Cool C
American rapper, bank robber and murderer
Christopher Douglas Roney (born December 15, 1969), known by the stage name Cool C, is an American rapper. He is known today for killing a Philadelphia police officer in a bank robbery in January 1996.[1]
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Birth name | Christopher Roney |
Born | December 15, 1969 |
Origin | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Genres | Hip hop, Old School rap East Coast hip hop Hardcore rap |
Years active | 1987–1996 |
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He is currently at the Pennsylvania state prison awaiting execution. He was to have been put to death by lethal injection on March 9, 2006, but his execution was postponed. It was scheduled for January 8, 2015 before being postponed in December 2014 by a court order.
References
change- ↑ Newman, Hon. Sandra Schultz (2005-01-20). "Pennsylvania v. Roney" (PDF). Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. J-199-202: 2–5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2006-11-05.