Cindy Fine bio

Cindy Fine, 39, was born Cynthia Judith Campbell, the older daughter of Michael and Natasha Campbell.

Michael worked as a music teacher in the local elementary schools. He supplemented the family income by teaching private piano lessons and playing the organ for several local churches.

From an early age, Cindy loved accompanying her father on his Sunday rounds and hearing the uplifting songs of the church choirs. When she was old enough, she learned to read music and joined the children's chorus.

The entire Campbell family was active in church life. Natasha was more devout, but Michael's enthusiasm during sing-alongs and holiday pageants inspired his daughters more than their mother's prim style. Cindy and her younger sister, Robyn, embraced Christianity, and their social world revolved around church activities and friendships.

As the girls entered adolescence, Cindy volunteered and led youth retreats, while Robyn developed more of a rebellious streak. Although Robyn continued to attend services every Sunday, she also engaged in more typical teenage preoccupations.

While Robyn dated several boys seriously before she graduated, Cindy kept her romances chaste and distanced, reserving her passion for God. Robyn was also more academically ambitious than Cindy, whose teachers considered her a willing if not especially gifted student.

The sisters' diverging paths put a strain on their friendship, with Cindy imploring Robyn to avoid unwholesome situations and Robyn dismissing her older sister's preaching. Cindy reacted to Robyn's rejection by throwing herself further into church life.

Cindy graduated from high school without much of a plan for the future. Her expertise with a needle and thread got her a job at Oxford Fabric Center, and she also picked up side gigs as a seamstress, gaining a reputation for quick, accurate, and versatile work.

With Robyn still in high school with her own social life, Cindy was lonely. When Carl Fine asked her out, she took a more serious interest in him than in any of her high school dates. Carl, five years her elder, was a quiet and intense young man who had been in the church chorus with Cindy for years. He waited until she graduated from high school to ask her out, and now, she was grateful for his company. With his gentlemanly demeanor, Cindy never had to worry that Carl would try to take advantage of her.

Still, Cindy was intrigued by Carl's younger brother, Andy, who seemed to be Carl's exact opposite. Andy had been a high school athlete, was a rambunctious practical joker, and had developed a reputation as a brawler before leaving for the Navy. Since he'd been back, Andy had settled down just enough to hold down a job and come to church every week, but still had a zest for life Carl seemed to lack.

When Andy started flirting with her, Cindy felt flattered. Vowing that she could help set Andy on a more responsible path, she broke up with Carl to go out with Andy.

Feeling genuinely in love for the first time, Cindy threw caution to the wind. She accepted Andy's marriage proposal at the age of 20 and a scant six months after they began dating. After the wedding, she moved out of her parents' house and into his apartment.

Married life proved difficult for Cindy. Even with Andy's job as a mechanic and her sewing work, there wasn't much money. Moreover, Andy didn't settle down as Cindy hoped, preferring a devil-may-care lifestyle rather than devoting himself to work and God.

But Cindy's renewed friendship with Robyn considerably brightened her life. Cindy's sister was now working at a medical office in Oxford after getting a general nursing certification. With studies behind her, Robyn had more time for her Cindy, and the two sisters again became inseparable. When Robyn married her college boyfriend, Bill Dykman, Cindy was ecstatic to be the matron of honor.

On August 5, Cindy reported her husband missing when he failed to come home for several days. Andy had never stayed away so long before, and Cindy was worried something had happened to him.