Roger Keith Coleman, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Roger Keith Coleman

American murderer

Date of Birth: 01-Nov-1958

Date of Death: 20-May-1992

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Roger Keith Coleman (November 1, 1958 – May 20, 1992), from Grundy, Virginia, was convicted and executed for the rape and murder in March 1981 of his sister-in-law, Wanda McCoy.
That day, he had been laid off from work. Coleman's case drew national and worldwide attention before and after his execution because of his repeated claims of innocence.
Appeals were supported by the anti death-penalty movement.
After his death, his was the second case nationally in which DNA evidence was analyzed of an executed man.
In January 2006, Virginia Governor Mark Warner announced that testing of DNA evidence had conclusively proven that Coleman was guilty of the crime.