Description
In 1981, a young woman in the tiny town of Grundy, Virginia, was brutally raped and murdered. Her assailant was quickly identified and convicted. But in his fight against the justice system and manipulation by the media, his victim, 19 year old Wanda McCoy, was ignored and forgotten for decades.
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Show Notes
Hosted and produced by Erica Kelley
Researched & Written by Hannah Newcomb
Additional Writing by Erica Kelley
Original Graphic Art by Coley Horner
Original Music by Rob Harrison of Gamma Radio
Edited by Chaes Gray of Gray Multimedia
Case Suggested by: Deidra Ward
Sources
Herald Courier - Women who survived
AE Tv - Did Coleman believe he was innocent
Washington Post - McCloskey and execution
Chicago Tribune - Conviction/execution
NY Times - Conviction info
Justia - Habeas Corpus Appeal
Justia - Procedural history
Justia - Coleman v Virginia 1983
Court Listener - 1990
Court Listener - 1983
TIMES - Innocence?
Bluefield Daily Telegraph - 40 years later
Bluefield Daily Telegraph - Case info
NBC News - DNA test confirms guilt
Roanoke Times - Plead for DNA testing (2000)
City Life - Philly Magazine - Info on McCloskey and Coleman
Washington Post - More case info (1992)
Washington Post -New suspects
Daily Press Newport News - Lingering questions
The News Leader - Overview of case/DNA test order
Daily Press Newport News - Coleman’s supporters
Daily Press Newport News - Quotes from Coleman’s mom
Daily Press Newsport News - Reactions to DNA test news
Daily Press Newsport News - Info about escape opportunity
Daily Press Newsport News - quotes from Coleman in jail
The Atlantic - Sickest town in US
https://www.rainn.org/statistics/perpetrators-sexual-violence