tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25045900347967310172024-03-13T04:15:01.828-07:00Violence Against Women and Children News Centralan illusion of equality...<br><br> Rjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16580925465853642953noreply@blogger.comBlogger312125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504590034796731017.post-72354064060769364522009-10-05T06:12:00.000-07:002009-10-05T06:56:47.640-07:00Special Education Aide Christopher French Likely to Plead Guilty in Rape CaseA teacher’s aide from Winchester is expected to plead guilty to charges he used the Internet to lure girls into pornography and sex, raping one 14-year-old. <p>Christopher French, who was an special education aide at McCall Middle School, was charged last year with one count of rape and 17 other charges, including possession of child pornography and enticement of a child under the age of 16.</p> <p>Prosecutors said the 29-year-old French groomed girls through online chats, sending and receiving naked photographs. In one case, he is accused of raping a 14-year-old girl at her house...</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504590034796731017.post-64977052891873928812009-10-05T06:10:00.000-07:002009-10-05T06:11:27.125-07:00Dry Cleaner Ralph G. Klosterman Charged with RapeThe owner of a dry cleaning business was arrested and charged over the weekend with raping a woman at his home in the 3700 block of Crestknoll Lane.<br /><br />Ralph G. Klosterman, 52, owner of Klosterman's Cleaners, 5538 Colerain Ave., faces a rape charge. He was held overnight on $25,000 bond at the Hamilton County jail.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504590034796731017.post-21304721228918082852009-09-22T16:06:00.000-07:002009-09-22T16:12:26.482-07:00James Robert Ward Shot His Wife Dead, in the Head<a target="_blank" href="http://www.ocso.com/"> <strong>Orange County Sheriff’s Office</strong></a> Homicide investigators have charged 61-year-old James Robert Ward with second degree murder in the shooting death of his wife, 55-year-old Diane Elizabeth Ward. <p>Detectives say the shooting happened Monday night in the Isleworth Country Club community. They say the wife was found in the master beadroom with a gunshot wound to the head. She was pronounced dead at the scene.</p><p>Investigators say they recovered a Smith & Wesson .357 Magnum handgun from the top drawer of a nightstand next to the bed in the master bedroom...</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;">**Blog Author Note: Florida WTF? 3rd one in 5 days!!!!!</span></p><p><a href="http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2009/sep/20/search-suspect-naples-slaying-5-kids-wife-spans-tw/">This one (Collier County)<br /></a></p><p><a href="http://www.jacksonville.com/news/metro/crime/2009-09-17/story/law_disorder_flagler_man_wife_dead_in_apparent_murder_suicide">This one (Flagler County)<br /></a></p><p><br /></p><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504590034796731017.post-781702833515234142009-09-20T15:17:00.000-07:002009-09-21T20:07:26.177-07:00Mesac Damas is a Fugitive After Killing His Wife and 5 Children in Florida<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">UPDATED!!</span> 9/21 <a href="http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/world/6085785/father-of-murdered-us-family-arrested-in-haiti/">They caught the muthafucker!!!</a><br /><br />Investigators in two countries are searching for answers in a family slaying that Collier County Sheriff Kevin Rambosk called <span style="font-weight: bold;">the most "horrific and violent" act the community had ever seen</span>.<br /><br />"<span style="font-weight: bold;">This is the worst of the worst</span>," Rambosk said.<br /><br />Mesac Damas, 33, the father and "person of interest" in the case is believed to be in Haiti following a Friday morning flight. Investigators in the country are currently looking for Damas for questioning, Rambosk said.<br /><br />The bodies of Damas' five children and his wife, Guerline Damas, were found in different locations in the home, at 864 Hampton Cir., Rambosk said.<br /><br />The sheriff did not describe the nature of the scene, except to say multiple rooms were involved. <span style="font-weight: bold;">He said the scene inside the home and the nature of the case made it the worst he'd ever seen</span>...<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">**Blog Author Note: Please find this muthafucker. <a href="http://vawnews.blogspot.com/2009/09/carl-martin-shots-his-estranged-wife.html">Florida, this is the second killing</a> in days. Was there any history of violence? Strange things going on with the children at school? Isolated wife? Maybe those pro-life "pregnancy center" funds need to be directed elsewhere.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Bingo, found what I was suspecting:</span><br /></span><blockquote><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><span id="intelliTXT"><a href="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,552710,00.html">http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,552710,00.html</a><br /><br />Damas Sr. also said his son and his wife have had domestic problems</span><br /><span id="intelliTXT"><br />Records on the Collier County Clerk of Courts Web site reportedly show Damas has prior arrests for domestic violence.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2009/sep/20/five-children-woman-found-slain-north-naples-apart/">http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2009/sep/20/five-children-woman-found-slain-north-naples-apart/</a><br /></span></blockquote><blockquote>The neighbors said there had been prior disputes in the home.<br /><br /><p>Records on the Collier County Clerk of Courts Web site show Damas has prior charges for domestic violence in June 2005 involving his wife, Guerline Dieu, and children -- Mesack Obo Damas, Maven and Marven.</p> <p>Damas also brought charges against Dieu for domestic violence, the Web site records show, but the November 2006 case never moved forward because he failed to appear in court.</p><br /></blockquote>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504590034796731017.post-60703713654349773302009-09-20T08:08:00.000-07:002009-09-20T08:20:06.131-07:00Another Restraining Order Unserved, Rodney Morris-El Sr Shoots His Children's Mother in Front of Them, then HimselfA woman seeking court protection against the father of her four children was fatally shot in front of the youngsters in what police called a murder-suicide.<br /><br />Melissa Amerson, 26, was loading the children into her minivan just after 8 a.m. Friday when she was shot.<br /><br />Police said her attacker, Rodney Morris-El Sr., 37, then walked about 30 feet into the yard and turned the weapon on himself.<br /><br />Officials said the children, who range in age from 10 to 5, weren't harmed.<br /><br />Neighbor Aaron Foster said he heard children screaming and the oldest child ran to his apartment and said, "Please help me. My mom has just been shot."...<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">**Blog Author Note: This is the second story in 2 days involving </span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://vawnews.blogspot.com/2009/09/carl-martin-shots-his-estranged-wife.html">an unserved restraining order</a><span style="font-weight: bold;">.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Note to certain commentors on the original article: Mothers cannot BOTH protect themselves and their children (natural instinct and given right) AND foster a relationship between the children and their father (as ordered by the family court system and promoted by social service agencies and the rest of "the system"). Which is it going to be?</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504590034796731017.post-27678816327300029892009-09-18T19:17:00.000-07:002009-09-18T19:30:22.381-07:00Brian Hughes Benedict Kills His Ex-Wife Over a Child Custody "Dispute"UC Irvine graduate student accused of killing his ex-wife on the university campus Sunday during a custody dispute over their 4-year-old son had his arraignment postponed Tuesday until Oct. 2.<br /><br />Brian Hughes Benedict, 35, is charged with murder with a sentencing enhancement of using a firearm. He faces up to life in prison if convicted.<br /><br />Benedict appeared in court Tuesday afternoon, where he opted to delay his arraignment until the attorney his family has hired, Ronald Cordova, returns from a trip outside the country. A friend of Cordova, attorney Mike Jacobs, appeared on his behalf and requested the arraignment be delayed. Prosecutors released more details of what allegedly happened after 7 p.m. Sunday in UCI’s Verona Place housing facility...<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">**Blog Author Note: Way to be a role model, dad! If dad doesn't get a life sentence, he will probably ask for custody of his son later. And some dumb fuck judge will say that Brian Hughes Benedict's actions toward the mother do not reflect his feelings for, or ability to care for his son. Really, I wish I was kidding.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504590034796731017.post-74598228797353277522009-09-18T19:07:00.000-07:002009-09-18T19:13:08.963-07:00Charles Edwin Gordon Tried to Kill His Wife So She Wouldn't Testify Against Him in a Domestic Violence Case; Restraining Order in Place<span id="slt_site"><span id="slt_article"><p> A South Salt Lake man is accused of trying to kill his wife after he tackled her outside a building and attempted to strangle her at her workplace earlier this month. </p> <p> Charles Edwin Gordon, 35, was charged in 3rd District Court on Tuesday with first-degree felony attempted murder, first-degree felony aggravated burglary, second-degree felony forcible sexual abuse and stalking, a second-degree felony, in connection with assaulting his wife Sept. 8 in West Valley City. </p> <p> According to charging documents, Gordon went to his wife's workplace at the Discover Card Building, 2500 South Lake Park Blvd., to confront her. The couple had separated and the wife had filed a co-habitant abuse case against Gordon in June, court records show. </p> <p> A judge granted the woman a protective order from Gordon in July...</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;">**Blog Author Note: Restraining Orders, Restraining Orders...see previous notes...</span><br /></p></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504590034796731017.post-62378114166567897212009-09-18T18:59:00.000-07:002009-09-18T19:14:51.150-07:00Carl Martin Shots His "Estranged" Wife, and then Himself; Restraining Order Unable to be Served<p>A woman and a man are dead in an apparent Flagler County murder-suicide after she was shot as she ran to a neighbor's house, then again when she was inside.</p> <p>The shooting just before 7:15 a.m. Wednesday also caused a nearby school to lock down, authorities said.</p> <p>Shannon Martin, 35, had been granted a restraining order on her estranged husband, Carl Martin, 50, but deputies had not been able to find him to serve the paperwork, Flagler County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Debra Johnson said. They had an incorrect address, she said...</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;">**Blog Author Note: As if the restraining order would have stopped him. Apparently, he had </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">her </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">address. Florida has had a numerous amount of murder-suicides this year. Something different needs to be done.</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504590034796731017.post-47589357990701967042009-09-18T18:26:00.000-07:002009-09-18T18:40:01.844-07:00James Mulvaney Kills His Children and Then HimselfDistraught over his divorce and the loss of his job, James Mulvaney did the unthinkable, Ventura County authorities say.<br /><br />Sometime after his ex-wife dropped their two children off at his Thousand Oaks apartment Tuesday, Mulvaney stabbed 12-year-old Jason and 7-year-old Jennifer to death in their bedrooms.<br /><br />The 52-year-old father then took his own life by overdosing on prescription pills, a preliminary review Thursday by the county medical examiner's office indicates...<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">**Blog Author Note: Dear </span><span class="toolSet" style="width: 270px;"><span class="byline"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Catherine Saillant, how do you know this killer father was "distraught over his divorce and the loss of his job?" According to how you ordered your title, it would appear that this father killed his own children as a result [of his distraughtness]? How do you know this? How can you prove this? You do these dead children and their grieving mother a complete disservice. In fact, this is disrespectful.</span><br /></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504590034796731017.post-91806386092418793432009-08-14T06:42:00.000-07:002009-08-14T06:47:55.468-07:00Frank Frisco Killed His Former Fiance, and Himself, After Being Released from Jail on a Restraining Order ViolationA day after he got out of jail, a 36-year-old Toms River man killed his former fiance before committing suicide in the home the couple had once planned to share, authorities said yesterday.<br /><br />Investigators said Frank Frisco killed 30-year-old Letizia Zindell, also of Toms River, at her King George Layne residence early yesterday afternoon, then returned to the home they once shared on Lafayette Avenue and hanged himself in a garage detached from the home.<br /><br />A family friend hoping to borrow cleaning supplies from Zindell discovered her body in the back seat of her 2005 Acura around 2:30 p.m., Toms River Police Chief Michael Mastronardy said.<br /><br />The chief was not sure how Zindell was killed and that remained unknown as of last night, pending an autopsy by the Ocean County Medical Examiner's Office.<br /><br />After Zindell's friend informed police of her grim discovery, authorities began a frantic search for Frisco, said Mastronardy. Police discovered his body around 4 p.m...<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">**Blog Author note: This is at least the second restraining order violation in the news this week. This murderer was a repeat offender. Restraining orders create paper trails--they don't stop murder.</span>Rjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16580925465853642953noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504590034796731017.post-65048000326462026402009-08-12T07:42:00.000-07:002009-08-12T07:45:22.773-07:00Jeffrey Perry Has Been Having Sex with a 12 Year Old BoyPolice investigating a possible arson in Haverhill say they have stumbled upon a much more serious crime — child sexual abuse. <p>Police Detective Carl Rogers and state police Sgt. Paul Zipper were interviewing the residents of a Haverhill apartment building that had been the site of three fires Sunday morning.</p> <p>While interviewing other occupants of the unit where the suspect lived, they found that a 39-year-old male resident and a 12-year-old boy were sharing a bed...</p>Rjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16580925465853642953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504590034796731017.post-88255094852271742082009-08-12T07:16:00.000-07:002009-08-12T07:24:53.746-07:00John D. Orlowski Gets 22 1/2 Years for Murder for HireA federal judge sentenced a Beverly man to 22 1/2 years in prison yesterday for scheming to hire a cellmate to kill his estranged wife, young daughter, and mother-in-law in a “chilling’’ plot that only failed because the would-be hit man cooperated with authorities.<br /><br />Federal Judge Douglas P. Woodlock said the egregiousness of John D. Orlowski’s offense called for harsher sentencing than recommended by federal guidelines, which would have required him to serve at least 20 years in prison. Woodlock had also rejected a tentative plea agreement in April, whereby Orlowski would have served 12 years in federal prison.<br /><br />“The short of it is that I cannot conceive a more heinous crime that was not in fact carried out but was a planned attempt,’’ Woodlock said at a morning hearing in US District Court in Boston...<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />Blog Author Note: Had the protection order, which John violated, had not been taken seriously (he had to serve 60 days), and had the inmate not "snitched," we would have been reading about another "sudden" and "tragic" murder of an "estranged" wife. These murders are calculated...premeditated.<br /></span>Rjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16580925465853642953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504590034796731017.post-12088906800368946762009-08-10T18:54:00.000-07:002009-08-11T17:59:27.922-07:00Dondra Bullock Murders His Wife After Argument, Kids Are HomeAuthorities have charged Dondra Bullock, 32, with murdering his wife, Angela Bullock, 35.<br /><br />This murder, like most others in the area, stemmed from domestic violence.<br /><br />In this case, Lowndes County Sheriff Chris Prine says a Bullock shot and killed his wife Sunday evening following an argument at their home in South Lowndes County.<br /><br />Prine says Bullock shot his wife six times while their two children were at home.<br /><br />Following the shooting, the Bullock called 911 for help...Rjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16580925465853642953noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504590034796731017.post-71016688046638769842009-07-20T07:13:00.000-07:002009-07-20T07:18:48.791-07:007-Year Police Officer Christopher Sullivan Assaults His Wife; Suspended Without PayVERNON - An off-duty Hartford police officer was arrested early Friday by Vernon police on domestic violence charges.<br /><br />Christopher Sullivan, 34, of Old Town Road, was arraigned Friday in Superior Court in Rockville on charges of first-degree burglary, third-degree assault, second-degree threatening, breach of peace and unlawful restraint.<br /><br />Vernon police said they were called at 2:33 a.m. to an apartment on South Street on a report of a domestic violence assault. The woman they met told them that she and Sullivan had had an argument that escalated into an assault. She told officers that Sullivan held her down and threatened her...Rjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16580925465853642953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504590034796731017.post-49373142015962656312009-07-20T07:04:00.000-07:002009-07-20T07:20:35.760-07:00Repeat Domestic Violence Offender Shawn Sinclair Assaults Two Women and Shoots Two Police OfficersPolice have identified a man who they say wounded two city officers in a shootout Saturday as Shawn Sinclair, a 34-year-old West Baltimore resident with a history of domestic assault accusations. Sinclair, who was also injured in the shootout, remained hospitalized Sunday but was expected to be charged with attempted murder and domestic violence-related counts, said Baltimore police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi.<br /><br />The shooting happened before noon Saturday in the 2400 block of Harlem Avenue, as police tried to arrest Sinclair on charges that he assaulted two women he knows earlier that day.<br /><br />Police on Sunday also identified the wounded officers. A 17-year veteran of the force, Officer Jerome Shaurette, 44, remained in stable condition Sunday night at the Maryland Shock Trauma Center, said Officer Nicole Monroe, a police spokeswoman. He was shot three times, once in the abdomen.<br /><br />Officer Curtis McMillion, 42, who has been on the force for three years, was shot once in the buttocks and was released from the hospital Saturday night. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Both officers were wearing protective vests</span>, police said...<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">**Blog author note: Police forces are known to use domestic violence monies (grants) for equipment to protect themselves when they respond specifically to domestic violence calls. However, in 2005 the Supreme Court determined that police are not obligated to protect victims with restraining orders (</span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Castle Rock v Gonzales</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">).</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The most dangerous time for a woman is when she finally decides to leave the relationship.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Restraining orders are just pieces of paper, without enforcement.<br /><br />Domestic violence does hurt everyone.</span>Rjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16580925465853642953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504590034796731017.post-10070432142870286672009-07-20T06:42:00.000-07:002009-07-20T06:44:13.071-07:00Great Guy Richard Owen Kills His Mother, the Dog, and HimselfNEW PORT RICHEY — After Richard Owen, his elderly mother and their pet chihuahua didn't venture outside their home for several days, one of their neighbors placed a call to the authorities.<br /><br />People were getting worried.<br /><br />"We got called out on a welfare check," said Kevin Doll, a spokesman for the Pasco County Sheriff's Office. "The neighbors hadn't seen them in a few days and they started to smell decay."<br /><br />When deputies arrived at the home at 4455 Grandwood Lane Saturday night, the neighbors' worst fears were confirmed: Owen and his 87-year-old mother, Joan Owen, were both dead inside, apparently of a murder-suicide...Rjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16580925465853642953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504590034796731017.post-59310581537779109662009-06-22T20:48:00.000-07:002009-06-22T20:51:41.388-07:00Father Katron Walker of Indiana Pleads Guilty to Murder, Abduction and Attempted Murder of His SonsAn Indiana man has pleaded guilty to abducting his two young sons at knifepoint and killing one of them just days after his wife told him she wanted a divorce.<p>Katron Walker pleaded guilty to murder and attempted murder as part of an agreement entered in court Monday in Terre Haute.</p><p>Prosecutors dropped their request for the death penalty, and a judge scheduled a sentencing hearing to begin Aug. 18...</p>Rjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16580925465853642953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504590034796731017.post-20150559680302061362009-06-22T20:20:00.000-07:002009-06-23T10:28:28.802-07:00Daddy Joseph L. Warnock Stabbed Mommy on Father's Day and is On the LamPolice searched Monday for a man wanted for allegedly killing his wife as she slept with their two daughters, one of whom told a 911 dispatcher, "Daddy stabbed mommy."<br /><br />Joseph L. Warnock, 41, faces an arrest warrant alleging murder in Sunday's death of Angela Warnock, 38, who police said was fatally stabbed in her bed.<br /><br />He remained at large Monday night after police scoured the area around the couple's home just west of <a class="taxInlineTagLink" href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/topic/us/indiana/marion-county-%28indiana%29/indianapolis-PLGEO100101101011236.topic" title="Indianapolis" id="PLGEO100101101011236">Indianapolis</a>, using a bloodhound at one point in their search, said Lt. Roger Call of the Hendricks County Sheriff's Department...Rjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16580925465853642953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504590034796731017.post-86262415093683290862009-06-22T20:14:00.000-07:002009-06-22T20:29:50.795-07:00Father's Day Coward Ryan Peters Kills Himself and His 3 Year Old DaughterSheriff’s deputies are investigating an apparent murder-suicide involving a father and young daughter.<br /><br />A deputy found the bodies of 29-year-old Ryan Peters and his 3-year-old daughter Teigan Peters, both from the Phoenix-area, shortly after midnight on Monday. They were discovered in the area of Parissawampitts Point off Highway 67 leading to the north rim of the Grand Canyon.<br /><br />Mesa police officers called the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office on Sunday after a relative of Ryan’s called police and said they were concerned for Ryan and Teigan’s safety. The relative described Ryan as <span style="font-weight: bold;">“despondent” and possibly suicidal as the result of a divorce and a custody decision. </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">**Blog Author note: Why was this child in the custody of the father if he was suicidal and despondent? Wake the hell up people!!!!**</span>Rjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16580925465853642953noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504590034796731017.post-30109950647285871542009-06-21T21:07:00.000-07:002009-06-21T21:11:04.978-07:00Joe Harvey Jr of Illinois Has Raped an InfantAuthorities say a 27-year-old suburban Chicago man has been charged with sexual assault and abuse of an infant.<br /><br />The Kendall County Sheriff's office says Joe Harvey Jr. was charged after the mother noticed injuries to the child last week and went to an Aurora hospital.<br /><br />Other details aren't available, including the gender and age of the infant.<br /><br />Harvey's a former boyfriend of the 20-year-old mother. On Saturday night, the Montgomery man was still in jail on a $250,000 bond. His arraignment's Monday...Rjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16580925465853642953noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504590034796731017.post-89693900766485695182009-06-20T09:00:00.000-07:002009-06-20T09:04:00.242-07:00Father Myron Stenhouse Kills His Wife; Arrested Holding His ChildA man accused of killing his estranged wife was arrested Friday, holding their 14-month-old daughter in his arms. <p>Myron Stenhouse, 45, called 911 Friday afternoon, asking officers be sent to his home at 6236 20th Way South. He mentioned something about a knife and put the phone down, leaving the line open, police said. </p><p>When he returned to the phone, he said his wife was lying on the floor...</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;">**Blog Author note: I will keep saying...the most dangerous time for a victim is when she leaves the relationship**</span><br /></p>Rjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16580925465853642953noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504590034796731017.post-31185955043304797812009-06-19T09:48:00.000-07:002009-06-19T09:51:34.115-07:00Wife Dies from Injuries Sustained from Being Set on Fire in April; Tom Wilcox is Now a Murderer<p>Friends, family and neighbors are gathering Friday to remember Amy Wilcox.</p> <p>Wilcox died last week from the injuries she suffered after prosecutors say her estranged husband set her on fire back in April.</p><p><span class="headlines" id="storyText">Tom Wilcox was indicted Thursday on seven counts, including aggravated murder...</span></p>Rjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16580925465853642953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504590034796731017.post-2523678626463988422009-06-18T05:24:00.000-07:002009-06-18T05:33:39.839-07:00Divorced for Only One Month, Michael Stayer Beats His Ex-Wife to Death with a Hammer with the Children HomeA Whitestown nurse died a day after police said she was beaten bloody and unconscious with a hammer in her upscale townhome.<br /><br />Her ex-husband will be charged with murder next week, authorities said.<br /><br />Michael Stayer, 31, Zionsville, had called police to report he'd been beaten with a hammer by his wife, but paramedics and authorities found more than his injured hand. Beth Stayer, 32, was unresponsive in her 2-year-old child's bedroom in the new townhome they shared with her 5-year-old, police said...<br /><br />Another neighbor, Bob Jordan, 47, is a pastor who moved in across the street from Beth Stayer last month. Jordan said he hopes the "tragic" event underscores the need for battered women to seek help...<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">**Blog Author note: Battered women need to seek PROTECTION not "help", when they have already left like this woman, Beth Stayer, did. <br /><br />Batter<span style="font-style:italic;">ers</span>, are the people who need to seek "help."** </span>Rjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16580925465853642953noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504590034796731017.post-41977335122852077142009-06-17T09:48:00.000-07:002009-06-17T09:50:27.643-07:00Kerry Peck Stabs His Wife and Child with an Ice PickAuthorities say a 50-year-old Hudson Valley man has been charged with attempted murder after he stabbed his wife and teenage daughter with an ice pick.<br /><br />The Dutchess County Sheriff's Office says Kerry Peck stabbed his wife and 16-year-old daughter in the neck at 1 a.m. Tuesday inside their home in the town of LaGrange, near Poughkeepsie.<br /><br />Officials say the injuries weren't life-threatening...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504590034796731017.post-23903397001702159012009-06-17T09:39:00.000-07:002009-06-17T09:46:50.600-07:00Agapito Lao Found Guilty of the Strangulation Death of His WifeA Boston man has been convicted a second time of strangling his estranged wife.<br /><br />Prosecutors say 50-year-old Agapito Lao was found guilty in Suffolk Superior Court on Tuesday of first-degree murder for beating and strangling 40-year-old Alicia Lao in her Chelsea apartment on May 2, 2000. She died about two weeks later.<br /><br />Authorities say he killed her two days after she filed for divorce because she was involved in another relationship...<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">**Blog author note: I will keep saying it: Violence escalates when the victim <span style="font-style: italic;">finally</span> decides to leave. It is not the <span style="font-style: italic;">beginning</span> of abuse, but merely the <span style="font-style: italic;">continuation</span> of it--even if a history of violence is <span style="font-style: italic;">unknown</span> to family and friends. Judges must continue to issue protective orders when women ask for them. Law enforcement must act quickly upon violations. Safety plans must be in place.<br /><br />We must stop this fixation on "false allegations."**</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0