Amy Biehl

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I'm sure most people have heard her story, but I still find it incredible that her parents did what they did.

http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/12/09/biehl/index.html

"Not only did the Biehls accept the men's apologies and urge their release, but they also hired two of the killers -- Peni and Nofemela -- to continue the good deeds and spread the ideals advocated by their late daughter. (Manqina was found guilty last year of raping a disabled teenager.)

Amy's mother Linda says of Peni, a guide and HIV/AIDS educator for the Amy Biehl Foundation: "He could be in prison, he could be dead. Instead, he's a father.

"He's a part of a very positive society in South Africa, raising a 2-year-old child to participate in a multiethnic, multigender society.

"To me, that's a great joy and happiness. I've been privileged to have that opportunity. "

The foundation's web site

http://www.amybiehl.org/
 
I remember when she was killed. She was almost a local girl; Newport Beach is about 15 miles from me. I never could fathom the amount of forgiveness her parents were able to find. They're better people than I am. So was Amy.
 
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