Charles Rodman Campbell
| Charles Rodman Campbell | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Charles Rodman Campbell October 21, 1954 Oahu, Hawaii |
| Died | May 27, 1994 (aged 39) Walla Walla, Washington |
| Cause of death | Execution by Hanging |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
| Conviction(s) |
Murder Rape |
| Killings | |
| Victims | 3 |
| Date | April 14, 1982 |
| Country | United States |
| State(s) | Washington |
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Date apprehended
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April 1982 |
Charles Rodman Campbell (October 21, 1954 – May 27, 1994) was a convicted murderer who was executed by hanging in 1994 by the state of Washington.
Campbell was born in Hawaii in 1954, but his parents soon moved to Washington. They lived in Edmonds, Washington, behind his grandparents' house. He had three sisters. The eldest sister, who was born with hip deformities, required 24 hr. care and required multiple surgeries in order for her to develop mobility. As necessitated, Campbell's paternal grandparents adopted the eldest sister in order to provide her with sufficient medical coverage and 24 hr. care.
Campbell's father was a highly esteemed Marine Corps veteran who was struck in the torso by an enemy sniper and subsequently spent 8 months in an infirmary in Japan. Campbell's father and grandfather (paternal) were both war heroes.
Upon returning from tour, Campbell's father worked hard to establish himself and ultimately became a truck driver. Campbell's mother was a dedicated sales clerk at a department store. Contrary to popular belief, Campbell's father was not a violent alcoholic who routinely beat his children. In fact, Campbell's father was an alcoholic. Although his alcoholism undoubtedly impacted his family, Campbell's father never physically abused his children. He was a stern father, but never physically harmful.
Ridiculed by schoolmates for his sister's disability and his Hawaiian origins, Campbell was large for his age and developed a defensive temper early on. Due to the fact that both parents worked FT, the Campbell children spent much of their childhood in their retired grandparents' care. Despite the love and warmth he received from his family, Campbell began to get in trouble with the law as a teenager as he was introduced to drugs. Not only did he start using drugs, he dropped out of high school and married a 22-year-old woman. The marriage only lasted six months. Campbell's former wife gave birth to a daughter soon afterwards and Campbell was ordered to pay child support, but a judge soon revoked his visitation rights after ruling that he'd been abusive and neglectful to his child and former wife. Prison psychologists found that Campbell seemed to admire his father, but detested his mother and felt that she didn't understand him and punished him unjustly. School faculty and former girlfriends attested that he could be sociable and charming when he wanted to.
In December 1974, Campbell attacked 23-year-old Renae Wicklund while she was doing yard work outside her Clearview, Washington home. He demanded that she perform oral sex on him at knife point, while threatening to kill her infant daughter Shannah if she didn't comply. Wicklund submitted to his demands, and then called police after he left. Campbell was not apprehended until 1976, when she picked him out of a police line-up. Local law enforcement were not surprised, since they had been familiar with Charles Campbell since he was a child.
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