| First Name | Richard |
| Last Name | Kussmaul |
| Year of Conviction | 1994 |
| Year of Exoneration | 2019 |
| State of Conviction | Texas |
| Trial, Bench Trial, or Guilty Plea | Trial |
| Type of Crime | Rape and Murder |
| Life / LWOP sentence | Life without parole |
| Gender of Exoneree | Male |
| Race of exoneree | White |
| Types of evidence at trial |
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| Were non-public facts alleged? | Yes |
| Jailhouse informant, Co-defendant, Incentivized Witness | Jailhouse informant, and Co-defendants made inculpatory statements |