Bulletin: Texas; State fire marshal resigns as arson Inquiry sparked by Willingham case begins; Reporter Brandi Grissom: The Texas Tribune.

STORY: "State Fire Marshall Resigns as Arson Inquiry Begins," as reported earlier today by reporter Brandi Grissom in the Texas Tribune.

GIST; "Asked why Maldonado resigned, spokesman Jerry Hagins said the agency does not discuss personnel issues. “The personnel change won't affect the work of the State Fire Marshal's office,” Hagins wrote in an email. In October, after discussions with the Texas Forensic Science Commission and the Innocence Project, Maldonado had agreed to cooperate with a review of old arson cases to determine whether faulty science might have led to wrongful convictions. At the commission’s meeting on Thursday, an update is expected on the progress of the review. The agreement came after more than two years of heated controversy at the science commission over the Willingham case. Willingham was executed in 2004. He was convicted of arson in the 1991 fire that killed his three daughters. Several scientists who reviewed the evidence shortly before and after Willingham’s execution had concluded the deadly blaze was not intentionally set."

THE ENTIRE STORY CAN BE FOUND AT:

http://www.texastribune.org/texas-dept-criminal-justice/cameron-todd-willingham/state-fire-marshal-resigns-arson-inquiry-begins/

PUBLISHER'S NOTE: The Toronto Star, my previous employer for more than twenty incredible years, has put considerable effort into exposing the harm caused by Dr. Charles Smith and his protectors - and into pushing for reform of Ontario's forensic pediatric pathology system. The Star has a "topic" section which focuses on recent stories related to Dr. Charles Smith. It can be found at:

http://www.thestar.com/topic/charlessmith

Information on "The Charles Smith Blog Award"- and its nomination process - can be found at:

http://smithforensic.blogspot.com/2011/05/charles-smith-blog-award-nominations.html

Harold Levy: Publisher; The Charles Smith Blog; hlevy15@gmail.com;