Adams lied. He went to the police and told them a story...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on November 01, 2008 (boomark / email).