HOPE FOR HUGHES

AN INNOCENT MAN'S PLEA FOR HELP

• PRESTON HUGHES III is a poor innocent man wrongly imprisoned behind the walls of Texas' infamous death row.

• In late February or early March of 1988 a "RABBIT" was stabbed a number of times with the "HUNTING KNIFE" depicted in the picture above (the knife was stored on a shelf in a bedroom closet without being washed).

• During the evening hours of September 26, 1988 two people (a girl and her cousin) were attacked. The police claim the alleged female victim allegedly "called the name Preston before she died".

• PRESTON HUGHES III was arrested, on September 27, 1988, because he "knew the (female) victim and a friend of hers named Evelyn". It is believed by those who were close to Preston and the alleged female victim that if she did "call the name Preston before she died" she called the name for help. She and PRESTON HUGHES III were very good friends and he loved and treated her like she was his sister (PRESTON HUGHES III was NOT the only person named Preston who knew the alleged victim and her friend).

• The hunting knife, pictured above, was seized from Preston's apartment. And a pair of non-prescription eyeglasses belonging to the alleged female victim were taken from the crime scene, by the police, and "PLANTED" in the cushions of Preston's couch. Pictures were taken to make it appear as though the glasses were allegedly found in the couch.

• Preston was put in fear for his life, due to the use of "POLICE BRUTALITY" and "THREATS" made on his life, and forced to involuntarily sign two false confessions created and typed by the police. The arresting officer claims Preston allegedly confessed to stabbing the two alleged victims yet the first false confession, typed by the arresting officer, mentions only ONE person being stabbed. Because of this the second false

confession was created to mention two people being stabbed (the false confessions describe the hunting knife as being the alleged murder weapon.).

• The hunting knife was tested during the trial, on Tuesday May 02, 1989, by a Forensic Expert who conducted a chemical analysis on it. The results of the chemical analysis, given out of the presence of the jury, revealed the hunting knife tested "NEGATIVE

FOR HUMAN BLOOD, POSITIVE FOR ANIMAL BLOOD" (the knife was introduced, by the prosecutor, and admitted into evidence, by the judge, as the murder weapon without making the jury aware of the fact it was disproven to be the murder weapon).

• MR. HUGHES' CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS TO A FAIR TRIAL UNDER THE DUE PROCESS OF LAW WERE DENIED. THE JUDGE, PROSECUTOR, POLICE AND COURT-APPOINTED TRIAL ATTORNEYS CONSPIRED TO CONVICT HIM WITH A SERIES OF "ILLEGAL" MANEUVERS SUCH AS: FABRICATED AND FALSIFIED DOCUMENTS AND PERJURED TESTIMONY BY AND FROM AUTHORITY FIGURES AT LARGE. HE WAS WRONGLY CONVICTED ON MAY 03, 1989 AND WRONGLY SENTENCED TO DEATH ON MAY 04, 1989.

• Preston Hughes III has been on death row since May 17, 1989 and he is in imminent danger of receiving an execution date and being wrongly killed. He is appealing to you for your most urgently needed support in the struggle to prove his innocence and regain his freedom. He is in dire need of funds, in the range of $ 70,000 U.S. dollars, to finance an investigator to obtain evidence that establishes his innocence and the fact he has been framed by the police. It is extremely urgent that he acquires the funds immediately - like yesterday - or it will be just a matter of time before he ends up being wrongly killed. Mr. Hughes does NOT have a "lifetime" to obtain the resources and prove his innocence. HIS TIME IS NOW! Please, help him. YOUR CONTRIBUTION IS URGENTLY NEEDED to insure him a fighting chance in the struggle to save his life. We urge you to please send your contribution to the following address: AMI.CA. (Associazione Amici dei Carcerati), C.P. 84, 31015 Conegliano (TV), ITALY, c.c.p. account n. 10881316, carcerati@hotmail.com.

• Please give HOPE to PRESTON HUGHES III by sending your contributions TODAY: even a few dollars can help to make a vital difference in helping him in the struggle to prove his innocence and save his life, as well as regain his freedom. We, the friends and supporters of Mr. Hughes, thank you very much for your time, consideration and contributions!!

• To contact Mr. Hughes to offer a few words of encouragement or support, please, feel free to write (in English) to: PRESTON HUGHES III - Polunsky Unit #000939 - 3872 FM 350 SOUTH - LIVINGSTON, TEXAS 77351 (Please print/type your return address clearly).