Justin Wolfe - Wrongfully Convicted

Justin's options for appeal are running out, and it is urgent that the public learn about his case.

1. Participate in the Justin Wolfe writing campaign here.

2. Justin's story has not been fully told by the national media, but you can help by calling the attention of major news organizations to Justin's case. You can request the story in your own words, or cut and paste the following text into your email(s)

Dear [Insert News Organization's Name]: I am writing to call your attention to the case of Justin Wolfe, a man who is on Virginia's death row for a murder he did not commit. Though his story was partially told on CBS's "48 Hours Mystery" in 2004, the public has yet to hear the full extent of the injustice of his conviction.

In short, the confessed murderer, Own Barber, avoided the death penalty by accepting a plea bargain from prosecutors in which he agreed to testify that Justin hired him to murder Danny Petrole. Incredibly, Barber received a sentence of 38 years in prison, while Justin received the death penalty. Justin was convicted primarily on the testimony of Barber, a man clearly capable of lying and highly motivated to do so. In fact, Barber later confessed to falsifying his testimony against Justin in a sworn affidavit.

Please visit www.justinwolfe.org for a concise synopsis of Justin's case and to read Barber's affidavit. Justin's options for appeals are running out, and he urgently needs the help of the news media. Please consider publishing and/or broadcasting his story as soon as possible.

Sincerely, [Your Name, or leave anonymous]

Contacts

We encourage you to contact as many media contacts as possible. Here are a few of the major organizations to add to those on your personal list:

ABC (including ABC News, 20/20 and PrimeTime)

http://abcnews.go.com/Site/page?id=3068843

NBC

Nightly News: Nightly@NBC.com

Dateline: Dateline@NBCUNI.com

CBS

Go to http://www.cbsnews.com and click the contact link at the bottom of the page.

Bill Kurtis - Host of several investigative reports on A&E television.

coldcasefiles@kurtis.com

Tower Productions - Producer of "American Justice" on A&E

phone: 312.993.1550 fax: 312.993.1533
info@TowersProductions.com

New York Times

nytnews@nytimes.com or leave a message at 1-888-NYT-NEWS. To contact a reporter, click on the byline of one of his or her articles to access the reader e-mail form.