. >> vanessa pham was stabbed to death inside her car by a man who approached her in a maryfield, virginia, parking lot five years ago. he asked her for a ride to the hospital. said he needed to get to his sick baby. well, pham let him in and she was killed seconds later. tonight, her family is honoring her memory with an art exhibit called "journey of life." and speaking out for the first time since that tragedy, bureau chief julie carey has that story. >> reporter: they are among vanessa pham's very first and very last works of art. a color-splashed kindergarten scrawl and a striki drawing of a dancer created while vanessa was in her first year of college. >> my niece, she's gone too young, too fast. she don't have chance to do the exhibition for herself, so i do that for her. >> reporter: this tribute created by artist michelle pham joined her paintings with those of her late niece. >> jubilation. >> reporter: "jubilation" is the title of this painting michelle created in one of their happier times, the day vanessa was accepted to the savannah college of art and design. >> she very happ