From His Death Row Cell in Texas, My Interview with Tony E. Ford

Fighting for His Life and to Prove His Innocence

"On December 19, 1991, I was arrested and taken to the police station, where I would later find out that I was to be charged with capital murder, against Armando Murillo, and two counts of attempted capital murder (later three) against his mother, Myra Murillo and his two sisters, Myra and Lisa Murillo; at the initial arrest, I was not informed of what I was being arrested for, so in good faith, I accompanied the police of the El Paso Police Department to the station house. Whereby, I was photographed, paraded around the Department and placed in a room, alone, which had a long mirror spanning the length of one wall, hand cuffed to a chair. Later.I was informed that I was being charged with capital murder and two counts of attempted capital murder that took place the previous evening, on December 18, 1991"(These are the words of Tony E. Ford to CCADhttp://www.ccadp.org/tonyegbunaford.htm)

Tony, what were you arrested, convicted, and sentenced to die for?

I was arrested in December 1991, and tried and convicted in 1993, and sentenced to die for a robbery/murder I did not commit.

How long have you been on death row in Texas? Did you have any priors?

I've been on Texas Death Row since being convicted in 1993. Before being convicted of this crime I did not have any priors.

Can you tell us what were some of the wrongful tactics used to convict you? Do you feel you had adequate legal representation?