Episode 217: The Murder of Ruth Pelke and the Tragic Life of Paula Cooper

Ruth Pelke (left) and Paula Cooper (right)

Sources

• https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/nov/07/a-child-on-death-row-paula-cooper-ruth-pelke-indiana-1985

• https://www.in.gov/ipdc/files/Facts-about-the-death-penalty.pdf

• https://www.indystar.com/story/news/crime/2015/05/27/paula-cooper-youngest-indiana-death-row-inmate-found-dead/27971461/

• https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/nwitimes/name/william-pelke-obituary?id=21824698

• https://www.journeyofhope.org/

• https://law.justia.com/cases/indiana/supreme-court/1989/45s00-8701-cr-61-4.html

• https://murderpedia.org/female.C/c/cooper-paula.htm

• https://theintercept.com/2015/06/12/paula-cooper-dead-at-45/

• https://www.indystar.com/story/opinion/2015/05/28/horrific-legacy-paula-cooper-case/28086003/

• https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/teenage-death-penalty-case-inside-story-1234702505/