Marcella Leach
Marcella Leach | |
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| Born | August 23, 1929 |
| Died | March 15, 2015 (aged 85) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Victims' Rights Advocate |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | http://www.justiceforhomicidevictims.net http://www.marsyslawforall.org |
Marcella Nicholas Leach (August 23, 1929 – March 15, 2015) was an American victims' rights advocate based in Southern California and the mother of businessman Henry Nicholas. After the murder of her daughter, Marsalee (Marsy) Nicholas in 1983, she helped build Justice for Homicide Victims, one of California's early victims' rights organizations. Her late daughter is the namesake for Marsy's Law, the California Constitutional Amendment and Victims' Bill of Rights, which appeared on the November, 2008, ballot as Proposition 9.