“God bless you, Jim. Good work,” Loretta mouthed silently. Then she made a “call me” motion with her hand, and Jim smiled broadly just before he was led out and the door shut.
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Sniper was first published in serial form in 2004 in The Hamilton Spectator.
Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication Data
Wells, Jon
Sniper: the true story of anti-abortion killer James Kopp / Jon Wells.
ISBN 978-0-470-15546-2
1. Kopp, James, 1954– 2. Slepian, Barnett, 1946-1998. 3. Murder—New York (State)—Amherst. 4. Abortion—United States. 5. Pro-life movement—United States. 6. Murderers—United States—Biography. I. Title.
HV6248.K66W44 2008 364.152’3092 C2008-900604-6
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