Julia Campbell (journalist)

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name = Julia Campbell


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birth_date = 1967
birth_place = Virginia, USA
age = 40
death_date = April 2007
death_place = near the Banaue Rice Terraces, Ifugao Province, Philippines
occupation = Peace Corps volunteer; former freelance journalist
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gender = female
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family = Ed Morris (brother-in-law)
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credits = "The New York Times", "People"
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Julia Campbell (1967 - April 2007) was an American journalist. She disappeared on April 8, 2007 while working as a U.S. Peace Corps volunteer in the Philippines.

Death

On April 18, her body was found in a shallow grave near the village of Batad in Ifugao Province. A search party of Philippine army soldiers noticed her feet sticking out of a mound of fresh earth in a creek near the remote village.cite news | last =Teves | first =Oliver | coauthors =Teresa Cerojano | title =American's body found in Philippines | work =Yahoo! News | language =English | publisher =Yahoo! Inc.
date =2007-04-18 | url =http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070418/ap_on_re_as/philippines_american_missing_13 | accessdate = 2007-04-19 (link dead as of November 16 2007)] cite news | title =U.S. Peace Corps volunteer found dead in Philippines | work =Yahoo! News | language =English | publisher =Yahoo! Inc. | date =2007-04-18 | url =http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070418/ts_nm/philippines_peacecorps_dc_1;_ylt=AmSIbrSJK8gTXsdnDJgVGfL9xg8F
accessdate = 2007-04-19 (link dead as of November 16 2007)] cite news | title =Body of Missing Peace Corps Volunteer Julia Campbell Found in Philippines | work =World | language =English | publisher =FOXNEws.com | date =2007-04-18 | url =http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,266641,00.html | accessdate = 2007-04-20 ]

The man who has confessed to killing Campbell, Juan Duntugan, claimed that Campbell's death was not premeditated. He stated that he had just finished having a fight with his neighbor when Campbell bumped into him, making him drop what he was carrying. In his anger, he hit Campbell with a rock.cite news | title =Suspect in Peace Corps Death Confesses | work =World | language =English | publisher =heraldnews.com | date =2007-04-27 | url =http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/P/PHILIPPINES_PEACE_CORPS_DEATH?SITE=MAFAL&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT | accessdate = 2007-04-27 ]

Prior to her Peace Corps stint, she worked as a freelance journalist based in New York City, having done some work for "The New York Times" [Campbell, Julia. "Convict Says DNA Shows His Innocence In '84 Killing." "The New York Times", 12 January 1995.] [Campbell, Julia. "Window on Corruption: The Case of a 48th Precinct Officer." "The New York Times", 31 March 1995.] [Campbell, Julia. "The Fifth Man: A special report.; After Decade, a Child Abuse Case Lives On." "The New York Times", 19 July 1995.] and People Magazine.cite news | last =Teves | first =Oliver | coauthors =Teresa Cerojano | title =Body of missing Peace Corps worker found | work =Yahoo! News | language =English | publisher =Yahoo! Inc. | date =2007-04-18 | url =http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070418/ap_on_re_as/philippines_american_missing_21;_ylt=Ans.yUBdDp2Up0jB_c2gNJP9xg8F
accessdate = 2007-04-19 (link dead as of November 16 2007)] A notable event while working as a freelance reporter with the "Times" was when she was arrested while covering the funeral of Notorious B.I.G., a rapper. She was charged with disorderly conduct for verbally arguing with a police officer at the funeral. The charges were later dropped.cite news | title =Julia Campbell remembered in NYC | work =World - Americas
language =English | publisher =GMANews.TV | date =2007-04-20 | url =http://www.gmanews.tv/story/39063/Julia-Campbell-remembered-in-NYC | accessdate = 2007-04-20 ]

In a controversial statement made during the April 20, 2007 broadcast of a local news program, Philippine Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez hastily stated that Campbell was partially to blame for her demise. He stated that the Peace Corps volunteer was "a little irresponsible" and that "if she was not alone, it would not have happened.". He also called Campbell "careless" in the same statement.cite episode | title = TV Patrol World | episodelink = | series = TV Patrol | serieslink = | credits = | network = ABS-CBN | station = ABS-CBN Channel 2 | city = Metro Manila | airdate =2007-04-20] cite news | title =Campbell partly to blame for own tragedy- DOJ | work =Nation
language =English | publisher =GMANews.TV | date =2007-04-19 | url =http://www.gmanews.tv/story/39014/Gonzalez-Campbell-partly-to-blame-for-own-tragedy | accessdate = 2007-04-20 ]

On April 25, 2007, her remains were cremated in Manila. After her remains were cremated, a memorial service for her was held at the Roman Catholic church in Fairfax, Virginia. Her brother-in-law, Ed Morris, speaking on behalf of the family, said her greatest contribution was her Peace Corps service in the Philippines.

Juan Duntugan, 27, was found guilty of murder ("treachery and use of superior strength" as 2 of the aggravating circumstances) and sentenced to 40 years imprisonment (reclusion perpetua) without parole by death penalty (lethal Injection). Campbell's elder sister and her American friends were present, when Judge Ester Piscoso-Flor on June 30, 2008, RTC, Ifugao, ordered Duntugan to pay Campbell's family P 39.67 million ($ 889,000) in damages, including her funeral expenses from sentenced by death with lethal injection outside in Bilibid Prison going to Lethal Injection Chamber in Muntinlupa City for 3 Years until 2011 by deathrow. [ [http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iMS8WMxFOyGjy-gsanXx3UrAyHTwD91K98900 Afp.google.com, Filipino convicted for killing American] ] [ [http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/215802,killer-of-us-peace-corps-volunteer-convicted-in-philippines.html earthtimes.org, Killer of US Peace Corps volunteer convicted in Philippines] ]

References

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June 30, 2008 [http://www.gmanews.tv/story/104085/Court-convicts-suspect-in-Julia-Campbell-killing "Court convicts suspect in Julia Campbell killing."] [GMA News, 06-30-2008, 12:53 pm] GMA News, 06-30-2008, Manila (English)
# June 30, 2008 [http://www.gmanews.tv/video/24988/QTV-Juan-Duntungan-convicted-for-killing-Julia-Campbell "QTV 11 Video: Juan Duntungan convicted for killing Julia Campbell"] [QTV 11, 06-30-2008, 12:54 pm] QTV 11 Balitanghali (GMA 7), 06-30-2008, Manila (Filipino)
# June 30, 2008 [http://www.gmanews.tv/largevideo/latest/24980/Banaue-court-convicts-suspect-in-in-killing-of-Julia-Campbell "Banaue court convicts suspect in in killing of Julia Campbell"] GMA News Flash Report 06/30/2008 | 12:04 PM (Filipino)

External links

* [http://juliainthephilippines.blogspot.com/ Julia in the Philippines] - "Julia's personal blog"

* [http://juliacampbellampark.org/ Land. Life. Remembrance] - "The Julia Campbell Agroforest Memorial Eco-Park"