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Sources

• Burrall, Bill. "Inmates and Alternatives: The Prison Project." Marshall County Schools. (May 16, 2008)  http://boe.mars.k12.wv.us/pproject/pproject.htm
• Burrall, Bill. Personal Communication. May 14, 2008.
• RADAR. "The Billy Letters." RADAR Magazine. April 25, 2008. (May 16, 2008) http://www.radarmagazine.com/from-the-magazine/2008/04/letter_to_charles_manson_richard_ramirez_ted_kacyinski_bill.php