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Ron Williamson mugshot. Ronald Keith Williamson (February 3, 1953 – December 4, 2004) was a former minor league baseball catcher/pitcher who was one of two men wrongly convicted in 1988 in Oklahoma for the rape and murder of Debra Sue "Debbie" Carter. His former friend Dennis Fritz was sentenced to
The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town is a 2006 true crime book by John Grisham, his first nonfiction title. The book tells the story of Ronald 'Ron' Keith Williamson of Ada, Oklahoma, a former minor league baseball player who was wrongly convicted in 1988 of the rape and murder of Debra Sue Carter in Ada and was sentenced to death.
Neill lived diagonally across from Ron Williamson (now a death row exoneree), and Neill once explained Williamson's mental behavior and problems in his letter to Williamson's sister, Renee. [7] During his last days on death row, Neill described his spiritual journey since his incarceration; the letter concluded, "Above all, I enjoy the sharing ...
Ron Williamson and Dennis Fritz: Murder Ada, Oklahoma: Death (Williamson), life in prison (Fritz) 11 years Yes Debra Carter was murdered in her apartment following a night out with friends at a local bar. Evidence against the men included expert testimony in hair analysis, which is now regarded as unreliable.
A former deputy of the Williamson County Sheriff's Office was sentenced to nearly six years for crimes related to his participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.
U.S. federal prosecutors will not bring charges in the fatal 2019 arrest of unarmed Black motorist Ronald Greene, Greene's family said on Tuesday. Greene, 49, died in May 2019 on a roadside in ...
Feb. 13—WILKES-BARRE — A man from Plains Township arrested in August on allegations he searched and downloaded child sexual abuse materials pleaded guilty to 100 counts of possessing child ...
Ron Williamson, Oklahoma. Convicted 1988. Along with Gregory R. Wilhoit, Williamson later became the inspiration for and subject of John Grisham's 2006 non-fiction book The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town. [132] Ronald Jones, Illinois. Convicted 1989. Released May 17, 1999. [161] [162] Clarence Richard Dexter, Jr., Missouri.