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

Black and white photograph of Sr. Helen Prejean with Robert Lee Willie at his Pardon Board Hearing, November 1984.

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. …

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

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.…

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

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

Pilgrimage for Life march, 1986. Sister Helen is third from the right in the crowd of marchers. Walkers enter New Orleans near the end of a 280 mile trek opposing capital punishment.

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.…