Surviving the Death Penalty

This is the true story of one of the most heinous crimes committed in Indiana...the Patrick Gilligan Family...The crime, the criminal Donald Ray Wallace Jr., the victims and the unrest this death penalty wait held for 25 years. It is a parallel story of both the criminal, the victims and their lives.

This story is not only about a cold blooded crime, but also about the journey one travels as a victim.

This is the story from the initial crime to its conclusion, with twists & turns that most average people seldom understand or endure.

This book tells of the Death Penalty wait for both the criminal and the victims and how their lives are forever intertwined.

Stories such as this one are few and far between. Crimes happen in the millions but the victims story, along with the criminal's story, are often not told in their entirety.