FINALLY THEY'VE KILLED BUCK - HE WAS MURDERED BY
     THE STATE OF GEORGIA on AUGUST 16, 2002 at 9:46 PM

I talked to Buck at 7:20 pm and he said he was ready to die and to get it over with. HIS LAST WORDS TO ME WERE:

"Everything will be okay sis, we knew it was just a matter of time.
I know I'm going to heaven.  I've been looking forward to being
reunited with Pattie and Mark for a very long time.
We will all finally be together again.  Everything will be okay.
Just tell everyone I love them and will be looking out for them."

                                                
                                                                    Buck Fugate and his sister Darnell
 

SAYING GOODBYE              Goodbye, Loved Ones. A tribute to Buck, Pattie and Mark Fugate                        A family photo album created by Buck's sister Darnell

Statement From Stephen Bright, attorney for Wallace Fugate

   Governor Barnes Invited to Witness Execution
   He ignored the invitation as he does not have the courage to witness the actions of his own hands.

                          Buck mailed this letter to Gov. Barnes.
                                         ( See Buck's letter at:  http://www.wallacefugate.com/LetterToBarnes.html )

Text of the above letter:

August 8, 2002

Wallace M. Fugate
EF297821 G4-109
P.O. Box 3877 - Jackson, GA 30233
 

The Honorable Roy E. Barnes
State Capitol Building
Constituent Services Room 111
Atlanta, Georgia 30334
 

The Honorable Roy E. Barnes:

Since you are a staunch supporter of the Death Penalty I, Wallace Marvin Fugate III, better known as 'Buck', am extending a formal invitation for you to see it administered first hand.  Therefore, on August 14, 2002 at 7:00 pm, you will be given the chance to watch my state-sanctioned murder.

Please consider this as a means to show the world you have the courage of your convictions and attend my execution.  For the very first time you can witness the results of our state's decision and have the courage to look me in the eye in my dying moments knowing I am being sacrificed only because I was too poor to afford to hire decent lawyers and because I live in the middle of the 'Death Belt'.

You'll also be able to see the pain this execution puts upon my family and friends because of pathetic representation by two court-appointed lawyers who should never have been assigned a capital case.

I've always maintained my innocence of the premeditated murder charge and have the proof after all these years to show I have been telling the truth all along. Thanks to my sister's and my supporters' extensive work, information on my case is in the public eye and available online for the world to see: evidence, trial transcripts, evidence of misconduct of the police, GBI, and prosecutor.  This website (www.wallacefugate.com) proves that most of the 'SO CALLED EVIDENCE' used at my trial was tampered with and/or proven false -- testimonies which were not even questioned by my inadequate court appointed counsel.

The Canadian Coalition Against the Death Penalty (CCADP) also maintains a site for me.  The link to that site is found on my official website.

Even after my state sanctioned murder, these sites will be maintained and additional material and any evidence and investigations will continue to be added.  The state judicial system will not be able to hide the evidence of their wrongdoing in my case and in others to come after me.

I am awaiting your response to my personal invitation to watch my lethal injection administered.

Respectfully yours,
Wallace M. Fugate 'Buck'
 

            MORE INFORMATION ON BUCK'S CASE

Wallace Fugate In The News

PRESS RELEASE: Lawsuit Filed Against Board of Pardons & Paroles

SOUTHERN CENTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS - Press Release     Why Buck Should Not Be Executed - Details About The Travesty That Was Buck's Trial

Amnesty International Execution Alert

Thanks to Buck's Official Page For These Links Note & Thanks From Wallace - To All Who Believe In My Innocence

Harper's Magazine 06/ 1997 Report On Case & Ineffective Counsel

        News About Buck's Last Execution Date June 18, 2002:

JUNE 18, 2002: About two hours before he was to be killed, Buck won a stay after Judge Jack Goger ruled it was unconstitutional for Georgia’s Pardons and Parole Board to act on his last plea for mercy.
The day before Buck’s lawyers met with the board on June 14th, two of its members resigned.
The very same day Gov. Roy Barnes filled only one seat, leaving the board short a member.
The second board member is still pending.

JUNE 21, 2002: THE GEORGIA SUPREME COURT UPHELD BUCK'S STAY !
The justices are to hear arguments in October on the issue if a parole board, not fully constituted,
can consider a condemned person's final appeal. The warrant for Buck’s lethal injection is still in effect
until noon next Tuesday. A new death warrant will have to be signed and another execution date set
unless the court hears arguments before then and rules.

Wallace "Buck" Marvin Fugate, III is on death row in Jackson, Georgia and
set to be executed June 18, 2002 at 7:00 pm. ( He has since received a stay, see LATEST NEWS )
He is accused of the premeditated murder of his ex-wife.
He DID NOT receive a fair trial.  There are definitely bases for a retrial...
but you can be the judge.

When you go over the transcripts, photos, proven facts and fabricated and repressed evidence, the lost evidence and sold evidence, the altered crime scene photos and all the other evidence the defense and/or prosecutor decided against using during Wallace's trial, you'll find things do not add up to premeditated murder.

Wallace’s shooting of Pattie was an accident and all the evidence is shown
on his website at: www.wallacefugate.com .

*Proves Pattie was supposed to have been in S.C. that day.

*Autopsy Report proves she was not beaten with any gun, nor shot at close range.

*Gun was recalled as it was highly prone to accidental cocking.

*Proves Wallace did not unload or dismantle Mark’s .22 rifle.

*Proves Wallace was represented by a lead defense attorney, Bellury, an employee of Prosecutor Briley before this 1 1/2 day capital trial, and co-counsel, Leo Browne, conducted themselves, and functioned, as little more than spectators.

*Photos prove crime scene was definitely altered and were not taken at night as Deputy Mize stated.  Mize also admitted several years later in a hearing Prosecutor Briley told him to "get rid of" the cassette tape of the signing of his confession, which was forged.  Mize gave Wallace's key ring to Mark and let him take what keys he wanted, therefore the proof he did have keys to the house, van and car was gone.

*Proves by the time the trial took place Wallace’s shirt, the note from Pattie, went missing, van was sold within 30 days, and no mention of the no fingerprints found on the gameroom window.

*Proves Mark did move his mother’s body and

*Other facts to numerous to list here, visit his website at: www.wallacefugate.com for An extensive resource of case information, legal documents, opening and closing arguments, statements, exhibits, news articles and more...

If you want further information, contact the law firm fighting to save Buck’s life:

SOUTHERN CENTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
83 Poplar Street, N.W., Atlanta, GA 30303-2122
(404) 688-1202 – Fax (404) 688-9440
E-mail: rights@schr.org - http://www.schr.org.
 

THE CCADP and Buck's family encourage you to send Buck a
card or a letter; some words of encouragement and support at:

Wallace “Buck” Fugate
EF297821 G4-109
P.O. Box 3877
Jackson, GA 30233

                  Email the CCADP :  info@ccadp.org
       Email Buck's sister :   wallacefugate@hotmail.com

                             Wallace "Buck" Marvin Fugate, III