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Letter from Pat Sonnier, the first death row inmate for whom Sr. Helen acted as spiritual advisor. They wrote to each other frequently from 1982 until was electrocuted on April 5, 1984. Pat enjoyed drawing, and often illustrated his letters to Sr.…

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Colored drawing that Pat Sonnier sent to Sr. Helen in 1982 of his cell on death row in Louisiana State Penitentiary (Angola).

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Typed letter from Sr. Helen Prejean to Vernon and Elizabeth Harvey, the parents of Faith Hathaway, the young woman that Robert Lee Willie and Joseph Vaccaro killed. Sr. Helen first met the Harveys during the period that she was visiting Willie. …

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Typed piece of hate mail from “Guess Who,” an anonymous correspondent who sent Sr. Helen letters and newspaper clippings from 1989-1996.

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Typed execution warrant for Pat Sonnier, dated March 5 for an execution date of April 5, 1984.

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Handwritten letter from Robert Lee Willie to Sr. Helen Prejean, dated about ten days before his execution.

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Handwritten letter from Robert Lee Willie to Sr. Helen Prejean, dated about ten days before his execution.

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Black and white photograph of Vernon Harvey (lower right with outstretched hands), the father of murdered teenager Faith Hathaway, confronting Sr. Helen Prejean (on left with back to camera) after completing the 280 mile walk for the Pilgrimage for…

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Letter from Pat Sonnier, the first death row inmate for whom Sr. Helen acted as spiritual advisor. They wrote to each other frequently from 1982 until was electrocuted on April 5, 1984. Pat enjoyed drawing, and often illustrated his letters to Sr.…
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