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?

Friday, July 30, 2010

Nashville, TN: Man Charged With Murders of Two Cousins

Posted: Jul 29, 2010 10:01 PM EDT

Demeko Duckworth

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A man accused of murdering his girlfriend last week has now been charged with the murder of her cousin.

Metro police obtained a murder warrant against Demeko Duckworth for the shooting death of Clarence Goins on Hillside Avenue on July 19.

Duckworth was arrested near Atlanta on Sunday after a murder warrant was issued for him in the death of his girlfriend, Asia Wade. Wade was found stabbed to death on July 20 in her Elizabeth Road home.

Duckworth is being held in Gwinnett County Jail in Georgia pending extradition to Tennessee. During an interview with detectives who traveled to Georgia, Duckworth allegedly admitted to shooting Goins.

Goins and Wade were cousins.

Friday, July 30, 2010

Nashville, TN: Man Charged With Murders of Two Cousins

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