Laura Dern's latest film Trial by Fire takes on the real and heartbreaking case of Cameron Todd Willingham Ale Russian is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023.

CORSICANA, Texas — John Jackson helped send Cameron Todd Willingham to death row, but on Monday, lawyers began screening a jury to decide if he hid evidence that could have spared Willingham. “ ...

Despite Hurst’s report and a series of emergency appeals filed by Willingham’s attorney, the execution went forward as scheduled. Cameron Todd Willingham was executed by lethal injection in 2004.

Director Edward Zwick‘s 2018 biographical drama is a heartbreaking film depicting Cameron Todd Willingham’s trial against the state of Texas. The movie follows Willingham (Jack O’Connell), a ...

Cameron Todd Willingham wakes up in the middle of the night to a nightmare scenario: One of his three daughters calls for his help as their house is engulfed in flames. The fire kills all three of ...

One example is Cameron Todd Willingham, who was convicted and executed in Texas for starting a fire that killed his three daughters. Thirteen years later, the Texas Forensic Science Commission ...

Despite Hurst’s report and a series of emergency appeals filed by Willingham’s attorney, the execution went forward as scheduled. Cameron Todd Willingham was executed by lethal injection in 2004.