Paula R.
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Paula Cooper
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Paula Cooper
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June 20, 1987: The Rev. Vito Bracone, an Italian priest who
organized a massive petition drive in
support of Cooper, meets with her and says he will asks the governor
to spare her life.
June 13, 1988: Father Bracone returns to the United States with a
petition signed by 2
million Italians asking that Cooper be spared.
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Paula Cooper
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Paula Cooper
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Paula Cooper
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Paula Cooper
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Paula Cooper got a hug from her sister,
Rhonda Labroi, after she and 16 other
inmates received college
diplomas at the Indiana Women's Prison.
The victim
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Bible teacher Ruth Pelke, 78.
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