Butch, Willie's father, about 1980 at Leavenworth prison.
Butch raped his girlfriend's six-year-old child and within months
killed a woman
and himself during a police shootout.
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Willie's mugshot at age 15 after his arrest.
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Willie acting as his own attorney.
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Willie Bosket in 1989, when he fought with
guards as they tried to escort him
into his sentencing at the Ulster
County Courthouse.
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