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Elmo Patrick Sonnier

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Elmo Patrick "Pat" Sonnier (February 21, 1950 – April 5, 1984) was a convicted American murderer and rapist in Louisiana who was executed by electrocution at Louisiana State Penitentiary in Louisiana on April 5, 1984. [1]

28 relations: Arthur Frederick Goode III, Capital punishment, Capital punishment in Louisiana, Capital punishment in the United States, Catholic Church, Dead Man Walking (book), Dead Man Walking (film), Dodge Dart, Edwin Edwards, Electric chair, Execution chamber, Gruesome Gertie, Helen Prejean, Iberia Parish, Louisiana, Jack (device), Last words, Louisiana, Louisiana State Penitentiary, Lovers' lane, Murder, Robert Lee Willie, San Francisco Opera, Sean Penn, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, Stanley Joseph Ott, Stay of execution, Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins.

Arthur Frederick Goode III

Arthur Frederick Goode, III (March 28, 1954, Hyattsville, Maryland – April 5, 1984, Starke, Florida) was a convicted child murderer who was electrocuted in Florida in 1984.

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Capital punishment

Capital punishment, also known as the death penalty, is a government-sanctioned practice whereby a person is put to death by the state as a punishment for a crime.

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Capital punishment in Louisiana

Capital punishment is a legal penalty in the U.S. state of Louisiana.

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Capital punishment in the United States

Capital punishment is a legal penalty in the United States, currently used by 31 states, the federal government, and the military.

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Catholic Church

The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with more than 1.299 billion members worldwide.

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Dead Man Walking (book)

Dead Man Walking (1993) is a work of non-fiction by Sister Helen Prejean, a Roman Catholic nun and one of the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Medaille based in New Orleans.

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Dead Man Walking (film)

Dead Man Walking is a 1995 American crime drama film starring Susan Sarandon and Sean Penn, and co-produced and directed by Tim Robbins, who adapted the screenplay from the non-fiction book of the same name.

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Dodge Dart

The Dodge Dart is an automobile originally built by Dodge from 1960 to 1976 in North America, with production extended to later years in various other markets.

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Edwin Edwards

Edwin Washington Edwards (born August 7, 1927) is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served as the U.S. Representative for from 1965 to 1972 and as the 50th Governor of Louisiana for four terms (1972–1980, 1984–1988 and 1992–1996), twice as many elected terms as any other Louisiana chief executive.

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Electric chair

Execution by electrocution, performed using an electric chair, is a method of execution originating in the United States in which the condemned person is strapped to a specially built wooden chair and electrocuted through electrodes fastened on the head and leg.

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Execution chamber

An execution chamber, or death chamber, is a room or chamber in which a legal execution is carried out.

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Gruesome Gertie

Gruesome Gertie was the nickname given by death row inmates to the Louisiana electric chair.

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Helen Prejean

Helen Prejean, C.S.J. (born April 21, 1939, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is a Roman Catholic sister, a member of the Congregation of St. Joseph based in New Orleans, and a leading American advocate for the abolition of the death penalty.

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Iberia Parish, Louisiana

Iberia Parish (Paroisse de l'Ibérie, Parroquia de Iberia) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana.

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Jack (device)

A jack, screwjack or jackscrew is a mechanical device used as a lifting device to lift heavy loads or to apply great forces.

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Last words

Last words or final words are a person's final articulated words, stated prior to death or as death approaches.

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Louisiana

Louisiana is a state in the southeastern region of the United States.

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Louisiana State Penitentiary

The Louisiana State Penitentiary (known as Angola, and nicknamed the "Alcatraz of the South" and "The Farm"Sutton, Keith "Catfish". "". ESPN Outdoors. May 31, 2006. Retrieved on August 25, 2010.) is a maximum-security prison farm in Louisiana operated by the Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections.

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Lovers' lane

A lovers' lane is a secluded area where people kiss, make out, or sometimes engage in sexual activity.

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Murder

Murder is the unlawful killing of another human without justification or valid excuse, especially the unlawful killing of another human being with malice aforethought.

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Robert Lee Willie

Robert Lee Willie (January 2, 1958 - December 28, 1984) was a Louisiana man who was convicted for the May 28, 1980 kidnap, rape, and murder of 18-year-old Faith Hathaway.

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San Francisco Opera

San Francisco Opera (SFO) is an American opera company, based in San Francisco, California.

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Sean Penn

Sean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an American actor and filmmaker.

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St. Martin Parish, Louisiana

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Stanley Joseph Ott

Stanley Joseph Ott, S.T.D., (June 29, 1927 – November 28, 1992) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.

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Stay of execution

A stay of execution is a court order to temporarily suspend the execution of a court judgment or other court order.

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Susan Sarandon

Susan Abigail Sarandon (née Tomalin; born October 4, 1946) is an American actress and activist.

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Tim Robbins

Timothy Francis Robbins (born October 16, 1958) is an American actor, screenwriter, director, producer, activist and musician.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elmo_Patrick_Sonnier

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