did you think todd willingham was guilty?ad seen all of the evidence, it was overwhelming that he was guilty. >> reporter: david martin was one of willingham's court appointed defense lawyers at his 1992 trial. so keeping them honest, what exactly did martin do to defend willingham? the prosecution had two arson investigators on the stand to prove that willingham was guilty. did you have an expert testify? >> we couldn't find one who said that it wasn't arson. >> reporter: couldn't find one. but since the trial, nine. that's right. nine different arson experts have concluded the fire was not arson. what evidence did you present to help defend willingham? >> what evidence would you have us present? the witnesses withere dead, the kids. every time you cross examine a witness you're presenting evidence. >> reporter: martin says he did his best. but admits he believed the prosecutor's experts who said they found patterns on the floor indicating an accelerant had been poured. nine experts said it was not. she alerted both the pros

cameron todd willingham was found guilty of killing his three daughters and an arson attack is that really the case will tell you more later on the shelf. tuesday marked where i can and washington d c i'm enduring a bit in your watching our team air the kids in ca with the latest in ukraine most of the attention is now centering on the southern peninsula of time yet which is located on the northern coast of the black sea as geo political tensions continued to rise control over the region is now one night stand but for more on the most recent developments i spoke with our keys each work is going on. i first asked him to talk about what happened in kenya today while at the same or worse has been a normal working tuesday. lots of people on the streets going about their business of all the rules are open to traffic shops are open cafes restaurants use a headset even sometimes when we are filming reports will post them up to me and say why is this a mini media here's why you guys reporting on there's nothing to report on science which is i think though that as of the key words abide to. it's ac

and it may turn out that an innocent texan was executed cameron todd willingham was convicted of killing his three daughters in an arson attack but is that we leave the case we'll tell you more later in the show. it's tuesday march fourth four pm in washington d.c. i'm in the area david and you're watching our team america we begin today with the latest in ukraine most of the attention is now centering on the southern peninsula of crimea which is located on the northern coast of the black sea as geo political tensions continue to rise control over the region is now in question but for more on the most recent developments i spoke with artie's igor piskun of and i first asked him to talk about what happened in crimea today. well i have to say more alas it's been a normal working tuesday lots of people in the streets going about their business all the roads are open to traffic shops are open cafes restaurants schools etc even sometimes when we are filming reports the locals come up to me and say why is there so many media here still why are you guys reporting on there's nothing to report on

willingham. that doesn't happen in a lot of cases.ot of people will say it's still justified when you see children, elderly people tortured, murdered, and we are crying out somebody has to pay for that. >> this is an emotional case, the first time someone possibly exonerated after dying on death row. thank you very much to holly hughes, jeff gardere. >>> a program note, don't miss "death row stories" right here on cnn. coming up, the malaysian airlines flight that disappeared from the sky. that's coming up after this. what does an apron have to do with car insurance? an apron is hard work. an apron is pride in what you do. an apron is not quitting until you've made something a little better. what does an apron have to do with car insurance? for us, everything. >>> welcome back. i'm jim sciutto in washington. right now, hundreds of families are waiting to hear any word about a commercial jet that just disappeared more than 24 hours ago. it happened between malaysia and china, and investigators are closely looking at the passenger manif

cameron todd willingham executed in texas in 2004 for having killed his three daughters. the evidence that caused his conviction, twofold. a jailhouse snitch, and also so-called arson expert testimony. well, the arson expert testimony has been discounted, has been disproven now, and es spergss cast on the jailhouse snitch, what the san antonio express line is all about. here's what's really going on in this story. rick perry the governor of texas is on his way out, never wavered in his believe that cameron todd willingham got what he deserved. i think the likelihood is strong that his successor, whether that's greg abbott, whether that's wendy davis, might soon after taking office in texas have to come to terms with the fact that texas did, in fact, execute an innocent individual. and that will change the death penalty debate. david graham from the "new yorker" deserves all the credit for bringing that story to light. >>> headlines redefined. >>> hang out a few minutes. i have a secret i've been keeping more than a year. al snide heyder has been keepin for longer that tha

who maintained his innocence until his death was in fact an innocent man willingham original conviction relied on two major pieces of evidence an analysis of the fire site by arson investigators and the testimony of a jailhouse informant in the years since he was executed the arson investigation said that that was a key pillar of his case has been discredited questions have been raised over the analysis done by the arson investigators in the science that was used in the case it now looks like it was just a tragic house fire and as for the jailhouse informant who allegedly heard well in him confessed to the crime new evidence suggests that informant was offered a deal by the prosecution in return for his testimony the judge it earlier denied cutting a deal but now the deal's been found in the judge's own handwriting so it's looking increasingly more likely that rick perry executed an innocent man and not just an innocent man a father. who discovered his house on fire and was unable to save his three daughters grieving and distraught and then thrown into jail and accused of intentionally

cameron todd willingham was found guilty of killing his three daughters and an arson attack is that really the case will tell you more

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and it may turn out that an innocent texan was executed cameron todd willingham was convicted of killing his three daughters in an arson attack that is that we leave the case we'll tell you more later in the show. it's tuesday march fourth four pm in washington d.c. i'm in the era david.