Her parents, George Fridolph Hall (1908-2000) and Lorena Daeschner Hall (1911-1995), worked at Gustavus Adolphus College in Saint Peter, Minnesota from 1938 to 1952.
Camilla Christine Hall (March 24, 1945 - May 17, 1974) was an American artist, college trained social worker, and a member of the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA).
She is best known for her membership in the SLA, the group that kidnapped heiress Patty Hearst. ==Early life== On March 24, 1945, Camilla Christine Hall was born in Saint Peter, Minnesota.
Her parents, George Fridolph Hall (1908-2000) and Lorena Daeschner Hall (1911-1995), worked at Gustavus Adolphus College in Saint Peter, Minnesota from 1938 to 1952.
Her mother, Lorena (Daeschner) Hall, helped found Gustavus Adolphus College's Art Department and served as the department head. In 1952, the Hall family moved to what is now Tanzania in East Africa.
In 1954, when Camilla was nine, the family moved back to Saint Peter because of seven-year-old Nan's poor health.
The 1963 Washburn Yearbook states "Candy was a member of Blue Tri, Class Play, Poplars Staff, Quill Club, Forensics, Pep Club, and Hall of Fame".
In 1963, she graduated from Washburn High School. ==College life== Camilla Hall attended Gustavus Adolphus College in St.
On June 10, 1967, Hall graduated with a humanities degree from the University of Minnesota. ==Post-college== Following graduation, Hall moved to Duluth, Minnesota where she was a caseworker for St.
In early 1968 she was elected to carry the Eugene McCarthy banner, in support of the Eugene McCarthy Presidential Campaign, for the St.
For her job in Duluth, Minnesota, Hall used her musical and poetic talents in an advertising campaign. In June 1968, Hall returned to Minneapolis, Minnesota and worked as a caseworker for the Hennepin County, Minnesota welfare office.
In 1968, Hall was 23 years old and carefully monitored the political situation in America, including the 1968 Democratic National Convention.
Despite her active participation in urging social change and working as a caseworker, Hall's mother says Camilla became dissatisfied with her work. ==In California== In November 1969, Hall moved to Topanga, a northern suburb of Los Angeles, California.
According to Rachael Hanel, "She lived off her savings, interest income from a trust, money from her parents, and selling her simple, Rubenesque line drawings." Even though Hall didn't express dissatisfaction at being an artist, she decided to move again. Hall moved to Berkeley in February 1971.
In May 1971, Hall moved into an apartment complex on Channing Way where she met Patricia Soltysik.
She was one of the activists in the People's Park reoccupation during the summer of 1972.
In October 1972, Hall traveled to Europe and stayed with friends while she traveled for three months.
Camilla Christine Hall (March 24, 1945 - May 17, 1974) was an American artist, college trained social worker, and a member of the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA).
Hall was identified from a security camera image as a participant in the April 15, 1974 robbery of the Hibernia Bank in San Francisco during which two civilians were shot. ==LA shootout== Hall died in a shootout (May 17, 1974) with police in which five other SLA members were killed.
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