Angel on Death Row

Newspaper accounts of the crimes and executions of Patrick Sonnier and Robert Lee Willie.

Robert Lee Willie

• "Willie going to chair as proud man" by Jason DeParle.
  The Times-Picayune, December 27, 1984.

• "Stepfather relishes execution" by John Fahey.
  The Times-Picayune, December 27, 1984.

• "Victim's parents watch Willie die" by Jason DeParle.
  The Times-Picayune, December 28, 1984.

• "Victim's parent says execution too painless" by Allan Pursnell and Bill McMahon.
  The Advocate, December 28, 1984.

• "Willie showed remorse, nun says" by Jason DeParle.
  The Times-Picayune,December 29, 1984.

• "Willie's execution called tragic in eulogy" by Jason DeParle.
  The Times-Picayune, December 30, 1984.

  
  

Patrick Sonnier

• "Sonnier executed for double murder" by James Hodge.
  The Times-Picayune, April 5, 1984.

• "Killer struggled with his feelings toward fathers" by James Hodge.
  The Times-Picayune, April 6, 1984 .

• "Executed killer blessed with burial for the elite" by The Associated Press.
  The Times-Picayune, April 7, 1984.

  
  

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