Deans said this made her very uncomfortable. "The psychologist also said Earl was so amenable that if the electric chair failed he'd probably get out of it and try to help fix it."
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Washington, who declined to be interviewed by the Culpeper News, was in special-education classes as long as he stayed in school. He reached the ninth grade.
When Washington went into prison, "He could hardly write his name," according to Grayson. For years he had to get someone else to write his letters for him. Then he learned enough in prison to be able to write his own.
Grayson shared with the Culpeper News a letter Washington wrote to him in 1989. It's dated "1:30 a.m. Friday 10/27/1989," and reads:
"Dear James, Just a few lines to let you know that I am thinking of you. I am doing ok myself, and I hope that you are also. I love you so very much and I hope that you feel the same about me. I was very glad to talk to you the other night when I called. Tell everyone I said hello okay. I still love you more than you realize. You mean a hell of a lot to me. If you didn't, I would not have kept in touch with you all this time. Don't that prove how much I love you James. But life is right damn hard in this place to. But it is so many things that I want to do. But I am still in school to. But some school work is so hard to me but I just try as hard as I can to get it right. But let everyone know that I am doing just fine. I just got to get out of this place soon. But when will this end for me. We go outside 3 days a week. I love to play ball. But I just want to hear something good on me case. But being lockup is got me mad with myself for some reason. But I just keep good though about my case. I just want to come home but I just got to keep on hopping. I just have been locked up to long for something that I didnot do at all. Well I am going to close for now. But now I am going to bed becase I am sleep. Hope to hear from you soon.
"Love always and forever Earl Washington."
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Washington, who declined to be interviewed by the Culpeper News, was in special-education classes as long as he stayed in school. He reached the ninth grade.
When Washington went into prison, "He could hardly write his name," according to Grayson. For years he had to get someone else to write his letters for him. Then he learned enough in prison to be able to write his own.
"Dear James, Just a few lines to let you know that I am thinking of you. I am doing ok myself, and I hope that you are also. I love you so very much and I hope that you feel the same about me. I was very glad to talk to you the other night when I called. Tell everyone I said hello okay. I still love you more than you realize. You mean a hell of a lot to me. If you didn't, I would not have kept in touch with you all this time. Don't that prove how much I love you James. But life is right damn hard in this place to. But it is so many things that I want to do. But I am still in school to. But some school work is so hard to me but I just try as hard as I can to get it right. But let everyone know that I am doing just fine. I just got to get out of this place soon. But when will this end for me. We go outside 3 days a week. I love to play ball. But I just want to hear something good on me case. But being lockup is got me mad with myself for some reason. But I just keep good though about my case. I just want to come home but I just got to keep on hopping. I just have been locked up to long for something that I didnot do at all. Well I am going to close for now. But now I am going to bed becase I am sleep. Hope to hear from you soon.
"Love always and forever Earl Washington."
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