Theodore Washington is a Black on death
row in the state of Arizona. He was convicted on .
Crime
According to the DOC, Fred Robinson
and Susan Hill lived together for a number of years. Beginning in
1984, Susan made several efforts to leave Robinson, but he always
forced her to return. In February 1987, Susan left Robinson for a
week to visit her father, Ralph Hill, and stepmother, Sterleen Hill,
in Yuma. After this visit, Susan went to California to live with
other relatives and did not tell Robinson. On June 8, 1987, Robinson
decided to go to Yuma and bring Susan back. Robinson persuaded his
friends, Theodore Washington and Jimmy Mathers, to go with him. The
men loaded Robinson's car with weapons and drove to Yuma. Washington
was wearing a red bandanna. At about 11:45 p.m., two men entered the
Hills' home, forced Mr. and Mrs. Hill to lie on their bedroom floor,
and tied them up. A black man wearing a red bandanna held a gun to
Mr. Hill's head, then ransacked the drawers and closet while the
second man stood over the Hills. One of the men shot the Hills with a
12-gauge shotgun. Mrs. Hill died from her wounds but Mr. Hill
survived. Washington, Robinson, and Mathers were tried jointly and
each received the death penalty. On appeal the state supreme court
reversed Mathers' conviction, finding insufficient evidence to
support the jury verdict
Address
ASPC-F CENTRAL D/RW
Theodore Washington 065973
PO Box 8200
Florence, AZ 85132
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