Robert Lee Willie

Robert Lee Willie

Robert Lee Willie (died December 28, 1984) was a convict on Death Row at Louisiana State Penitentiary. He was reached out to by Sister Helen Prejean, one of the sisters of St Joseph of Medailles, who based her book "Dead Man Walking" on him. He also provided the inspiration for the Sean Penn character, Matthew Poncelet, in the film "Dead Man Walking". He was executed in the electric chair for the May 28, 1980 kidnap, rape, and murder of 18 year old Faith Hathaway in Mandeville, Louisiana.

ee also

* Capital punishment in Louisiana
* Capital punishment in the United States

References

* Buchanan, Christopher. [http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/angel/reporternote.html Louisiana: A Murder, a Movie and a Wink] . "PBS" (2003-12-08). Retrieved on 2007-11-22.
* Johnson Jr., Allen. [http://www.bestofneworleans.com/dispatch/2001-03-27/news_feat.html Forgiving Her Rapists] . "Gambit Weekly" (2001-03-27). Retrieved on 2007-11-22.
* [http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/usexecute.htm U.S. Executions Since 1976] . "The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney". Retrieved on 2007-11-22.


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