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In 1981, Roger Keith Coleman was convicted of the rape and murder of his 19 year old sister-in-law, Wanda McCoy. He swore his innocence until the day he died. Join us as we discuss his time behind bars and how DNA testing done 25 years later sheds new light on his execution. 

https://www.bdtonline.com/news/murder-in-the-mountains-buchanan-man-executed-after-violent-rape-attack-on-sister-in-law/article_3ccb1594-fb59-11e8-977f-2f20df317571.html 

https://murderpedia.org/male.C/c1/coleman-roger-keith.htm https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/roger-coleman-murder 

https://www.nytimes.com/1992/05/21/us/virginia-executes-inmate-despite-claim-of-innocence.html https://loriajohnston.medium.com/the-science-of-dna-roger-keith-coleman-and-wanda-mccoy-a93d4ef66ce7 https://law.justia.com/cases/virginia/supreme-court/1983/821816-1.html 

A&E documentary - Deceiving Innocence: Roger Coleman