Robert Lee Willie Yet, Debbie Cuevas, recounts in her book that Willie never felt remorse:'"Did he show any real remorse before he died?" I asked ... [Helen Prejean] shook her head sadly. "No. and you know, Debbie, I'm not sure he was capable of that."' (page 231) Feeling that victim's families were overlooked in the criminal justice system, the Harveys founded a group, Parents of Murdered Children, to help others. They have worked to ensure that families are given more information about court proceedings as well. They have continued to support the death penalty. Sister Prejean wrote a non-fiction book "Dead Man Walking"
Elmo Patrick Sonnier Eddie Sonnier was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole because he was a minor at the time of the crime. While on death row at Louisiana State Prison, Elmo Sonnier was contacted by an outreach effort setting up communication with inmates on Death Row. Sister Helen Prejean, a Catholic nun, was assigned to him. After they started a correspondence, she began to visit him and became his spiritual adviser. He was the first of many death row inmates whom she counseled. Sr. Prejean subsequently became a nationally prominent anti-death penalty activist. Sister Helen Prejean later said