(30 Jul 1997) T/I: 11:20:00
The body of Joseph O'Dell, executed in the United States last week for a 1985 murder he denied committing, arrived in Italy Wednesday (30/07) for burial in Palermo, Sicily, on Thursday (31/07).
His widow, Lori Urs, who O'Dell married hours before his execution in Greensville prison, Virginia, on July 23, accompanied his body. Sister Helen Prejean, who wrote the book on which the movie "Dead Man Walking" was based, was also present.
SHOWS:
ROME, ITALY - 30/07:
00.00 ZOOM out italian parliament
00.07 MS italian flag
00.10 Miss Urs and Sister Prejean walking outside parliament
00.18 Sister SOT (in english) "He was great. The pope was very supportive to Lori. He said how he had prayed for Jospeh and he was very supportive to her. We thank him for his voice against the death penalty and for support of Joseph. We thank Italy for his leadership in human rights around the world and in the case of Joseph O'dell, Italy is a great sign of hope to us."
00.55 Two ladies getting into parliament
PALERMO, ITALY 30/07:
01.03 Plane arriving on tarmac
01.09 Lori Urs and Sister Helen Prejean off plane
01.23 Black van with coffin inside driving on tarmac
01.30 police at cemetery with Palermo mayor
01.33 women arriving, greeted by mayor of palermo
01.59 coffin taken out of car into chapel (sound of applause)
02.09 WS cemetery
02.14 VISION ENDS
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