Celebration of Life
The celebrations for Reggie and Darryl Burton were uplifting. Darryl celebrated his 1 year anniversary of exoneration. Reggie celebrated his 38th birthday and his escape from the jaws of death on June 17th.
The Justice for Reggie Campaign thanks all the well-wishes and especially those who brought special birthday tributes: Thunder, Percy Wells, The Psalm, Readus Miller, and Versita Smith. A special shout-out goes to Brenda Jones and our friends at the ACLU who hosted the event at their headquarters. We definitely appreciate Ameer Harper, serving as the emcee on crutches because of a knee injury from a recent car accident.
NY Times Editorial
The possible wrongful execution of Cameron Willingham was the subject of a recent NY Times editorial piece. Willingham protested his innocence until the day he was executed in 2004 by the state of Texas. Emerging evidence is now pointing to the pseudo science on arson presented at the trial for the murder of his three young daughters. The editorial took the State to task for doing their “careful” investigation of the arson evidence after the execution.
This is exactly what has happened in Missouri with the Chain of Rocks Bridge tragedy. We cannot let it happen again.
Reggie’s Facebook
Some of you have sent email requests to join Reggie’s Facebook. You should be able to join directly. If not, please let us know.
Clemency Petitions
Yes, we must continue to collect the petitions. The clemency process is separate from the work of the independent judge (Special Master). We must spread our eggs around and not put them in one basket. Reggie’s life hangs in the balance.
If you have completed petitions, please get them to the Center (they can be placed in their US mailbox). We will be doing a count and letting you know where we are.
“Enough Already!”
Jamala Rogers, Coordinator
JUSTICE for Reggie Campaign
P. O. Box 5277
St. Louis, MO 63115
(314) 367-5959
www.justiceforreggie.com
