Campbell Law School to host forum on murder

RALEIGH — The Campbell Law School will explore the impact of murder and responses to it with a public issues forum this week.

The forum, "The Aftermath of Murder: How Can Justice Heal?" will also examine the lives of the people who are most affected by the crime.

The event is free and open to the public.

It will be held Thursday from noon until 1:30 p.m. in the Law School Auditorium at 225 Hillsborough St., the school announced today.

A group of panelists that will participate in the program include:

* Therese Bartholomew, the author of "Coffee Shop God," whose younger brother Steve was murdered while on a business trip in Greenville, S.C.;

* Rose Clark, the sister of Ernest Basden, a convicted murderer who was sentenced to death. Clark witnessed her brother's execution in 2002.

* Cynthia Adcock, an assistant professor of law and a capital defense attorney who holds a master of divinity degree from the Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest. Adcock represented Ernest Basden in his final appeal and was with his family during his execution.

* Sarah Anthony, an attorney and deputy director of the Fair Trial Initiative. Anthony is described in a news release as an expert in defense-initiated victim outreach, who serves as a liaison between the defense team, the accused murderer and the victim's family.

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