 According to the Innocence Project, Fanning's testimony before a prison review board about the letter and her book "Through the Window", which details Sells' crime spree, were said to help prove Harper's innocence.In 2011, Fanning was given the Defenders of the Innocent Award by the Illinois Innocence Project for getting the confession from Sells.In 2006, her book "Written in Blood" received an Edgar Award nomination.