Proper etiquette for handling exoneration from death row
Dear Emily Post, I'm faced with an etiquette dilemma and I could sure use your help. How, precisely, does one make up for sentencing an innocent person to death? Does the proper response change based on the number of years that have passed since the wrongful...
DA Stedman disregarded my opposition to the death penalty
Posted: Sunday, March 22, 2015 6:00 am LINELL PATTERSON l SPECIAL TO LNP I was shocked and saddened when I opened the newspaper several weeks ago and read an op-ed from Lancaster County District Attorney Craig Stedman (“Governor’s moratorium violates his oath of...
Widow: I don’t want to see him executed
Over two years ago, Mrs. Norwood stated, in writing, that she did not want Terry Williams to be executed for her husband's murder. Today, she reasserted her position. But the District Attorney and some House Representatives deliberately ignored her wishes and...
Upcoming Events
Joe D’Ambrosio: Death Row Story Thursday, March 19, 2015 - 7:00pm Taylor Little Theatre, Main Drive, Erie, PA 16504, USA Mercyhurst University Meryhurst University is bringing Joe D'Ambrosio, who was convicted of murder and on death row for 21 years before being...
District Attorney Tom Kearney Uses Families as Talking Points
Letter to the Editor I’m wondering what qualifies Tom Kearney to speak for the loved ones of murder victims, and why I should presume he understands the “pain and anguish that victims’ loved ones feel” but somehow “Gov. Wolf does not understand”? Kearney’s statement...
PA Supreme Court leaves reprieve in place
Just a few minutes ago, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued its ruling in the Terry Williams reprieve challenge filed by the Philly DA's office. The court left the reprieve in place and ordered additional briefing on the matter. In doing so, the justices have...