**FILE** In this July 13, 1993, file photo, Ellie Nesler is seen in Sonora, Calif. Nesler, who sparked a national debate about vigilantism after killing her son's accused molester in a courtroom in 1993, has died of cancer. A spokeswoman for the UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento says Nesler died there Friday, Dec. 26, 2008. The 56-year-old had battled breast cancer since 1994. (AP Photo/George Nikitin, file)