Karen Campbell Timeline

Karen Marries Tom Baker 2002

January 1, 2002

Karen Marries Tom Baker 2002

Karen Marries Tom Baker in 2002

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Car accident

March 28, 2003

Car accident

Tom dies at the scene. Other female victim dies at the scene. Karen is life-flighted to Trauma Unit at Oregon…

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Karen leaves hospital and goes to rehab for several weeks

April 1, 2003

Karen leaves hospital and goes to rehab for several weeks

Christine and Sam handle Karen’s affairs, distribution of Tom’s effects and support to Karen’s daughters, Nikki and Haley. Karen leaves…

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District Attorney is pressing maximum charges

May 1, 2003

District Attorney is pressing maximum charges

Daughters Nikki and Haley begin visiting Karen. Karen has friend or family member at the home at all times. Nikki…

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Wrong Karen Baker Introduced into Legal Proceedings

June 1, 2003

District Attorney, Victims and Karen’s defense attorneys can not agree on out of court settlement. Karen must submit to psychological…

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Mediation ordered for settlement

August 4, 2004

District Attorney changes direction three times. Mediation ordered for settlement. Wrong Karen Baker is still in file at mediation. Karen…

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Manslaughter II 75 months

January 3, 2005

Manslaughter II 75 months

Sentencing: DA overturns mediated agreement. Pressing fro two counts of Manslaughter I, Consecutive, 20 years. Victims family choses sentence. Manslaughter…

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Karen spends time in solitary confinement

January 7, 2005

Karen spends time in solitary confinement

Karen spends time in solitary confinement due to wrist in splint. Due to dire conditions of solitary confinement, Karen choses…

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Transfer to Coffee Creek Correctional facility

January 17, 2005

Transfer to Coffee Creek Correctional facility

Karen and the trio of teachers are transferred to Coffee Creek Correctional facility. Karen is house on the Intake unit…

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G Unit the bottom of the pecking order

February 1, 2005

G Unit the bottom of the pecking order

Karen is transferred to G Unit, the bottom of the pecking order. It is the discipline unit, the wild wild…

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Karen moves into J Unit, the honor unit

August 1, 2005

Karen moves into J Unit, the honor unit

Karen moves into J Unit, the honor unit. Meets Teachers Sinful, Angel and Blondie. Karen begins work for DMV answering…

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2006-2008 Classes, ceremonies, publishing Medium/Max security

December 1, 2006

Grief Recovery Workshop MHCC independent writing course PTA course PT for Canines (later in 2009 Spanish for PT’s) 4 way…

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Karen moves “across the street” to Minimum

October 1, 2008

Karen moves “across the street” to Minimum

Fall 2008-2010: Karen moves “across the street” to Minimum. Enters dorm living, the hive. 2008 Barak Obama is elected President…

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Preparing for release

January 1, 2011

Preparing for release

Jan-March 31, 2011:  Karen prepares and works on task list for release. Family has sent in an outfit to wear…

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Release from Prison

April 1, 2011

Release from Prison

April Fools Day, 2011 Up at dawn, dressed in Prison Blues for the last time. Escorted to processing area, issued…

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Karen attends Haley’s Graduation from USC

June 1, 2011

Karen attends Haley’s Graduation from USC

Karen attends Haley’s Graduation from USC, American Studies. Meet all the friends she has made in the last six years,…

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Re entry into Workforce and Life

June 1, 2011

Re entry into Workforce and Life

Late June-August 2011: Karen moves into apartment in Portland.  Seeks employment as PTA. Is rehired by former company, begins orientation…

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Karen tells no one new about her past and begins years of self isolating behavior

October 1, 2011

Karen tells no one new about her past and begins years of self isolating behavior

Fall-Winter 2011: Everyday Karen rides the bus over the Burnside bridge, Portland’s greatest concentration of homelessness and sees women on…

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Karen and Sam take the trip, bucket list number one

May 1, 2012

Karen and Sam take the trip, bucket list number one

Spring/Summer/Fall 2012: Karen and Sam take the trip, bucket list number one. Sam and Karen go from Charleston SC to…

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It has to be a memoir. Who are these women and what happened to your kids after you went in?

May 1, 2013

It has to be a memoir. Who are these women and what happened to your kids after you went in?

Spring 2013: Sam’s cognitive decline progresses slowly but steadily. Karen is not digging into friendships or dating, Nikki and Karen…

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