Children are among the most vulnerable members within our community and great lengths are taken to protect them at all costs. Adults – especially parents – have a responsibility to protect youngsters and it’s one that isn’t taken lightly. The schoolyard is patrolled by teachers, at the playground, parents watch like hawks, and tiny hands are grasped tightly while out in public. There are also social service systems in place whose sole purpose is to protect children. But sadly, there is no such thing as a perfect system. No society can protect every single child and in 2006 a tragedy in Barrie, Canada, was a painful reminder.
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Sources:
The Barrie Examiner, 5 October, 2006 – “They Were Precious – Girls’ Deaths Leave Neighbours Shaken”
The Brockville Recorder and Times, 5 October, 2006 – “Barrie Mom Charged in Daughters’ Deaths was in Custody Fight”
24 Hours, 6 October, 2006 – “Mom Looks Weary at Court Date”
The Barrie Examiner, 6 October, 2006 – “Pair Polar Opposites: Friends Reaction”
The Barrie Examiner, 6 October, 2006 – “Loss is Beyond Understanding”
The Barrie Examiner, 6 October, 2006 – “Memorials Honour Dead Girls”
The Brockville Recorder and Times, 6 October, 2006 – “Slain Girls’ Mother Appears in Court”
The Edmonton Sun, 6 October, 2006 – “Mom Accused of Killing Young Girls Needed to See Psychiatrist, Says Social Worker”
The Toronto Sun, 6 October, 2006 – “It Wasn’t a Happy Home, For Sure”
The Barrie Examiner, 7 October, 2006 – “Barrie Mom Feared Losing Girls”
The Barrie Examiner, 11 October, 2006 – “Priest Calls on Family to Forgive”
The Barrie Examiner, 18 October, 2006 – “Campione Abused by her Husband”
The Toronto Star, 18 October, 2006 – “Why Was She the Trusted Parent?”
The Toronto Star, 18 October, 2006 – “CAS Returned Kids Twice”
The Toronto Sun, 18 October, 2006 – “Normal… Too Normal – Campione Court Documents Show a Family Like Many Others”
The Barrie Examiner, 19 October, 2006 – “Mom Looked for Help”
The Barrie Examiner, 31 October, 2006 – “Memorials Torment Tenants”
The Barrie Examiner, 18 January, 2007 – “Court Hands Campione a Reprieve”
The Barrie Examiner, 19 January, 2007 – “Campione Granted a Divorce”
The Barrie Examiner, 17 September, 2010 – “She’s Not Insane, Crown Tells Jury”
The Barrie Examiner, 18 September, 2010 – “Photos Shake Jurors”
The Barrie Examiner, 21 September, 2010 – “Dancing Towards Death”
The Barrie Examiner, 24 September, 2010 – “Sister of Killer Mom Testifies”
The Barrie Examiner, 23 September, 2010 – “Journal Unveiled in court”
The Toronto Star, 29 September, 2010 – “A Morbid Exchange, a Macabre Vigil”
The Alliston Herald, 13 October, 2010 – “Mother Talks About Daughter’s Erratic Behaviour”
The Toronto Sun, 14 October, 2010 – “Killer Berated Helpful Mother”
The Barrie Examiner, 27 October, 2010 – “Her Motive Was Altruistic”
The Barrie Examiner, 30 October, 2010 – “Campione Snow Doctor”
The Barrie Examiner, 2 November, 2010 – “Psychiatrist Takes Stand”
24 Hours Toronto, 5 November, 2010 – “Closing Words in Campione Case”
The Barrie Examiner, 6 November, 2010 – “Crown Refutes Illness”
The Toronto Star, 18 November, 2010 – “Father of Dead Girls Far From Monster Portrayed by Ex-Wife”
Audio Sources:
“Elaine Campione – National Post”
