Mar, Alex,

Seventy times seven : a true story of murder and mercy / 70 times 7 Alex Mar. - 368 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"In 1985 in Gary, Indiana, a black teenaged girl kills an elderly white woman in a robbery gone wrong. The shock and awe of the case captivates the state, whose citizens cry out for vengeance. Soon after, 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."--

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Cooper, Paula, 1970-2015.


Murder--Indiana--Gary--Case studies.
Female juvenile delinquents--Indiana--Gary--Case studies.
African American juvenile delinquents--Indiana--Gary--Case studies.
Capital punishment--Indiana--Gary--Case studies.
Forgiveness--Indiana--Gary--Case studies.

HV6534.G37 / M357 2023

362.88/2930977299