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📘 The execution of Willie Francis by Gilbert King

The true story of how a young Cajun lawyer, Bertrand DeBlanc, fought to save 17-year-old Willie Francis from the electric chair. In deciding Willie's fate the courts and the country would be forced to ask questions about capital punishment that remain unresolved today.--From amazon.com.

First publish date: 2008

Authors: Gilbert King

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