The multiple murders of Mary Kelley Campbell: a true story
Biography, True crime, Family and relationships, Law and crime
Human-narrated audio
Summary
Janel Campbell was 11 years old when her mother was murdered. After 60 years of banishment from family conversation and memory, Janel gives the backdrop of her mother's life, from the farm in southeast Idaho to her brutal murder in… King County, Washington on March 8, 1961. "Mary was nicknamed 'Mary Sunshine' by her sisters because every morning she would run to all the windows and pull back the curtains to let the warmth and light of the morning sun pour into the house." Mary was a high-spirited Irish girl, a devout Mormon, a compassionate Christian, and the mother of six children, executed by members of her church. She was found by Janel's 12-year-old brother, bludgeoned and shot in the head, their seven-month-old baby brother left abandoned on the day bed in the dining room. The Murder of Mary Sunshine is a heartbreaking story of a mother gone too soon, overshadowed by the larger than life vitality, love and wit of Mary Sunshine. Strong language. Violence