Posted on 09/04/2008 9:29:09 PM PDT by ConservativeStatement
She was a Stanford graduate and Fulbright scholar who went to South Africa to register people to vote in the waning days of Apartheid and was stabbed to death by a mob one night.
Yesterday, Amy Biehl’s mother and one of the four men convicted of her 1993 murder sat together on stage at Fenway High School. Together, they brought a message of truth and reconciliation to Boston kids whose own lives are plagued by violence.
“We as a family had to figure out how to love and respect and honor her memory,” Linda Biehl recalled of the days following her daughter’s murder. “In her death, she left me an opportunity to participate in the lives of people halfway around the world.”
(Excerpt) Read more at bostonherald.com ...
Get me a barf bag.
Excuse me, flight attendant... /s
After murder, a message of hope
and change.
As the mother of a young girl, I know I could never forgive
so easily.
Yum Bay Yah my Lord, Kum Bay Yah...
You killed my daughter, how about NO punishment and WE can give you in-state tuition.
I am actually a good cook, want some dinner...those clothes look dirty, how about I wash them for you? Cash, no problem, here’s a few dollars...
You know what, I really didn’t like my daughter anyway, can I adopt you?
Liberal garbage.
PS: The guy took off with the first girl he met and my friend never heard from him again. But that's ok with him. It's a remarkable tale.
C I L my landlord.
You mispelled it, it's C-I-L-L my landlord.
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