| VADP Action Alert - Innocence claims in the case of Larry Bill Elliott |
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HELP STOP VIRGINIA’S 105th EXECUTIONS - November 17th Larry “Bill” Elliott is scheduled to be killed by the Commonwealth of Virginia at 9 p.m. on November 17th. He was convicted of the 2001 murders of Robert A. Finch and Dana Thrall. Mr. Elliott has a strong claim of innocence. There is no evidence that he was ever inside the house where the murders occurred and there is DNA evidence that someone else was inside the crime scene. The jury was never told that an eyewitness saw a man of a different race running from the crime scene and the prosecution’s star witness failed a polygraph test regarding her involvement in the murders. She only came up with the story implicating Mr. Elliott when police told her that she was going to be charged with the murders. Additionally, Mr. Elliott’s trial attorneys failed to locate an alibi witness who would have testified that he saw Mr. Elliott at his workplace at a time that made it impossible for him to commit the murders. Please take a few minutes to say "Enough!" and that Virginia should not execute a man where so many questions remain about his guilt remain. Help us stop the cycle of violence that state sanctioned killing perpetuates. Please take one or more of the following actions - Details below: 1. Contact Virginia Governor Tim Kaine TODAY and ask him to stop the execution 2. Forward this and ask people you know to also contact Governor Kaine 3. Attend an Execution Vigil ACTION #1: Contact Gov. Tim Kaine RIGHT NOW. Contact Governor Kaine and ask him to grant clemency by commuting Elliott’s death sentence to life without the possibility of parole. You can contact the governor by telephone, email and/or fax. If you live in Virginia, be sure to start by stating your name and where you live. Phone: (804) 786-2211 Fax: (804) 371-6351 Email Governor Kaine by clicking here. ACTION #2: Ask others to join you in taking action. Ask people you know to also contact Governor Kaine, including people at religious services or other activities you attend. ACTION #3: Attend a vigil on November 17th. We will have a vigil at the execution site; Greensville Correctional Center in Jarratt at 8:30 pm on 11/17 to protest the execution and remember the victims and their families. If you are interested in attending or carpooling please contact me at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or (434) 960-7779. There will be vigils held across the Commonwealth on 11/17. A list of vigil sites is included at the bottom of this email. For more information please visit our website. Thank you for supporting these actions and taking a stand against state sanctioned killing. Please go to our website, www.vadp.org, which will be kept up to date with information on this case, and feel free to call us at (888) 567-8237 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it if you have any questions. VIGILS TAKING PLACE NOVEMBER 17TH GREENSVILLE CORRECTIONAL CENTER
Execution
site - Jarratt, VA ALEXANDRIA
Alexandria
Friends Meeting at Woodlawn
Barbara
Ginsburg: 703-455-0194,
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bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ARLINGTON
Arlington
County Courthouse
Plaza ASHLAND
St. Ann's
Catholic Church, 8:30 pm BLACKSBURG (see Radford)CHARLOTTESVILLE
12:00 pm FAIRFAX St. Mary of Sorrows Parish (in the Grotto area outside the church) 8:45-9:15 pm, Rt. 123 and Fairfax Station Rd. Mason Nottingham: (703) 323-5726 Carol Mayfield: (703) 978-4141, ext 19 FARMVILLE
Farmville
Courthouse HARRISONBURGThe Harrisonburg Unitarian Universalist Social Justice Committee plans to hold vigils beginning at 8:30 p.m. the night of each execution, on the south side of Court Square. Contacts are Chris Edwards, 540-434-0457, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it and/or Linda Royster, 828-3750, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . LEE COUNTY
Holy
Spirit Catholic Community LEXINGTON
Old County Courthouse Kathy Fox: 540-463-7001 LOUDOUN COUNTY
Goose Creek
Friends Meeting LYNCHBURG
Lynchburg
Peach Education
Center MADISON
Madison County Court
House 6:30-7:30pm MANASSAS
Peace
Pole at Lee Ave.
and Grant Ave.
NEWPORT NEWS
Our Lady
of Mount Carmel Church, 100 Harpersville Rd, 8:30 pm NORFOLKNorfolk City Jail - St. Paul's Blvd. and City Hall Ave. 5-6 p.m Kim, Steve, or Sam - Catholic Workers: (757) 423-5420 RADFORD8:30 p.m. Meet at Radford Public Library Contact Taryn Chase at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it and (540)239-6647 RICHMONDSt, Peter’s Catholic Church, 8:30 pm
Ann Gray: ( 804) 359-5108 ROANOKEPlowshare will hold a death penalty vigil on the night of the execution from 8:45 – 9:15 pm in front of the Natural Food Coop at 1318 Grandin Road. As it will be a candlelight vigil, bring candles if you have them. WINCHESTERShenandoah University, Goodson chapel, 8:30 PM WOODBRIDGE
St Paul
United Methodist
Church, 1400 G. Street,
8:30 - 9:15pm VIRGINIA BEACH
Star of the Sea
Church, 1404 Pacific Ave.,
7:00 - 7:30pm |
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