Stop the Execution of Rob Will in Texas

Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles & Governor Greg Abbott

Rob Will was convicted and sentenced to death in Texas for the 2000 murder of Deputy Sheriff Barrett Hill.

Mr. Will has maintained his innocent throughout his arrest, trial and conviction. Even a U.S. District Court Judge lamented that even though he was concerned Will could be innocent, he had to deny his motion for a new trial.

“The questions raised during post-judgment factual development about Will’s actual innocence create disturbing uncertainties,” the judge wrote. “Federal law does not recognize actual innocence as a mechanism to overturn an otherwise valid conviction."

Mr. Will's conviction is based on circumstantial evidence, despite the fact that:
  • Police radio logs prove he had been searched and handcuffed prior to the murder
  • All forensic test results were inconsistent with Rob being the shooter
  • Numerous witnesses gave sworn affidavits that Rob's co-defendant confessed to the murder
  • Several people witnessed the co-defendant after the murder covered in blood
  • County jail records show the co-defendant attempted to put a "hit" on Rob prior to trial
  • The co-defendant (the son of a prominent police officer) was never thoroughly investigated and was charged only with theft
  • The co-defendants fingerprints, shoe casts, and other forensic evidence were never tested. In fact, his DNA was never even submitted for comparison. His clothes were tested but due to thorough bleaching, no DNA could be extracted from the blood stains on them.

For more information, please visit https://www.freerobwill.org/

Please sign the petition asking Governor Abbott and the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles to do everything within their power to stop this execution, including issuing a stay, and seeking a path to clemency in the case.

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To: Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles & Governor Greg Abbott
From: [Your Name]

We are writing in regards to Rob Will, who was convicted and sentenced to death in Texas for the 2000 murder of Deputy Sheriff Barrett Hill​.

Mr. Will has maintained his innocent throughout his arrest, trial and conviction. Even a U.S. District Court Judge lamented that even though he was concerned Will could be innocent, he had to deny his motion for a new trial.

His conviction is based on circumstantial evidence, despite the fact that, among many things, police radio logs prove he had been searched and handcuffed prior to the murder and that numerous witnesses gave sworn affidavits that Rob's co-defendant confessed to the murder.

We, the undersigned, ask that you do everything within your power to make sure Mr. Will does not face execution, and that either he is granted a new trial or is given clemency.

Thank you for time and attention to this urgent and serious matter.
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