GOVERNOR GEORGE RYAN
100 West Randolph Street
Chicago, Illinois  60601  USA

Dear Governor Ryan,

I am writing you concerning the case of AARON PATTERSON, a prisoner on death row in the Pontiac Correctional Center.

1.  Please grant AARON a pardon based on his innocence.
2.  Because you state that the judicial system in illinois is flawed and broken please do not wait for the judicial system to correct this injustice.  Thank you for promoting the death penalty moratorium !
3.  Please review the entirety of the case :
    a) the Willie Washington conection
    b) missing exculpatory evidence (fingerprints on the cassette recorder)
    c) no eyewitnesses
    d) recantation by Marva Hall based on her admission that former State's Attorney Jack Hynes coerced her to give perjured testimony
    e) no physical evidence connected to AARON PATTERSON
    f) police record of Aaron Patterson doesn't qualify him as a suspect
    g) The bloody shoeprints in the victims house did not match AARON PATTERSON's
    h)  The alleged confession was not written or signed by AARON PATTERSON
    i) There was no court reported statement, no tape recorded statement, nor any notes of confession
    by State's Attorney, Kip Owens.

Governor Ryan, please consider all these many facts and and grant a pardon to AARON PATTERSON.

Sincerely,