She graduated with an English degree from James Madison University[4][5] She began her journalism career with The Connection, a Virginian newspaper.
A search party of Philippine army soldiers noticed her feet sticking out of a mound of fresh earth in a creek near the remote village.
[15] In a controversial statement made during the April 20 broadcast of a local news program, Philippine Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez stated that Campbell herself was partially to blame, that she was "a little irresponsible", that "if she was not alone, it would not have happened.
[16][17] Duntugan was found guilty of murder ("treachery and use of superior strength" being two of the aggravating circumstances) and sentenced to 40 years imprisonment (reclusion perpetua) without parole.
Her brother-in-law Ed Morris, speaking for the family, said her greatest contribution was her Peace Corps service in the Philippines.