Interview with a Condemned Man: Charles Dean Hood

Charlie Has an Execution Date of June 17, 2008

From his death row cell in Livingston Texas, Charles Dean Hood is the next Texas inmate set to die by lethal injection for the double murders of Ronald Williamson, and Traci Lynn Wallace in 1987. Hood has been on death row for 18 years.

Along with mitigating evidence, questions about his mental capacities, motive and other factors in his trial, what was never brought up in this case was the posable conflict in interest because the trial attorney and residing judge allegedly had a long time romantic affair going on.

According to Alan Berlow, and reported on Salon.com, "Court Judge Verla Sue Holland and Collin County District Attorney Tom O'Connell" were romantically involved. What people do behind closed doors is really no-ones business especially if it's between 2 consenting adults, but when your up for a Capital murder charge, it would make you wonder if there is some kind of conflict of interest here.

I for one thing Hood's sentence should be commuted to life instead of death. After all, before we execute someone, we should be 100% sure that they are guilty. Hood claims his innocence, and here is my interview with Charles. You be the judge, but make sure your heads not in the clouds, or should I say on the pillow.

Charles, what were you convicted of and sentenced to die for?

Capital murder. I was a body guard for a wealthy businessman and him and his girlfriend were murdered in 1989. I have been on death row for 18 years now.

Are you guilty?

Absolutely NOT. Evidence clearly shows some others did this crime. Homicide detectives and prosecution would not go after the true suspects, that's a FACT!

Were there any outstanding circumstances about your case?

Other fingerprints at the crime scene, blood from a third party at the crime scene. Fingerprints on the safe were someone else's, and that was a safe that was broken into. The gun was never found, yet the man who kept threatening to kill the victim left his death threats on several answering machine tapes. The gun he owned was the same type as the murder weapon.