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The Death of Faith Hathaway

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We're worried about the Willie's of the world. This week, Alex tells Christie the heartbreaking murder that rocked a small town community in Louisiana. The case of Faith Hathaway was only a part of a chaotic bender, where two men changed the lives of everyone they seemingly came across. Tune in to hear more details about this tragic story - such as who was all involved, what the aftermath was, and what Hollywood has to do with all of this. Trigger warning due to some intense discussions. Apologies to our Louisiana listeners for any mispronouncing of places! Need a distraction? We got you. 

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Resources:

  • Enterprise Journal article – ‘Dead Man’ revisited – By: Alan Sayre – July 18th, 2003
  • The New York Times article – Louisiana Killer is Put to Death – December 29th, 1984 
  • Crime Door app - https://crimedoor.com/
  • Find a Grave website - Faith Hathaway - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17360688/faith-colleen-hathaway
  • Daily World article – 25 Years Later, Detective Tells Story of Infamous Case – July 13th, 2003
  • Murderpedia
  • PBS Frontline website - WGBH Educational Foundation
  • Alchetron website – Robert Lee Willie – Updated December 15th, 2020. 
  • 737 F.2d 1372 – Robert Lee Willie, Petitioner-Appellant v. Ross Maggio Jr., Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary, Respondent Appellee. – Docket number: 84-3219 – September 7th, 1984
  • Clarion-Ledger article – Convicted Killer Has No Regrets for Life of Drugs, Rape, Murder – December 27th, 1984 – Page 15 
  • The Gazette – The Killer Who Boasted: I Don’t Run from Nothing – December 29th, 1984 
  • Justia US Law website – State V. Willie 
  • The Times-Picayune article – Victim’s parent’s watch Willie die – By: Jason DeParle – December 28th, 1984 
  • Associate Producer Christopher Buchannan – “Louisiana: a murder, a movie and a wink” 
  • www.sisterhelen.org
  • Dpedia.org 
  • UPI Archives – “Robert Lee Willie, who mocked death by placing a…” – by Janet Plume – December 28th, 1984 
  • theharpercollinschristian.com website – Forgiving the Dead Man Walking by Debbie Morris, Gregg Lewis 
  • IMDB website – Dead Man Walking (1995) – Storyline written by Tad Dibbern

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