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William Irvan’s letter to You William Irvan asks you to read his letter (pdf) before you proceed with his case. The only evidence linking Irvan to the then cold capital case of 1987 is the perjured testimony by a federal prisoner with four (4) life sentences, who lied in order to get her daughter’s incarcerated father moved closer to her family. Even family members of the false informant testified that she was not credible. There is no physical evidence that proves Irvan’s guilt and the suspected perpetrator’s DNA was not tested. It is not clear why the jury convicted Irvan, and why they sent himRead More →

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Introduction Brief Description of the Crime On April 19,1998 at 12:28 P.M., York City Police officers responded to a phone call from a neighbor of victim Miriam Ascencio reporting that her door glass was broken, and a man was laying motionless inside on the floor. Upon entering, police found the body of Manuel Santana ( aka Nelson Lugo) on the kitchen floor, several feet inside the door. They also found the body of Miriam Ascencio in the adjoining bedroom. One witness told police that he saw both victims at Swizzles Bar the night before,and they were still there when he left at 1:30 A.M. onRead More →

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Introduction [The following text was written by Jessie Cummings.] On September 5th, 1991, while Jessie Cummings was over a hundred miles away in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, with his father, who was receiving treatment for terminal cancer, Juanita and Sherry Cummings [Jessie Cummings’ ex-wives] shot and killed Judy Ann Moody Mayo and killed Judy’s 11 year old daughter Melissa Marie Moody [Jessie Cummings’ sister and niece]. Judy Moody Mayo and Melissa Moody were last seen at 1:15 pm the afternoon of September 5th, 1991 at Vira Birthaleen Potter’s home in Coalgate, Oklahoma. Both Judy and Melissa disappeared while Jessie Cummings was in Oklahoma City. This caseRead More →