Upon graduation , Paredes served as the official courtroom sketch artist at the trial of Andal Ampatuan Jr. , the prime suspect in the Maguindanao massacre . Paredes had gone on vacation in the Philippines to spend the holidays with relatives , when a friend of hers who worked at the Supreme Court of the Philippines called about an open position for a courtroom sketch artist at the Ampatuan trial . Courtroom sketches were needed because media coverage at the trial was restricted
Maguindanao massacre
Maguindanao massacre
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