Intimate Violence Deaths in the News

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?

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Spiers pleads guilty in death of wife

James Spiers, accused of shooting his wife to death in 2007, pleaded guilty today in Hancock County Circuit Court.

Spiers agreed to a plea to manslaughter and was sentenced to 20 years.

Sunherald.com will update this story as more details become available.

J.R. WELSH / SUN HERALD - James Spiers is led into Hancock County Circuit Court Tuesday before being sentenced to 20 years on a manslaughter plea in the 2007 shotgun death of his wife, Audra Spiers.

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Spiers pleads guilty in death of wife

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