The Real-Life Cases in Dead Man Walking

• Frontline's "Reporter's Notes" on the Cases
• Newspaper accounts of the crimes and executions of Patrick Sonnier and Robert Lee Willie

The Interviews
A victim of Willie; the investigating sheriff; the dead girl's mother; Sister Prejean

The Death Penalty: Pro and Con
Opposing views from two Supreme Court Justices and, two legal scholars. Plus, the statements of the U.S. Catholic Bishops and Pope John Paul II

Dead Man Walking -- The Book / The Film

Exploring Capital Punishment on the WWW

A Chronology of Capital Punishment in the U.S.

Feedback

Tapes and Transcripts

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