Roger Keith Coleman (November 1, 1958 – May 20, 1992) was a Grundy, Virginia, coal miner convicted and executed for the murder of his sister-in-law, Wanda McCoy. Coleman's case drew national and worldwide attention before and after his execution because of his repeated claims of innocence and support from the anti death-penalty movement. In 2006, Virginia Governor Mark Warner announced that recently re-examined DNA evidence had conclusively proven Coleman's guilt.
Read more about Roger Keith Coleman: The Crime, The Case, State Appeals, Federal Petition For Habeas Corpus, Controversy and Execution, Subsequent Examination of Evidence, Significance For The Anti-death Penalty Movement
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