Trial by Fire (2018)

Released May 17th in the US.

Filmed in Georgia.

Based on truths.

The story: In Corsicana, Texas, on December 23, 1991, at 9:04AM, a fire broke out in the home of Cameron Todd Willingham and his wife Stacy.

Inside the house were the couple's three daughters, all under 3 years old.

Stacy was not at home. Todd escaped the fire, but none of their children did...

Right from the beginning, the police did not believe Cameron's story.

During the investigation, evidence of a liquid accelerant was found in the home.

At the police station, while talking to Cameron and Stacy about what was going on at the time, the police asked why they should believe Cameron's claims of innocence now, considering he has been guilty of many crimes in the past that he had not been so honest about.

But Cameron never failed to claim his innocence about the fire and his daughter's deaths.

Very soon after, Cameron was arrested for the murder of his children.

During his trial, witnesses stepped up with claims that Cameron was guilty, which were considered all lies by Cameron and his wife.

Stacy's testimony never once indicated that she believed in his guilt, knowing that he truly loved his children.

Cameron Todd Willingham only wanted a fair trial, with no explanation of why anyone would lie about him or what really happened.

On January 8, 1992, Willingham was convicted of the murder of his three daughters.

He was offered a life sentence in exchange for his guilty plea, but he refused to plead guilty, so in the end, he was sentenced to death.

Prison life with a murder conviction was hard for Cameron. He wrote to Stacy, but she refused to visit or even write back.

Now, he was really all alone. Living on death row, never knowing when anyone's time there would be up.

After a long seven years, just one day, life for Cameron began taking new light.

Stars Lena Levings , Katie McClellan , Jack OConnell , Emily Meade , Jeff Perry , Chris Coy , David Wilson Barnes , Darren Pettie , Carlos Gomez , Blake Scott Lewis , McKinley Belcher , Laura Dern

Directed by Edward Zwick

Rated R
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