Results tagged “Ray Krone” from York Town Square

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Ray Krone, seen in his York County home, was the 100th exonerated death-row inmate. A new book tells about his time in court and prison.


A York Daily Record story about Ray Krone started:

A year ago (2005), Ray Krone revealed his Extreme Makeover to his family, friends and the entire country.

The nation's 100th exonerated death-row inmate had been wrongly convicted twice in the 1991 murder of a Phoenix barmaid.

He became known as "the Snaggletooth Killer" because experts said his ragged teeth matched a bite mark found on the victim.

The ABC TV show "Extreme Makeover" gave him a makeover -- including new teeth -- to erase that image.

Now, a new book reveals more about the falsely convicted Krone, as another York Daily Record story explains:

Monica and 'The Bachelor'

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York Haven-area native Monica Goodling is surrounded by photographers as she took her seat to testify before the House Judiciary Committee about what she knows of the motive behind the firings of nine U.S. attorneys. But reality TV has given her a run for the local spotlight, as York countians have shown prowess on the screen. Background posts: Background posts: Monica Goodling proves that all roads lead to York County, Clinton, Obama at Messiah College: Still stopping short of stepping on York County soil and About Monica Goodling: 'She'll come through this.'


Monica Goodling put York County into the national news again.

But she was almost upstaged by the local woman, Tessa Horst , who won "The Bachelor." (See photograph below.)

Which brings us to the prowess of county residents in appearing on -- and occasionally winning -- reality shows. York Daily Record/York Sunday News editorial page editor Scott Fisher compiled an impressive list of recent reality shows participants from York County for our weekly newsmaker on Sunday. He came up with eight.

What is it about York County that would draw our folks to TV studios to occasionally make fools of themselves?

Anyway, here's Scott's Sunday newsmaker: ...



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