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Case. it was much other evidence. none of it really fit ray. they had fingerprints of the crime scene, none matched. they had footprints at the crime scene, didnt match ray. >> there were several blood stains on her underwear and several blood stains on her pants. nobody ever looked at that before the trial. they just assumed it was the victims blood. >> reporter: plord submits the blood stains for dna testing. the result comes back. the blood doesnt match krone or the victims. >> we had reason ...

Its a scientific match. this time, the defense fights back. both dr. sperber and dr. campbell testify. >> i felt the evidence i presented was so overwhelmingly negative for the prosecutions side that i thought it had gone very well. >> reporter: the dna and a physical evidence excluding krone is also presented by krones lawyers. the shoe prints, fingerprints and blood samples found at the scene. >> i was feeling good. the truth was coming out. the facts were told. the evidence was pointing to so...

Ray krone, branded the snaggletooth killer by the press, is in his seventh year of incarceration for the murder of kim ancona. >> now im sentenced to 25 to life, i go to what they call the walls. its about the toughest place to survive. this was maximum security but you werent isolated. you actually had contact with other inmates. every day had you to watch your back. >> chris plourd, krones lawyer, continues to fight for his release. >> we were waiting for the science to sort of catch up with w...

Bite. the pliable nature of skin tissue makes it impossible to concretely match a biter to a bite. many, including sperber, feel it must be supported by other forensic evidence. >> i became convinced that what happened is this expert came into court and basically misrepresenteded the science of bite marks to the jury. and wrongfully convicted ray krone. >> reporter: plord filed a request with the arizona supreme court to re-open the case and allow him access to the dna and physical evidence coll...

Check your speed. see how fast your internet can be. switch now and add voice and tv for $34.90. comcast business. built for business. ray k are rone spent 17 months on death row for the rape and murder of phoenix bar manager kim ancona. he continues to have hope hell get out alive. >> i knew i was innocent. good god knew. my family and friends believed in my innocence. the question was how are we going to prove it? >> reporter: the answer comes with the help of a cousin rays never met. >> i f...

Call him into the station. they have a search warrant. >> he brought me an interrogation. a hair sample and a cast of your teeth. then he took me into a room where there was a dentist chair. they had a dentist make casts, two upper and two lower. then had my lips spread open. had me move my chin around, snarl, grin, two hours of this. >> the forensic dentist compared his dental casts to the bite mark on anconas breast and conclude it is a match. saliva are samples show his blood type is consiste...

Ray crone is a 34-year-old bachelor in the prime of his life. after a serving seven yearses in the air force hes received an honorable discharge and has begun to establish himself. >> i like it out there. sunny. easy to meet people. i got a job with the post office, bought a home, doing well. living a good life. >> crone frequents the cbs is restaurant and lounge where he plays in a dart league. he meet it is bar manager, 36-year-old kim ancona. >> she was a nice girl. i talked with her at times...

As the jury is polled, the victims mother cries in relief. krone remains stoic. >> everything just dropped out of me. i mean, i have never been hit that hard. emotionally, physically, just to stop breathing. im like, whoa, back up, rewind. start this over. this didnt happen, did it? it was the hardest day of my life. >> reporter: judge james mac maddow gag sentences krone to life in prison. in light of the dna evidence admits to having doubts about the verdict. >> he said it was the most troubli...