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HOBBY-CATTO PROPERTIES, L.L.C.: Excerpt from “The Shocking Story of Approved Killing in Mississippi” by William Bradford Huie from the January 24, 1956, issue of Look magazine. Reprinted with permission from Hobby-Catto Properties, L.L.C., Houston, Texas.

UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS: Excerpt from the English translation of the Catechism of the Catholic Church for the United States of America, copyright © 1994 by United States Catholic Conference, Inc., Libreria Editrice Vaticana. English translation of the Catechism of the Catholic Church Modifications from the Editio Typica copyright © 1997 by United States Catholic Conference, Inc., Libreria Editrice Vaticana. Used by permission.

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Prejean, Helen.

The death of innocents: an eyewitness account of wrongful executions / Helen Prejean.

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1.         Capital punishment—United States—Case studies.                  I.         Title.

HV8699.U5P745 2005                                                      364.66'0973—dc22                                                      2004054154

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