Boston Globe Op-ed -- Denise and Bill Richard - To end the anguish, drop the death penalty
“But now that the tireless and committed prosecution team has ensured that justice will be served, we urge the Department of Justice to bring the case to a close. We are in favor of and would support the Department of Justice in taking the death penalty off the table in exchange for the defendant spending the rest of his life in prison without any possibility of release and waiving all of his rights to appeal.”
‘We know that the government has its reasons for seeking the death penalty, but the continued pursuit of that punishment could bring years of appeals and prolong reliving the most painful day of our lives. We hope our two remaining children do not have to grow up with the lingering, painful reminder of what the defendant took from them, which years of appeals would undoubtedly bring.”
“We believe that now is the time to turn the page, end the anguish, and look toward a better future — for us, for Boston, and for the country.”
WP -- FBI overstated forensic hair matches in nearly all trials before 2000
“The Justice Department and FBI have formally acknowledged that nearly every examiner in an elite FBI forensic unit gave flawed testimony in almost all trials in which they offered evidence against criminal defendants over more than a two-decade period before 2000.”
The Far Center -- Reconsidering the Death Penalty in Ohio
