Ray Krone
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Ray Krone is an American
who was wrongfully convicted of murder. Krone holds the distinction of being (as of November 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/09/us/09soldier.html?scp=1&sq=timothy%20hennis&st=csehttp://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/revision-list-exonerated-individuals) the 98th inmate exonerated from death row since the death sentence was reinstated in 1976.
Krone was born and raised in Dover Township, York County, Pennsylvania, and graduated from Dover Area High School in 1974.
Krone was labeled "the snaggle tooth killer" (a feature which has since been corrected) and spent 10 years in prison, including two years on death row
, after being found guilty of killing a Phoenix, Arizona
bartender in 1991. The woman was found dead in a bar where Krone played darts. On April 8, 2002, Krone left prison after DNA
evidence proved that he did not murder the victim.
Krone has since become an activist working for the abolition of the death penalty.
Krone was also featured in Season 3, Episode 13 of the reality television show Extreme Makeover
.
United States
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who was wrongfully convicted of murder. Krone holds the distinction of being (as of November 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/09/us/09soldier.html?scp=1&sq=timothy%20hennis&st=csehttp://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/revision-list-exonerated-individuals) the 98th inmate exonerated from death row since the death sentence was reinstated in 1976.
Krone was born and raised in Dover Township, York County, Pennsylvania, and graduated from Dover Area High School in 1974.
Krone was labeled "the snaggle tooth killer" (a feature which has since been corrected) and spent 10 years in prison, including two years on death row
Death row
Death row signifies the place, often a section of a prison, that houses individuals awaiting execution. The term is also used figuratively to describe the state of awaiting execution , even in places where no special facility or separate unit for condemned inmates exists.After individuals are found...
, after being found guilty of killing a Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
bartender in 1991. The woman was found dead in a bar where Krone played darts. On April 8, 2002, Krone left prison after DNA
DNA
Deoxyribonucleic acid is a nucleic acid that contains the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known living organisms . The DNA segments that carry this genetic information are called genes, but other DNA sequences have structural purposes, or are involved in...
evidence proved that he did not murder the victim.
Krone has since become an activist working for the abolition of the death penalty.
Krone was also featured in Season 3, Episode 13 of the reality television show Extreme Makeover
Extreme Makeover
Extreme Makeover is a television program from ABC in which individuals volunteered to receive an extensive makeover in Hollywood. The show was created by television producer Howard Schultz. It first aired as a television special. It began airing in 2002 on Thursday nights at 8pm. A total of 55...
.