Ep:87 | The Murder of Kim Ancona & Wrongful Conviction of Ray Krone | Murder Unscripted
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Show Notes
In this episode of Murder Unscripted, we dive deep into one of the most shocking wrongful conviction cases in American history. In 1991, bartender Kim Ancona was brutally murdered at the CBS Lounge in Phoenix, Arizona. Police arrested Ray Krone, a mail carrier with no criminal record, based primarily on bite mark evidence that a forensic expert claimed was “better than a fingerprint.”
Ray was convicted TWICE and sentenced to death. He spent over 10 years in prison - including time on Arizona’s death row - before DNA evidence proved his innocence and identified the REAL killer, Kenneth Phillips, who had been living just 600 yards from the crime scene the entire time.
This case changed forensic science in America and exposed the dangerous flaws in bite mark analysis. It’s a story of injustice, perseverance, and the power of DNA to set the innocent free.
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📚 SOURCES:
- The Arizona Republic newspaper archives (1991-2006)
- Forensic Files - “Once Bitten” (Season 8, Episode 7)
- National Registry of Exonerations
- Innocence Project case files
🔗 RESOURCES:
- Innocence Project: https://innocenceproject.org
- National Registry of Exonerations: https://law.umich.edu/special/exoneration