Virginia Tech Tragedy: The Lives Lost

From the freshman with a "luminous smile" to the hero Holocaust survivor who helped save his students' lives, see the portraits of the victims

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RACHAEL HILL, 18

The freshman from Richmond, Va., was killed in her French class shortly after calling to tell her mother that she was fine. "Rachael was curious, an avid learner, a competitive student and athlete," says Linda Kennedy, her history teacher at Grove Avenue Christian School. "Rachael was a leader, someone who inspired those around her."