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, December 8, 2009

Louisville, KY: Louisville man pleads guilty to stabbing wife to death

by Rachel Nix
Posted on December 7, 2009 at 4:16 PM
Updated yesterday at 4:20 PM

Man charged with murder of estranged wife on Strawberry Lane
A Louisville man has pleaded guilty in the stabbing death of his wife.
Allen Burchett was sentenced to 24 years in prison after pleading guilty to stabbing and killing his wife Melissa in 2008 at their home on Strawberry Lane.
Melissa Burchett had taken out 2 emergency protective orders against her husband before her death.

Intimate Violence Deaths in the News

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Louisville, KY: Louisville man pleads guilty to stabbing wife to death

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