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Willie Dean McGee (born November 2, 1958 in San Francisco, California) is a former center and right fielder in Major League Baseball who spent the majority of his 18-year career playing for the St. Louis Cardinals. McGee was recognized as one of the outstanding players of his time, having won the 1985 National League MVP award, batting titles in both 1985 and 1990, and three Gold Glove Awards. |
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Robert Lee Willie (died December 28, 1984) was a convict on Death Row at Louisiana State Penitentiary. He was reached out to by Sister Helen Prejean, one of the sisters of St Joseph of Medailles, who based her book Dead Man Walking on him. He also provided the inspiration for the Sean Penn character, Matthew Poncelet, in the film Dead Man Walking. He was executed in the electric chair for the May 28, 1980 kidnap, rape, and murder of 18 year old Faith Hathaway in Mandeville, Louisiana.
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