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Journalist turned human rights activist, creative project enthusiast, runner, father of two boys, exhausted shell of a man. Views mine.
Aug 21, 2019 15 tweets 5 min read
Barring a last-minute stay of execution, Texas will execute Larry Swearingen tonight. He almost certainly did not commit the murder he was convicted of - as he was in jail when Melissa Trotter was killed @helenprejean @pamelacolloff @chronic_jordan 1/ I read thousands of pages of documents and transcripts, attended appeal hearings, interviewed prosecutors, defence attorneys, Swearingen’s family and Swearingen himself. This long read was published in @TheDublinReview andrewpurcell.net/?p=1609 What follows is a summary 2/