A compilation of daily news articles from around the United States about deaths (including both people and animals) that appear to occur in the context of a past or present intimate relationship, focusing on 2009-present. (NOTE: this blog is limited to incidents that appear in the media and are captured by our search terms. We recognize this is not an exhaustive portrayal of all deaths resulting from intimate violence.) When is society going to realize intimate violence makes victims of us all?
Monday, April 13, 2009
Gettysburg, PA: 21 Year Old Boyfriend Charged in Stabbing Death of 19 year old girlfriend
Police: Pa. suspect admitted killing ex-girlfriendThe Associated PressGETTYSBURG, Pa. - A preliminary hearing for the Gettysburg College student charged in the stabbing death of his ex-girlfriend has been postponed until April 30.Court papers filed against 21-year-old Kevin Schaeffer of Oley say he admitted killing sophomore Emily Silverstein. He allegedly told investigators that the 19-year-old Roosevelt, N.J., woman had come to his apartment early Thursday and that he killed her during a fight in his bedroom.Gettysburg police Sgt. Kevin Wilson says police found Silverstein dead in the bathtub, partially covered by a shower curtain.Schaeffer is a senior who lived off-campus in a house leased from the college. He told police Silverstein was on her back on the floor when he choked her and then stabbed her in the neck with a steak knife.Defense lawyer Allan Sodomsky declined to comment.,,,
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