Linda White’s 26-year old daughter Cathy was abducted, raped, and murdered in 1986. Following this devastating loss, Linda returned to college to study grief and loss in order to be able to educate others and counsel those with similar losses. She is adjunct professor in the Psychology and Philosophy Department at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas.

Research in the area of death and dying has led her into other academic areas, primarily violence and its prevention, and finally into restorative justice.

She currently works in several areas of restorative justice, including victim-offender mediated dialogues.

Linda values, above all, responses to violence that are themselves non-violent, and therefore opposes the death penalty for any crimes.

Source: Murder Victims Families for Reconciliation

Links to Linda’s Journey:

• Linda White forgave Gary Brown, who is serving a life sentence for the imprisonment, rape and murder of White's daughter Cathy. Don't Kill in Our Names.
• Review of “Don’t Kill in Our Names” by Rachel King
• Another Kind of Victim: Susan Lee Solar
• Report Shines New Light on Juvenile Death Penalty, Victims’ Family Members
• MVFR Conference Schedule