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In some states by law, in others by tradition, judges imposing a sentence of death complete the grim ritual with the words "May God have mercy on your soul". In 1982, in Grundy, Virginia, a young miner named Roger Coleman was sentenced to death for the murder of his sister-in-law. Ten years later, Coleman's case had become an international cause celebre as a result of the extraordinary efforts of Kitty Behan, a brilliant and dedicated young lawyer who devoted two years of her life to gathering e
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- Author
- John C. Tucker
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
- Published
- 1997
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780393040326
- Category
- true crime
- Subjects
- Social Science, True Crime, Science
- Rating
- 4.6 / 5 (79 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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