Posts Tagged ‘DNA testing’

Presentation by Ray Krone, DNA Exonerated Offender

Ray KroneRay Krone, who spent more than ten years in prison, three of those on death row, before DNA testing cleared him, spoke to a packed auditorium at Mansfield University.  Krone is the 100th former death row inmate freed because of innocence . Prior to his arrest, he had no criminal record, had been honorably discharged from the military, and had worked for the U.S. Post Office for seven years.

Krone is the subject of the book Death Penalty on Trial: Crisis in American Justice, by Bill Kurtis.

In this podcast you’ll hear his live speech and a question and answer session.

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07

May 2010

Ray Krone: An Average American on Death Row

Ray Krone is an average American. He is an average American who once sat on Death Row after being branded the “Snaggletooth Killer.”  A hard working lawyer, a supportive family, his own unwavering faith and DNA finally cleared Ray, who now is a vocal activist against capital punishment. Ray sits down at a table here at Mansfield University and talks to Dennis Miller about the crime, the system, the fight to save his life and the fight to remain hopeful.

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13

Apr 2010