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Seventy times seven, a true story of murder and mercy, Alex Mar

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Seventy times seven, a true story of murder and mercy, Alex Mar

Language

eng

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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contains biographical information

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illustrations

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index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Seventy times seven

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Alex Mar

Sub title

a true story of murder and mercy

Summary

In 1985 in Gary, Indiana, a black teenaged girl kills an elderly white woman in a robbery gone wrong. Paula Cooper, the fifteen-year-old killer, is sentenced to death. Indiana's minimum age for the death penalty is, at that time, ten years old. In Seventy Times Seven, Alex Mar tells the unforgettable story of this single act of violence and its stunning aftermath. The image of a teenaged girl on death row links a varied cast of characters: a female public defender from the northeast, two enterprising Italian journalists, a Franciscan friar with the ear of the Pope, and, in an unlikely twist, the grandson of the victim, who dedicates himself to saving Paula's life

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