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American Morning
Interview With Paul Hulseberg, Bill Murray
Aired October 16, 2002 - 07:16 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
BILL HEMMER, CNN ANCHOR: Linda Franklin was an FBI intelligence analyst, a survivor of breast cancer and the mother of two grown adults. She and her husband were getting ready to move in a new home later this week. In fact, they were going to move on Friday. The sniper ended it all Monday night outside a Virginia Home Depot.
Her friends would like the rest of us to know a bit more about her. Two of them join us now live in Arlington, Virginia: Paul Hulseberg, a co-worker, and a family spokesman, Bill Murray.
Gentlemen, we say good morning to you, and we want to pass along our condolences, and let you know how much we appreciate you spending time with us to talk more about the life of Linda.
PAUL HULSEBERG, FRIEND OF LINDA FRANKLIN: Thank you.
BILL MURRAY, FAMILY SPOKESMAN: Thank you.
HEMMER: Paul, I want to know what kind of a woman was she.
HULSEBERG: She was a wonderful, giving and loving person. She took care of her family, she took care of friends, she took care of animals. She was -- I mean, she was really one of the most giving people I've ever met.
HEMMER: You shared a cubicle with her at the FBI, right?
HULSEBERG: Sat across from her for three years.
HEMMER: No kidding, wow! How much did she cherish the job she had?
HULSEBERG: She loved what she did. She was a hard worker. She put every effort into it.
HEMMER: The FBI director called her a "dedicated employee." Would you concur? And what would you add to that?
HULSEBERG: She was dedicated, and she worked -- whatever she was given, whatever job she had, she worked to get it done, even if it took nights or weekends.
HEMMER: How much was she looking forward to getting into a new home?
HULSEBERG: She and her husband were looking forward to moving. They needed more space. In fact, I believe they were going to build a house, and this was just a move -- a temporary move until they could find, buy or build what they wanted.
HEMMER: Did she talk much about her double mastectomy?
HULSEBERG: Not with me.
HEMMER: Yes.
HULSEBERG: She -- I mean, my information about that came from co-workers and from my wife. She talked with her as well. She, you know, went through a lot of pain, and the surgery took a while to get through that. She was still in physical therapy, and yet, was visiting others in the hospital, at home, who were going through similar experiences.
HEMMER: Well, she survived cancer, but shot down at random on Monday night in Falls Church.
Bill, how is the family doing today?
MURRAY: The family is doing as well as can be expected. As you can imagine, this is a very difficult time for them, as you said, to be senselessly taken away by this crazed madman. They're holding up better than I would in this circumstance.
And they are asking for anybody who had any -- has any information, as trivial as it may seem, anything that you've seen, anything that you've heard, to contact law enforcement, the FBI's tip line, the local law enforcement. Any little bit will help bring this to an end.
HEMMER: Yes, Bill, I think one of the more brutal aspects of this latest killing is that her husband was with her at the time, and essentially witnessed his wife getting gunned down. I know you mentioned they're doing as well as they can right now, but what has he said right now? And further, on his message right now to the public is what?
MURRAY: Well, he's holding up. He's trying to be strong for his family. He is getting the support of his family. And he just wants everybody to know what a wonderful woman Linda was, and she always had a smile on her face, despite the hardship that she's gone through. When I saw her in the hallways of the building, she was always jovial and laughing and quick with -- quick-witted to joke about one thing or another.
And I think Mr. Franklin wants to convey that; that she was -- nothing could get her down. She was a very strong and a very vivacious woman.
HEMMER: Thank you, men. Bill Murray, a spokesperson for the family and Linda Franklin...
MURRAY: Thank you.
HEMMER: ... and Paul Hulseberg, a friend and co-worker of Linda as well. Gentlemen, thanks. Stay strong, OK? Thanks for your time today.
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Aired October 16, 2002 - 07:16 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
BILL HEMMER, CNN ANCHOR: Linda Franklin was an FBI intelligence analyst, a survivor of breast cancer and the mother of two grown adults. She and her husband were getting ready to move in a new home later this week. In fact, they were going to move on Friday. The sniper ended it all Monday night outside a Virginia Home Depot.
Her friends would like the rest of us to know a bit more about her. Two of them join us now live in Arlington, Virginia: Paul Hulseberg, a co-worker, and a family spokesman, Bill Murray.
Gentlemen, we say good morning to you, and we want to pass along our condolences, and let you know how much we appreciate you spending time with us to talk more about the life of Linda.
PAUL HULSEBERG, FRIEND OF LINDA FRANKLIN: Thank you.
BILL MURRAY, FAMILY SPOKESMAN: Thank you.
HEMMER: Paul, I want to know what kind of a woman was she.
HULSEBERG: She was a wonderful, giving and loving person. She took care of her family, she took care of friends, she took care of animals. She was -- I mean, she was really one of the most giving people I've ever met.
HEMMER: You shared a cubicle with her at the FBI, right?
HULSEBERG: Sat across from her for three years.
HEMMER: No kidding, wow! How much did she cherish the job she had?
HULSEBERG: She loved what she did. She was a hard worker. She put every effort into it.
HEMMER: The FBI director called her a "dedicated employee." Would you concur? And what would you add to that?
HULSEBERG: She was dedicated, and she worked -- whatever she was given, whatever job she had, she worked to get it done, even if it took nights or weekends.
HEMMER: How much was she looking forward to getting into a new home?
HULSEBERG: She and her husband were looking forward to moving. They needed more space. In fact, I believe they were going to build a house, and this was just a move -- a temporary move until they could find, buy or build what they wanted.
HEMMER: Did she talk much about her double mastectomy?
HULSEBERG: Not with me.
HEMMER: Yes.
HULSEBERG: She -- I mean, my information about that came from co-workers and from my wife. She talked with her as well. She, you know, went through a lot of pain, and the surgery took a while to get through that. She was still in physical therapy, and yet, was visiting others in the hospital, at home, who were going through similar experiences.
HEMMER: Well, she survived cancer, but shot down at random on Monday night in Falls Church.
Bill, how is the family doing today?
MURRAY: The family is doing as well as can be expected. As you can imagine, this is a very difficult time for them, as you said, to be senselessly taken away by this crazed madman. They're holding up better than I would in this circumstance.
And they are asking for anybody who had any -- has any information, as trivial as it may seem, anything that you've seen, anything that you've heard, to contact law enforcement, the FBI's tip line, the local law enforcement. Any little bit will help bring this to an end.
HEMMER: Yes, Bill, I think one of the more brutal aspects of this latest killing is that her husband was with her at the time, and essentially witnessed his wife getting gunned down. I know you mentioned they're doing as well as they can right now, but what has he said right now? And further, on his message right now to the public is what?
MURRAY: Well, he's holding up. He's trying to be strong for his family. He is getting the support of his family. And he just wants everybody to know what a wonderful woman Linda was, and she always had a smile on her face, despite the hardship that she's gone through. When I saw her in the hallways of the building, she was always jovial and laughing and quick with -- quick-witted to joke about one thing or another.
And I think Mr. Franklin wants to convey that; that she was -- nothing could get her down. She was a very strong and a very vivacious woman.
HEMMER: Thank you, men. Bill Murray, a spokesperson for the family and Linda Franklin...
MURRAY: Thank you.
HEMMER: ... and Paul Hulseberg, a friend and co-worker of Linda as well. Gentlemen, thanks. Stay strong, OK? Thanks for your time today.
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