Letter to the Governor

Dear Governor Edwards,

My name is Annabelle Jones. I am a housewife that stays home to cook, clean, and take care of the kids. I am 41 years old with 3 children Eddie, AnnaMae, and Celie. I have a husband, John Jones, who works as a laborer. We do not have much money but, I will do anything to make sure our family never misses a meal. I am 5'5 with dark brown, curly hair and brown eyes.

I have lived in the same neighborhood with Miss Emma for a long time. Jefferson used to come over and play with Eddie when they were kids. Jefferson was the sweetest child. He would always use his manners saying "yes ma'am" and "no ma'am" when speaking to me. He has a good, kind heart as well. He would help out with my garden without intentions of getting rewarded. I tried to teach him to read a little whenever we had time to. He would go places with Brother and Bear and even though Jefferson was a good boy, Brother and Bear were not a good influence for Jefferson. They were always up to something. Whether it was eating all of the berries in my garden without permission or planning to stealing candy from the corner store.

Jefferson was the good guy of the three. He was afraid of the world judging him and chose to associate with the wrong group of people. I know Jefferson is innocent. He wouldn't dare go near a gun. I know for a fact he does not know how to shoot one as well. He can barely aim for the toilet when using the bathroom. He should not be executed simply because there is not enough investigation to prove that he has killed someone. Although he was the only one found at the scene, what about witnesses or evidence? No one bothered to ask if someone saw Jefferson shoot the two males. No one bothered to see if Jefferson's fingerprints were on the weapon used to kill the two men. No one even bothered to see if Jefferson had a weapon on him at the moment. It is not fair to conclude that Jefferson is guilty when there was no real evidence to support it.