Victims of Dead Man Walking
"Mike Varnado's ability to tell a great story is topped only by his work as a first-class detective."\ --Chris Buchanan, documentary film producer for PBS and associate producer of Angel on Death Row\ Victims of Dead Man Walking is the true story of the rape and murder of Faith Hathaway by Robert Lee Willie and Joe Vaccaro. Detective Mike Varnado provides a vivid eyewitness account of the investigation into her murder. Varnado was only twenty-five when he discovered Faith Hathaway's body....
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Collaborating with lawyer and freelance writer Smith, Louisiana detective Varnado draws on his own experience in connection with the crime that formed the basis of the popular book and movie Dead Man Walking. They say that the actual events, and the people directly involved, have been neglected in the controversy over the death penalty. They do not provide an index or bibliography. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Acknowledgments9Author's Note11Prologue13Dennis Hemby17Louis Wagner22Faith Hathaway and the Dawn of a New Decade28The Lakefront Disco32Loss of Faith37Joe Vaccaro41The Terror Continues45Debbie and Mark48Fricke's Cave55The Investigation Begins58Faith is Found61Confessions of Murder67The Wheels of Justice Begin to Turn75The District Attorney On Trial79Willie's Trial Begins82A Mother's Grief87My Turn on the Witness Stand93The First Finger of Accusation97The Bug Man99The Pathologist105The Jury Hears Willie's Confession108Both Sides Rest114The Closing Arguments and a Verdict127A Sentence of Death133A Second Guilty Verdict140Evidence for Life, Evidence for Death142A Plea for Mercy147The Legal Machinery Grinds On152The Mysterious Note154Willie's Second Chance161Hemby and Wagner: Willie Cops a Plea171Final Appeals174The Pardon Hearing176Death Row on the Farm179Witness to an Execution186Prejean and Penn194The Death Penalty204Epilogue215
