![Ronald Cotton, right, is shown in this 1984 police photo following his arrest on rape charges in Burlington, N.C. Cotton was convicted of the rape of Jennifer Thompson in January 1985. Eleven Ronald Cotton, right, is shown in this 1984 police photo following his arrest on rape charges in Burlington, N.C. Cotton was convicted of the rape of Jennifer Thompson in January 1985. Eleven](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2MG6W0C/ronald-cotton-right-is-shown-in-this-1984-police-photo-following-his-arrest-on-rape-charges-in-burlington-nc-cotton-was-convicted-of-the-rape-of-jennifer-thompson-in-january-1985-eleven-years-later-he-was-released-from-prison-after-dna-testing-showed-that-bobby-poole-left-pictured-in-a-1985-police-photo-actually-committed-the-crime-burlington-police-department-via-ap-2MG6W0C.jpg)
Ronald Cotton, right, is shown in this 1984 police photo following his arrest on rape charges in Burlington, N.C. Cotton was convicted of the rape of Jennifer Thompson in January 1985. Eleven
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2015 National Crime Victims' Service Awards Tribute Video - Ronald Cotton and Jennifer Thompson - YouTube
![File:Jennifer Thompson-Cannino and Ronald Cotton at PopTech 2010 in Camden, Maine.jpg - Wikimedia Commons File:Jennifer Thompson-Cannino and Ronald Cotton at PopTech 2010 in Camden, Maine.jpg - Wikimedia Commons](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Jennifer_Thompson-Cannino_and_Ronald_Cotton_at_PopTech_2010_in_Camden%2C_Maine.jpg/2560px-Jennifer_Thompson-Cannino_and_Ronald_Cotton_at_PopTech_2010_in_Camden%2C_Maine.jpg)
File:Jennifer Thompson-Cannino and Ronald Cotton at PopTech 2010 in Camden, Maine.jpg - Wikimedia Commons
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