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Tony Egbuna Ford, on his case:
“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.
The detectives in
charge
of the case, Tabullo and Lowe (now Munoz, she having since married),
said
that I SHOULD CONFESS to the murder and that a statement had been
written
against me by Van Nash Belton. They also said that I had been
identified
as “the shooter”,
the person responsible
for the murder. I denied this, as any knowledge of the murder, and
INSISTED
UPON MY INNOCENCE. But the detectives would not hear this, and they
repeatedly,
while verbally abusing
me, demanded that I confess to the murder that had taken place.
Detectives
Tabullo and Lowe continued to verbally abuse me and try and intimidate
me into confessing, threatening me with the death penalty (and what
would
happen to me if I was to go to jail). I asked over and over to be
allowed
to call my mother and to speak to an attorney. When these requests were
denied, I then refused to speak to the detectives. This only angered
them
further, and brought about more threats, intimidation, and verbal abuse!
I DID NOT and I WILL NOT confess to a murder that I did not do.
I AM INNOCENT !
The information presented here helps to show some fact about my case. Facts as I have said were not known about during my trial. These are facts which I am trying diligently to have presented into the record on appeal. Facts, which if not presented, will make it easier for the state to possibly take my life.
The state did not
count
on me fighting back. So many people here do not. They wait to die,
letting
a process, that they know, if they are not actively involved in it,
will
make it that much easier for the state to kill them. And please
understand,
many of the people here do not have facts such as I do, yet some of
them
scream their innocence for all to hear, only to have their scream fall
on deaf ears! Please don’t think that I am one person amongst many who
is only
innocent. I am
innocent,
and there are many others here who are too. This injustice against me…
against US here must be ended, and it can only be ended with the help
of
you, the people. So, please carefully view the information that I have
presented, and please, after viewing it, join those who have already
decided
that they would try and help me gain my freedom. Without your help, the
state of Texas, in it’s blood lust to murder me, will add to the many
others
that it have ground up in its murder machine!
Please
HELP ME SAVE MY LIFE!
I thank you for
viewing this information.
Always, In Strength
and
In Spirit!
Tony E. Ford
TONY'S POERTY AND ARTWORK
Lost Souls
With a plan, condemnation complete
Shuffle them away, black and despised
Zero tolerance! More prisons!
Adult charge at 12!
Get them while they’re young
Reserved lifetime ticket to hell.
Shuffle them away, black and despised
Generations lost…
Who’ll see through our eyes?
Generations lost…
Who’ll see through our eyes?
Generations lost!!!
Who’ll see through our eyes!
- Tony E. Ford
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Tony's Official Homepage With links to information in Both English and Italian |
PEN PAL REQUEST:
TONY E. FORD
Hello ! I
should
write a little about myself. I will, but it is hard. It
kind
of reminds me of a television show called, "The Dating Game"!
(smile).
Anyway, here goes - my name is Tony Ford (AHHHG! That already
sounds
corny !) And I have been on Death Row since 1993. Although
times have been tough and at times seemed impossible, I continued to
struggle
on. Oftentimes by myself. Although I do not feel alone, it
does get lonely. A person begins to want to reach
out.
I want to reach out. Reach out to someone who'd be willing to
share
in my struggle. Being here on the "Row" has given me a
chance
to do some real thinking and soul searching. Wheras before,
I now see that I have taken life for granted. I did a lot, but
not
enough. I was arrested when I was 18 years old (six months after
my birthday) Before prison
I enjoyed the things
a young man would -sports, partying, and women. Now, I believe I
have grown. I'm more political in my thoughts, poetic in my
expression, and more thoughtful and appreciative of the beauty in
life.
All life! Although I'm not free (yet) I would like to share
my growth and development with women and also men who would not only
give
emotional support, but who will also not mind sharing my struggle to
help
save my life from the forces who wish to take it! Please take
care,
and thank you! In strength and in spirit !
Tony Ford 999075
Polunsky Unit D.R
3872 FM 350 South
Livingston Texas
77351 USA
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