Vernon Harvey Timeline and Summary

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Vernon Harvey Timeline and Summary

  • Vernon marries Elizabeth and becomes stepfather to Faith Hathaway.
  • In 1980, just before joining the army, Faith is murdered by Robert Lee Willie and Joe Vaccaro.
  • Vernon pushes for the death penalty for Robert.
  • Vernon and Elizabeth become friends with Robert's spiritual advisor, Sister Helen Prejean.
  • Robert is executed in 1984.
  • Vernon and Elizabeth become prominent supporters of the death penalty and of victims' rights in Louisiana. They remain friends with Prejean.
  • Vernon Harvey dies after the publication of Dead Man Walking, of heart failure, in 1996.