Jill Morrell

Jill Morrell was the girlfriend of John McCarthy, and was a tireless and effective campaigner for his release from kidnappers who held him in Lebanon for more than 5 years.

Morrell kept McCarthy's name in the public domain with a campaign to free him, called "Friends of John McCarthy" (FOJM).

After McCarthy's release on August 8 1991, the public hoped for a fairytale ending for their relationship. They did stay together until 1994, but they then parted amicably and McCarthy met BBC photographer, Anna Ottewill, and eventually married her in April 1999. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/323262.stm Former hostage McCarthy weds in private] , BBC, 19 April 1999. Retrieved 24 November 2007.]

Morrell works for charity Cancerbackup [ [http://www.cancerbackup.org.uk/Home Cancerbackup website] ] as their Policy and Public Affairs Manager, putting into practice the skills she acquired during the FOJM campaign.

Published works

* Jointly with John McCarthy "Some Other Rainbow". Bantam Press (22 April 1993). ISBN 978-0593027295
* [http://www.unitedagainstinjustice.org.uk/advice/No%20Smoke%20Without%20Fire.doc "No Smoke Without Fire – A guide for victims of a miscarriage of justice"] (DOC). 1999.

References

External links

* [http://www.room54.co.uk/public_speakers.php?name=Jill_Morrell&id=148 Jill Morrell's Biography] Room54 Speaker Bureau