Mr. Kone was wrongfully convicted of murder and placed on death row. Krone was labeled 'the snaggle tooth killer' and spent 10 years in prison, including two years on death row. Blood at the crime scene matched the victim's type, and saliva on her body came from the most common blood type. Investigators relied on bite marks on the victim's breast and neck. Police asked Krone to make a Styrofoam impression of his teeth for comparison. At his 1992 trial, Krone maintained his innocence. Experts for the prosecution, however, testified that the bite-marks found on the victim's body matched the impression that Krone had made on the Styrofoam. He was sentenced to death. Krone won a new trial on appeal in 1996, but was convicted again. On April 8, 2002, Krone left prison after DNA evidence proved that he did not murder the victim.

40-Minute case study of exoneree Ray Krone

244th National Meeting (2012)

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