Ryan Ferguson was wrongfully convicted in 2001 of second-degree murder of Columbia Tribune Sports Editor Kent Heitholt, and was sentenced to 40 years in prison. Ferguson is one of roughly 2.3 million people currently housed in America’s prison system. The United States incarcerates more people than any civilized nation on earth. A majority of those […]
Must-Read Investigation: TX Likely Executed Innocent Man
The haunting question of whether Texas has executed an innocent person is addressed in a must-read investigative article and website released today. New evidence uncovered in the multi-year investigation by a team from Columbia Law School strongly suggests that Carlos DeLuna, executed in Texas in 1989, was innocent. The book-length monograph, Los Tocayos Carlos, is also available […]
Ryan Ferguson seeks new trial to prove innocence
Ryan Ferguson On December 5, 2005, Ryan Ferguson was found guilty of second-degree murder and first-degree robbery of Kent Heitholt, and was sentenced to 40 years in prison. Ryan was convicted based on the accepted testimony of two people, Chuck Erickson and Jerry Trump. Both Erickson and Trump have since given sworn affidavits stating that […]
AMANDA KNOX: “THE FINAL ARGUMENT”
WILL AMANDA KNOX EVER BE FREE? Countless Americans continue to debate the innocence or guilt of Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito, but there seems to be no resolve. The appeals trial for Amanda Knox is in summer recess. (Vacation for the bureaucrats; needless anguish for Amanda and Raffaele.) Most of you have probably […]
Diay wa-ig ayanda Balakang, and other Summer reminiscence
Plus: memories stored inside the mobile phone by Marciano A. Paroy, Jr. When I recently lost the mobile phone where my Smart number was housed, I initially thought only about how much it cost me way back in 2005. As I made my calculations, I simply told myself (in a self-conciliating manner) that the gadget […]
NFL: Eagles Team Transcript 01/16/2009
NFL: Philadelphia Eagles Team Transcript NFL Championship Games GO EAGLES! Philadelphia Eagles Conference Championship Transcripts 01/16/2009 Head Coach Andy Reid Press Conference 1-16-09 Opening statement: "Alright, let’s talk about injuries real quick here. [T] Jon Runyan was really the only one that didn’t practice. [RB Brian] Westbrook was out there, he did three quarters of […]