Tommy
has been staying on death row in Florida for 29 years, as he was
accused to have killed his wife, his parents-in law and another man
in his furniture store where he was working. He has always denied
the crime, saying they were all victims of an armed assault (he was
wounded too, remaining alive by a miracle). The DNA tests have been
recently carried out on him, confirming his version of the events.
Now his attorneys are trying to open again the lawsuit and a ruling
from the federal appeals court in the event of a new trial is waited.
The
appeal to save Tommy
The
Community of Sant’Egidio invites everybody to share its appeal
aiming to spare Tommy’s life from the execution sending the
following statement to the competent authorities of Florida, as it
occurred in the past, by fax or e-mail.
URGENT
APPEAL BROUGHT IN BY THE COMMUNITY OF SANT’EGIDIO TO SAVE THE LIFE OF
TOMMY ZEIGLER, SENTENCED TO DEATH
Your
Excellency
We
are writing to express our deep concern over a ruling that sentenced to
death Mr. Tommy Zeigler, even though the DNA tests absolve him.
We
urge you to intervene on his behalf to prevent this cruel and inhuman
punishmentfrom being meted out
against him.
We
implore you to ensure that this cruel and inhuman sentence is not carried
out.
