Lamentations: On John Henry Ramirez In South Texas, John Henry Ramirez robbed and murdered Pablo Castro in 2004. In fact, Ramirez stabbed him 29 times. A short time later, Ramirez robbed a second victim. Then, Ramirez fled to Mexico where he was able to avoid capture for a little over three and a […]
James Coddington was… Abandoned. Abused. Poor. Malnourished. Filthy. Beaten. Kicked. Thrown. Traumatized. Unsupervised. Underdeveloped. Ridiculed. Belittled. Condemned. Addicted. Mentally ill An alcoholic. …all before the age of 9 years old. If you met a child who had gone through all these things…how would you respond? Hopefully, any of us would do all that we could […]
Lamentations: On Kosoul Chantakoumanne Make no mistake…Sarah Walker was brutally murdered in McKinney Texas in 2006. Somebody should pay for such a crime. Unfortunately, it’s quite possible that the wrong man is being called to account. Here’s why. The bedrock of every murder investigation is the establishment of a motive. The McKinney Police Department (MPD) […]
Lamentations: On Joe James (Execution Date: July 28) Joe Nathan James, Jr. killed Faith Hall in 1994. There doesn’t seem to be much doubt about that. However, doubt about guilt isn’t necessary to have doubt about the punishment. The death penalty is abhorrently problematic and this case illustrates why…starkly. For several years, […]
Lamentations: On Ramiro Gonzales Lamentations is a series of short reflections derived from a reoccurring conversation that takes place before every scheduled execution in the United States between prominent abolitionists Death Penalty Action Executive Director, Abraham Bonowitz and the Convener of Clergy United Against the Death Penalty, the Rev. Dr. Jeff Hood. In 2001, Bridget […]
Lamentations: On Clarence Dixon Lamentations is a series of short reflections derived from a reoccurring conversation that takes place before every scheduled execution in the United States between prominent abolitionists Death Penalty Action Executive Director, Abraham Bonowitz and the Convener of Clergy United Against the Death Penalty, the Rev. Dr. Jeff Hood. Anyone who follows […]
Lamentations: On Carl Buntion & Oscar Smith Lamentations is a series of short reflections derived from a reoccurring conversation that takes place before every scheduled execution in the United States between prominent abolitionists Death Penalty Action Executive Director Abraham Bonowitz and Clergy United Against the Death Penalty Executive Director The Rev. Dr. Jeff Hood. Death […]