Who Was Cameron Todd Willingham
Cameron Todd Willingham was a Texas man convicted and executed in 2004 for the arson deaths of his three children in their Corsicana home in 1991. He maintained his innocence throughout the case.
Arson Investigation and Trial
Prosecutors relied on outdated fire investigation methods, including burn patterns and char patterns, to argue that Willingham intentionally set the fire. The case drew attention because later reviews questioned whether the fire was actually arson.
Controversy and Posthumous Review
After Willingham's execution, independent experts, including the National Academy of Sciences, criticized the original forensic analysis. Investigations found that modern fire science does not support the arson conclusions used in his conviction.
