A domestic violence situation became deadly in Colombus, Ohio, when Aaron Wiliams shot and killed his 9-year-old daughter Ava Williams and 6-year-old daughter Alyse Williams after police showed up at their home.
Trevino Speaks Out Against Wrongful Conviction
Zephaniah “Zephi” Trevino, a teenaged sex trafficking victim, appeared on Wrongful Conviction with Jason Flom Wednesday to denounce the capital murder charges that she is currently facing. Trevino continues to maintain her innocence and shared her story on Jason Flom’s podcast in order to clear her name.
The 12 Murders of Christmas
‘Tis the season for Christmas carols and cheer, but here’s a list of holiday’s to fear: The 12 Murders of Christmas, or the 12 Christmases that went terribly wrong and were decidedly devoid of good tidings, comfort, and joy.
Alexis Sharkey Found Dead on Roadside
Alexis Sharkey, a 26-year-old Instagram influencer, was found dead on a Houston roadside on Sunday morning after she had vanished Friday evening. Houston’s Buffalo Bayou Park will host a vigil for Alexis on December 3. Additionally, a GoFundMe campaign was set up in order to raise money for travel and funeral expenses for Alexis’ family, who is based in Pennsylvania.
Krzemski Charged in Bay Area Girlfriend’s Murder
Jacob Krzemski, who was suspected in the suspicious death of his Bay Area girlfriend in April was formally charged this week for murdering her. Krzemski brought Corina Lee to the hospital on April 8 claiming that she fallen while in the shower and hit her head on the toilet. Krzemski told the doctors that Lee had been recovering from a head injury that occurred just three days earlier after she allegedly fell off of her bike.
Boyfriend kills blind 5-year-old while mother is giving birth
A 5-year-old named Jamarion Delancy was killed last Tuesday by his mother’s boyfriend, reports KMOV. The boyfriend, Yoshuah Dallas, was watching Delancy and his 7-year-old sister while their mother was giving birth to her third child.
Hiker finds murder-suicide involving a 19-year-old on trail
An unnamed man found the bodies of Sidney Bishop and Diamond Purvis while walking on a trail in Georgia on Friday according to WMAZ. Bishop, 31, was the boyfriend of 19-year-old Purvis. Georgia Police suspect Bishop murdered Purvis with a gun before turning the gun on himself.
Florida felon kills girlfriend and injures another woman
A Florida man shot and killed his girlfriend Sunday and wounded another woman.
Mercado Charged With Murder of Ex-Girlfriend
Matthew Mercado, 37, was charged Friday with second degree murder in the death of his ex-girlfriend Jessica Lopez. Lopez went missing on November 3, 2019 and was last seen at the Windsor Motel in Orange County, New York. Her car was found abandoned in the parking lot of a Newburgh movie theater shortly after her disappearance, but her body was never found.
Woman identifies killer and gives birth before death
A pregnant woman shot in New Jersey last week identified her killer and gave birth to her daughter before passing away.
Domestic Violence Attorney Discusses Mental Health and Domestic Violence During Covid.
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and I was given the opportunity to talk with Astrid, a domestic violence attorney since 2019. Before that, she worked as a clerk for a judge who handled family law cases and at a domestic violence shelter in Los Angeles.
Seasoned police officer killed and suspect’s child shot in standoff
A police officer just two weeks away from retirement was shot and killed Tuesday. Houston police were called to assist a woman taking her belongings from an apartment after calling in multiple domestic abuse claims against the suspect that were dismissed by previous officers.
Police find Florida couple in apparent murder-suicide
Police find a Florida couple dead in their apartment on Anna Marie Island on October 17. It was an ordinary Saturday afternoon when Sabrina Marie Dumdei, 37, and Zachary John Winton, 34, were found dead in their complex.
According to The New York Post, Dumdei’s father went to visit her when he noticed her lying on the floor. Later, investigators arrived on the scene and pronounced the couple dead.
Violence against Women during COVID-19
Covid-19 has completely changed the way we live today and will continue doing so in the future. These unprecedented times have put us in a particular situation involving the safety of everyone worldwide.
However, many may not realize that this global pandemic has disproportionally affected women. During the U.S. recession propagated by the Corona Virus, women’s unemployment increased by 12.8% between February and April 2020, reports EconoFact. This is a 2.9% increase more massive than men’s unemployment rate of 9.9%.
Florida Bill Protecting Domestic Violence Survivors and Their Pets Signed into Law
Domestic violence survivors and their pets now have added protections in Florida thanks to the passage of a new bill.
Crime rates decrease in Mid-Michigan with one exception
“Overall, when it comes to violent crime, we’ve kind of noticed a decrease in violent crime overall; however our domestic assaults and violence relating to couples, we’ve seen a little bit of a surge,” said Lansing Police Chief Daryl Green.
Texas Hospital Child Abuse Cases Rise In COVID-19 Outbreak
Doctors at a children’s hospital in Fort Worth, Texas, have sounded the alarm over concerns about a rise in alleged child abuse cases amid the coronavirus outbreak.
“We also saw similar types of things happen during the recession where, in our trauma department, the most common cause of trauma death in children was motor vehicle collisions. During the recession, that changed to abusive head trauma, and I don’t want to see that again,” Coffman noted.
Column: Trapped at home: Coronavirus could be disastrous for domestic violence victims
Where can they go in the age of coronavirus?
Man ‘filmed himself beating his girlfriend to death’ and then called an Uber to take her to hospital
According to a cell phone video obtained through police warrants, Nicholas Forman, 23, from Collegeville, Pennsylvania, could be seen beating his girlfriend Sabrina Harooni, 22, on his lawn, The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
Woman Found Stabbed To Death In Simi Valley Apartment, Man Arrested
A woman was stabbed to death and her mother was wounded Thursday morning after a possible domestic dispute in a Simi Valley apartment.
Mom found guilty of murdering boyfriend seeks lighter sentence under new law
In a matter of weeks, Poughkeepsie mom Nikki Addimando could become the first person in New York state to receive a lighter murder sentence under a new law that shields survivors of domestic abuse.
In April, a jury found Addimando guilty of second-degree murder of 29-year-old Christopher Grover — her live-in boyfriend and the father of her two children.
NSW man charged after death of unborn baby
A man has been charged with multiple domestic violence offences following the alleged assault of his pregnant teenage partner and the death of her unborn baby in NSW’s central west.
Police were called to Orange Health Service on Tuesday after a 19-year-old woman – who was 21 weeks pregnant – had allegedly been assaulted and lost her baby.
Harvey Weinstein’s lawyer says she’s never been sexually assaulted ‘because I would never put myself in that position’
The lead defense attorney in Harvey Weinstein’s rape and sexual assault trial said in an interview that she has never been sexually assaulted “because I would never put myself in that position.”
A group of ‘furries’ stopped a domestic violence assault and helped police make the arrest
Several members attending a furry convention in California on Friday helped restrain a man who was assaulting his girlfriend until police arrested him, according to officials.
Robbie Magasiva posts cryptic photo about brother, Pua, who abused his wife before killing himself
The brother of Power Rangers star Pua Magasiva who died in a suspected suicide a month after he was sentenced for abusing his wife has broken his silence. Wentworth actor Robbie Magasiva posted a cryptic Instagram post about his brother on Tuesday.
Mum almost killed by online date in a vicious baseball bat attack when she broke up with him
A single mum has revealed how she required 52 surgeries after her skull was brutally belted by her ex with a baseball bat up to 50 times in a new anti-domestic violence campaign.
Woman accused of boyfriend’s murder had bite on her nose previously, court told
Inga Ozolina has pleaded not guilty to murdering Audrius Pukas, claiming self defence.
Defence witness describes ‘lovebirds’ at Beckett murder trial
The final defence witness for a former New Zealand politician accused of drowning his Canadian wife while on a B.C. vacation in 2010 described the couple on Monday as “lovebirds” and the alleged victim as a troubled woman hesitant to accept help.
