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Of the 327 wrongful convictions that have been proven by post-conviction dna. we know about the case in texas where bad arson science very likely condemned an innocent man to death. i think the impact is that the court grants these experts, and as a scientist and it's presented as scientific evidence and these experts have great facility for the language of science. they present very elaborate demonstrations as to showing a purported match. what they didn't present was that the prohibited value of that match is totally unknown and grossly exaggerated in case after case after case but it was pr...

Against him. from his cell on death row, ernest willis maintains his innocence. with the forensic evidence against him, the chances of anyone listening may be slim. coming up, is the same evidence that convicted ernest willis the key to releasing him from death row? advances in arson science provide a ray of hope for willis. >> everything that they said was obsolete. a fire don't happen the way they say it happens. people here know that our operations have an impact locally. we're using more natural gas vehicles than ever before. the trucks are reliable, that's good for business. but they al...

Re-prosecution of mr. willis based on the arson science as it exists today would be a waste of time. ernest willis did not do the crime. >> and soon, a judge agrees. judge brock jones signs willis' release order. he is the same judge who sentenced him to die 17 years earlier. a day later, willis walks off texas' death row for the first time in almost two decades, he is a free man. his wife verilyn whom he met while on death row, is waiting for him outside the prison walls. up until this moment, they've only seen each other through a glass barrier. >> i remember walking down the stairs and my w...

From his cell on death row, ernest willis maintains his innocence. with the forensic evidence against him, the chances of anyone listening may be slim. coming up, is the same evidence that convicted ernest willis the key to releasing him from death row? advances in arson science provide a ray of hope for willis. >> everything that they said was obsolete. a fire don't happen the way they say it happens. that's logistics. ♪ ♪ medicine that can't wait legal briefs there by eight, ♪ ♪ that's logistics. ♪ ♪ freight for you, box for me box that keeps you healthy, ♪ ♪ that's logistics...

Jury and executioner. that makes them god. and no one challenging it? that makes it a very dangerous science, doesn't it? coming up, fire ravages a west texas home, killing two women. did this man light the match or is faulty arson science to blame for his conviction? vietnam, 1967. i got mine in iraq, 2003. u.s.a.a. auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation, because it offers a superior level of protection and because u.s.a.a.'s commitment to serve the military, veterans, and their families is without equal. begin your legacy. get an auto insurance quote. u.s.a.a. we...