In “Jingle Jangle,” author Jim Rix tells the story of his cousin, Ray Krone, who was wrongly convicted and sentenced to die in 1992 for the murder of a bartender in Phoenix. The book details efforts to exonerate Krone, including the important role Rix played in investigating his cousin’s innocence claim. “Jingle Jangle” reveals how inaccurate testimony from a forensic science expert and prosecutorial misconduct led to Krone’s wrongful conviction. It also closely examines other problems that impacted the case, including police corruption, faulty eyewitness testimony, and jury tampering. Sister Helen Prejean notes that Rix’s book is “a must for readers of true crime and anyone wondering why so many innocent people are convicted in America.” Journalist Bill Kurtis adds that it “will chill your belief in the American justice system.” (Broken Bench Press, 2007). See Books and Innocence.
