My mother began doing a Bible Correspondence course with Gregory Wright 7 years ago. My first thought when told was, " Yep, everyone is innocent and everyone gets religion when they go to jail or prison." Was I skeptical? Oh yes, very much so but I trust my mothers instinct so I kept my skepticism to myself. I adopted a "wait and see" attitude. I knew she was committed to helping Greg in his walk with Christ and would not deter from that unless he began to "play games." As the years passed and I heard more about Greg from Mom I began to lose that skepticism. I know my mother well and she would've walked away had she felt Greg was being dishonest with her about wanting to study the Bible. My skepticism began to turn to curiosity so I read Greg's website and began to talk to Mom about his case. What I learned was appalling. My curiosity turned to wanting to meet and get to know Greg. I will admit I had remaining doubts due to my corrections background but I wanted to know more.

When I walked into the Polunsky Unit visiting room on January 14, 2006 I was scared, nervous, defensive, and yes, still a bit skeptical. I want to point out that my skepticism was not of Greg's innocence but that of wondering just what he would ask for or try to gain from us. After all, he had been in prison since 1998 and surely he would be just another "con." I expected to see a man with coldness in his eyes, a hardened look on his face, and defensiveness to his stance. What I saw was a man too polite to sit until we were seated, a man with a big smile on his face, genuine affection for my mother, a man of character, a man of innocence. I left that 2 hour visit crying all the way out because of the horrible injustice that I now knew to have been dealt to Gregory Wright. I had read the facts of the case, I had listened to mother talk of it over the years, but now, I had seen the man behind the stories and knew he was innocent.

Has so many years of incarceration for a crime he didn't commit hardened Greg, has he become a product of his environment? Sure, being locked in a small cell under degrading conditions 23 out of 24 hours of the day will take a toll on anyone but has it affected the very core of who Gregory Wright is, has it changed him? No, it has not. He is the most loving, caring individual I have met in a very long time.

Greg has asked for nothing from me. He, from the beginning, has expressed concern for MY feelings, has expressed worry for MY well being should he be executed. His concern has never been for himself, it is always for others. Look up the definitions of murderer, sociopath, criminal. I don't believe you will find anywhere in those definitions the words honest, caring, loving, or trustworthy. You will not find anything that relates to the person Gregory Wright has always been and continues to be.

Greg has many that believe in him and it will take the combined efforts of all to help in gaining the retrial that he deserves. Please join us in our efforts to help save Greg's life. He is INNOCENT and does not deserve to die for a murder he did not commit.

Connie Wright  Postscript:    Connie and Greg were married on July 7th 2006

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