John —

Melissa Lucio, a Mexican-American mother, is facing execution on April 27, 2022, in Texas for the murder of her 2-year-old daughter Mariah — a crime that never occurred. 

In 2007, Mariah tragically died two days after accidentally falling down a steep flight of stairs, and Melissa has maintained her innocence for more than 14 years. 

We need your support to help stop her execution and prevent an irreversible injustice. Will you add your name right now to stop Texas from killing Melissa?

Melissa’s life was never easy. She was born into a family living below the poverty line in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley. Starting at the age of 6, she was repeatedly sexually abused, and became a child bride at 16, in hopes of escaping her abusive environment. 

Unfortunately, things didn’t get better for Melissa. At the time she was arrested, she had 12 children between the ages of 2 and 15 and was pregnant with twins she later gave birth to in jail and had to give up for adoption. Though she struggled sometimes to provide for her family, she was a loving and caring mother. In fact, thousands of pages of Child Protective Services records show that Melissa’s 12 children never said she was violent with them.

Despite this, she was convicted in 2008 based on statements she made to law enforcement after more than five hours of coercive interrogations that began the same night her child died. 

We need as many people as possible to step up and save Melissa — add your name right now to help stop the state of Texas from executing her in less than 90 days.

We are so grateful for your support,

— The Innocence Project Team