Incendiary: The Willingham Case

Incendiary The Willingham Case is a 2011 documentary film by Steve Mims and Joe Bailey, Jr. that explores the conviction and execution of Cameron Todd Willingham for arson murder. Equal parts murder mystery, forensic investigation and political drama, the film meticulously reviews the arson evidence used to convict Willingham, and immerses audiences in contemporary struggles over the case.

The film mixes stylized recreations of fire science with cinema verit coverage of efforts to review Willinghams caseby the Texas Forensic Science Commission and within the Texas court system. It also features indepth conversations with Willingham defense counsel David Martin, who maintains his clients guilt vociferously. A press conference with Willinghams exwife Stacy Kuykendall on the courthouse steps of a Court of Inquiry hearing into the case is also captured, cut against the courts review of the evidence against Willingham.Amid the struggles in the courts and political sphere over the Willingham case, consensus mounts in the scientific community that there is no valid evidence of arson to meet any standard for criminal indictment of Willingham, who was imprisoned for twelve years, and executed for the fire deaths of his three young daughters. The film juxtaposes this scientific consensus with impassioned statements from Willinghams outspoken detractors, most notably defense counsel David Martin, Governor Perry and Perrys new appointee to the Forensic Science Commission, Chairman John Bradley. The films subjects also contemplate the cases implications for the American system of justice, and the use of forensic science in the courtroom. ........

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