By Cleve R. Wootson Jr.
cwootson@charlotteobserver.com
Posted: Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009
A woman who told 911 operators her husband was becoming violent was later found dead by the officers who responded.
The Caldwell County Sheriff's Department identified the woman as Glenda Dian Peck, who was shot to death Saturday. Deputies said they charged her husband, Herbert Lawrence Peck, 68, with murder after they found him hiding in the closet.
The 911 call came from 3190 Covington Way in Lenoir, where the couple lived. The woman on the line said her husband was having a medical problem and getting violent. But 911 dispatchers lost contact with her before officers got to the house.
When officers arrived, the doors to the house were locked, but they could see a woman lying on the floor. They forced their way inside and found she was dead. Herbert Peck was in the Caldwell County jail Saturday with no bond. Cleve R. Wootson Jr.
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?
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