INQUIRER.net: US woman sentenced to die at 16 to be released Monday

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US woman sentenced to die at 16 to be released Monday Jun 16th 2013, 22:14 INDIANAPOLIS—An Indiana woman put on death row at age 16 for killing an elderly Bible school teacher is scheduled to be released Monday after serving a prison term that was shortened after the state Supreme Court intervened.   Paula Cooper's death sentence at such a young age sparked international protests and a plea for clemency from Pope John Paul II. Now 43 years old, Cooper is being given a second chance at her life.   Cooper was 15 when she and three other teenage girls showed up at Ruth Pelke's house on May 14, 1985, with plans of robbing the 78-year-old Bible school teacher. Pelke let Cooper and two of the teen's companions into her Gary, Indiana, home afte... Keep on reading: US woman sentenced to die at 16 to be released Monday Media files: indiana-map.jpg (image/jpeg)

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