Tony Hunter was convicted of murder and attempted robbery with no eyewitness, DNA, fibers, or ties to the murder weapon. This case needs to be properly investigated. There is not one piece of evidence found at the crime scene that supports Tony’s conviction or links him to the crime or crime scene. Tony's conviction was secured solely on 3 convicts’ testimonies which were based upon them “overhearing” Tony speaking to Glen Nelson while Tony was locked up in the Ouachita Correctional Center. Police contacted the truck rental agency alleging Tony's rental truck was used in a murder and a warrant was issued for Tony's arrest because his credit card was declined for the monthly recurring truck rental charge. Jailhouse informants Vaccarra Comanche, Clarence Kennedy, and Christopher Wiggins were facing serious jail time and decided to frame Tony for a triple murder. With no money to bond out of jail, their motive was to get a shorter sentence from the prosecutors...
This article, republished from ProPublica, expertly analyzes the conspiracy waged against black prisoners in Louisiana to perpetuate systemic racism. Despite carefully crafting their applications for relief, the wrongly convicted found their pleas for help completely ignored, similar to the consistent neglect displayed by Louisiana courts towards Tony Hunter's case. While these stories may sound like textbook examples of Jim Crow discrimination from over a century ago, they are contemporary instances of injustice, just as Tony Hunter is a modern example of the missteps of our justice system. Read ProPublica's article here