Ep 200 : Roger Keith Coleman : Virginia's Most Controversial Execution

Mama Mystery with Kelly Evans

Kelly Evans

True Crime, Society & Culture, Comedy

4.6 • 769 Ratings

🗓️ 6 May 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

In 1981, Wanda McCoy was brutally murdered in the small town of Grundy, Virginia. Her brother-in-law, Roger Keith Coleman, quickly became the prime suspect. Despite Coleman’s consistent claims of innocence, he was convicted and sentenced to death. This controversial case captured national attention, leading to public campaigns, media coverage, and intense debates about the death penalty and wrongful convictions. In an unprecedented move years after Coleman’s execution, posthumous DNA testing finally revealed the shocking truth. But what does this story tell us about the flaws and strengths in our justice system, our perceptions of guilt and innocence, and the power of persuasive narratives? Visit https://shopbeam.com/MAMA and use code MAMA to get our exclusive discount of up to 40% off. Go to zbiotics.com/MAMA and use MAMA at checkout for 15% off any first time orders of ZBiotics probiotics. ZBiotics has a 100% money back guarantee, so if you're unsatisfied for any reason, they will refund your money, no questions asked. Thank you ZBiotics for sponsoring this episode! #truecrime Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome back to Mama Mystery. I am your host, Kelly. And before we get started with today's case,
0:06.0	I have a couple little housekeeping things I want to address. So this case came to us in the form of an
0:11.9	anonymous request on our website, mamma mystery.com. So thank you for that. If you want to request a case,
0:17.7	you can go to that website and let us know. The second thing is that Wicked
0:21.5	Women, my first book is coming out on May 31st. You can find it on Amazon available for pre-order.
0:28.2	This is a collection of 11 stories about women who have committed heinous crimes. And I've told
0:34.0	many of these stories on the podcast, but there's one bonus chapter of a story that I have not told, which is that of Eileen Warnos.
0:40.5	One thing I haven't really shared on the podcast before is that Eileen Warnos's case always kind of fascinated me as I was watching true crime documentaries as like a kid.
0:49.5	Growing up, you know, I've always talked about Casey Anthony and being really influential in my like true
0:55.0	crime interest. But Eileen Warnos is like right up there with her for different reasons. I just
1:00.4	always found that whole story to be so fascinating. There's been multiple documentaries made about her
1:05.3	case with cameos from Eileen herself giving interviews. and she's just really fascinating to watch because
1:12.1	she's so unlikable and brash and rough around the edges and so I just she was kind of like a car
1:18.3	crash that you're passing by and like you shouldn't look but you can't look away.
1:22.7	So anyway, that is coming out on May 31st. The second or third thing I want to talk about is
1:27.8	CrimeCon. If you're interested in going to CrimeCon, it is going to be in Denver this
1:32.5	September and you can save about $40 off of your ticket by using the code Mama Mystery at
1:39.0	checkout. If you have thought about going but just don't really know what it entails,
1:43.2	go to CrimeCon.com to kind of just check out past events and what those have included to kind of get
1:48.3	a taste of what's usually there. It is a huge event. There are always, there's always something to do.
1:55.1	There's always exhibits in various rooms throughout the convention center. So there's always going
2:00.3	to be something that will
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