Ep:88 | A Conversation with Ray Krone - Wrongfully convicted and sent to death row | Murder Unscripted

He was called "The Snaggletooth Killer." His crooked teeth sentenced him to death row. But Ray Krone was innocent.

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 "100% certain, better than a fingerprint."

Ray was convicted. Twice. He was 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 is personal for Ed—he was the associate producer on the original Forensic Files episode "Once Bitten" back in 2003. It was his very first case in the true crime industry.

In this episode, we break down:

• The brutal murder of Kim Ancona at the CBS Lounge
• How flawed bite mark evidence led to a wrongful conviction
• The "nationally known expert" who got it completely wrong
• Ray's battle through two trials and two convictions
• Life on Arizona's death row
• The DNA breakthrough that changed everything
• Kenneth Phillips: the real killer who walked free for over a decade
• The emotional moment Kim's mother apologized to the man she'd twice asked to execute

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.

Stay tuned—Ray Krone himself joins us as a guest in an upcoming episode.