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<p>An object lesson in the dangers of the death penalty: the execution of Roger Coleman for a murder almost no one believed he committed.</p> <h3>Publishers Weekly</h3> <p>With executions on the rise nationwide, the story of Ronald Keith Coleman, as told by attorney-turned-author Tucker, might serve as a cautionary tale to an increasingly vindictive public. In 1982, Coleman was convicted of the rape and murder of his sister-in-law, Wanda Fay Thompson, and sentenced to die in Virginia's electric chair. Despite other leads and possible suspects, the investigation focused on Coleman from the beginning, in part due to his previous rape conviction. His defense was handled by two inexperienced lawyers, neither of whom had tried a murder case. Unresolved inconsistencies in the prosecution's case. How could Coleman have inflicted four-inch stab wounds with a three-inch knife? Why, if Coleman was freely admitted to the victim's home, were there pry marks on the door? And other problems created a climate of doubt that climaxed with a "Time" cover story that ran two days before Coleman's execution. Tucker paces his story with an eye to raising suspense as Coleman speeds through the appeals pr

Author

Tucker, John C., 1934-

Publisher

New York: Delta Trade Paperbacks

Published

1998

Language

EN

ISBN

9780385332941

Subjects

Social Science, Social_sciences

Rating

4.6 / 5 (80 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14