DMW Summary - Draft
In the book, Dean Man Walking Sister Helen Prejean, the author, is asked to become a pen-pal with a death row inmate. The inmate who Prejean will be writing letters to is Elmo Patrick Sonnier. Patrick and his younger brother Eddie abducted a teenage couple,David LeBlanc and Loretta Bourque. They raped the female and shot both victims in the back of the head. Which lead to the arrest and conviction of the Sonnier brother. Patrick admits to killing the couple, but then says he only admitted to the crime because he was intimidated by the police. The Sonnier’s each point the blame on one another. Eventually, they are both found guilty of 1st degree murder, Patrick is sentenced to death, while his brother, Eddie is sentenced
In the book, Dean Man Walking Sister Helen Prejean, the author, is asked to become a pen-pal with a death row inmate. The inmate who Prejean will be writing letters to is Elmo Patrick Sonnier. Patrick and his younger brother Eddie abducted a teenage couple,David LeBlanc and Loretta Bourque. They raped the female and shot both victims in the back of the head. Which lead to the arrest and conviction of the Sonnier brother. Patrick admits to killing the couple, but then says he only admitted to the crime because he was intimidated by the police. The Sonnier’s each point the blame on one another. Eventually, they are both found guilty of 1st degree murder, Patrick is sentenced to death, while his brother, Eddie is sentenced