SIGNAL BOOST: Demand DNA Testing for Death-Row Inmate Hank Skinner before it's too late.
Here we go again--another potentially innocent man scheduled to die with questionable evidence. A lot of people reached out to try to save Troy Davis, and it looked like Georgia might issue a stay of execution for him, but in the end, they did not. That doesn't mean we can't save the next person. Hank Skinner is scheduled to be executed in Texas on November 9th, without DNA testing on the evidence.
Whether you believe in the Death Penalty or not, here are highlights of why you should sign this petition, and if you can, call or email the office of Rick Perry (Governor of Texas) to tell him that he must issue a stay of execution and grant DNA testing for Hank Skinner:
• The star witness has recanted her testimony against Hank
• Others have implicated another man as the murderer
Hank Skinner is scheduled to die on November 9. But the state of Texas may execute him without even conducting DNA tests on all of the evidence from his trial, despite a decade of requests from Hank and his lawyers.
Hank has been on death row since 1995 for the murders of his girlfriend and her two adult sons, and has steadfastly professed his innocence. Since his conviction, the star witness against Hank has recanted her testimony, and others have implicated another man as the killer.
At the time of his trial, the prosecution conducted DNA tests on the clothes Hank was wearing -- but declined to test the rest of the physical evidence, including a rape kit, the murder weapons, several hairs clutched in the victim's hand, and a bloody windbreaker that strongly resembles that of the man accused by others of being the true murderer.
Since the year 2000, Hank has been requesting that the office of the District Attorney that prosecuted him order DNA tests on the remaining evidence. But the DA's office has continuously denied those requests, saying Hank should have requested the tests before his trial.
The Gray County District Attorney's office has neglected to order these tests for more than a decade without consequences. By signing this petition, you can let members of that office know that their actions are being watched, and that it is unacceptable to send a potentially innocent man to his death without collecting all the relevant evidence.
• Sign the Petition
• Contact Governor Perry
Whether you believe in the Death Penalty or not, here are highlights of why you should sign this petition, and if you can, call or email the office of Rick Perry (Governor of Texas) to tell him that he must issue a stay of execution and grant DNA testing for Hank Skinner:
• The star witness has recanted her testimony against Hank
• Others have implicated another man as the murderer
Hank Skinner is scheduled to die on November 9. But the state of Texas may execute him without even conducting DNA tests on all of the evidence from his trial, despite a decade of requests from Hank and his lawyers.
Hank has been on death row since 1995 for the murders of his girlfriend and her two adult sons, and has steadfastly professed his innocence. Since his conviction, the star witness against Hank has recanted her testimony, and others have implicated another man as the killer.
At the time of his trial, the prosecution conducted DNA tests on the clothes Hank was wearing -- but declined to test the rest of the physical evidence, including a rape kit, the murder weapons, several hairs clutched in the victim's hand, and a bloody windbreaker that strongly resembles that of the man accused by others of being the true murderer.
Since the year 2000, Hank has been requesting that the office of the District Attorney that prosecuted him order DNA tests on the remaining evidence. But the DA's office has continuously denied those requests, saying Hank should have requested the tests before his trial.
The Gray County District Attorney's office has neglected to order these tests for more than a decade without consequences. By signing this petition, you can let members of that office know that their actions are being watched, and that it is unacceptable to send a potentially innocent man to his death without collecting all the relevant evidence.
• Sign the Petition
• Contact Governor Perry