Relevant Justice

At 6:38 p.m. on November the 8th, 2021, Joshua Campbell-Abrams was kidnapped by an angry, homeless drug addict named Lukas Page. Joshua was severely beaten, suffered a savage concussion, and was held hostage in an abandoned church on the outskirts of Charlottesville for almost seven hours.

During most of that time Colin had no idea where his husband was or even if he was still alive. He only knew that Joshua had been kidnapped and was in the hands of a maniac. Frantic with fear, he joined campus and city police in a joint operation to locate and rescue his missing husband. Using phone logs and GPS tracking, the combined task force was finally able to pin-point Joshua's location and execute a rescue operation.

In the aftermath of this harrowing experience, both Colin and Joshua struggled to find their emotional footing while at the same time, they were preparing for the trial of Lukas Page in which Joshua was a key prosecution witness.

In six of these stories we watch the trial take place. From opening statements to the final verdict and sentencing, we stand with Colin and Joshua as they work to bring Page to justice.

The remaining stories are a window into Colin and Joshua's life in the days preceding the trial and shortly afterward. We watch as Colin struggles with his intense fear of letting Joshua out of his sight, especially after dark. We watch as Joshua deals with the challenges of his injuries both physical and emotional, not always making decisions that are in his own best interests.

They have both suffered an unexpected trauma and don't always demonstrate well-adjusted behaviors in their dealings with each other and with life. But the love they share remains the bedrock of their existence. Their faith in the life they've built together remains unwavering. And in these stories we watch as the power of that love guides them to eventual healing.

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Chapters dealing with the trial are presented in a separate section, and are numbered independently.