a true story of murder and mercy Mar, Alex creator author. text bibliography biography nyu 2023 monographic eng

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368 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. "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."-- Alex Mar. Includes bibliographical references and index. 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 9780525522157 2022029831 220811 20230714111230.0 1334718728