August 24, 2007

Still ‘beautiful’

Campbells see the beauty that lured Julia to her death
LAGAWE, Ifugao–This province may be the site of the gruesome killing of US Peace Corps Julia Campbell, but her mother and sister were filled with admiration for its natural beauty.
Speaking with reporters after the court trial on Wednesday, Linda Campbell and Geary Morris said they considered [...]

August 24, 2007

Grief of a mother

Campbell’s mom recalls her in testimony
LAGAWE, Ifugao–Linda Campbell occasionally smiled, then tried to hold back the tears as she described her daughter Julia and how she had given up a promising career in journalism in the United States to come to the Philippines as a peace corps volunteer.
Campbell of Fairfax, Virginia, was the first witness [...]