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?

Sunday, February 24, 2013

Fort Know, KY: Ft. Knox couple who died Friday identified

›

FORT KNOX, Ky. (WHAS11) – The Fort Knox couple who died Friday in a double shooting have been identified as Spc. Christopher and Krista Me...

Raymore, MO: Raymore Police arrest husband in wife’s murder

›

RAYMORE, Mo. — For just the second time since the turn of the century, Raymore Police are investigating a homicide. It happened early Sat...

Fargo, ND: Fargo man charged with felony murder in wife's death

›

FARGO, N.D. — A Fargo man is accused of killing his wife in a case that was originally reported to police as a suicide. Ronald R...

Great Mills, MD: Postal worker jailed in estranged wife’s death

›

A St. Mary’s man identifying himself as a mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service remained jailed without bond after a brief court hearing...

Boise, ID: Husband charged in wife's death in Boise

›

Bruce Macomb, 62, faces a first-degree murder charge for the strangulation of Beba Macomb, 58, early Thursday at their home of 30 years. ...

Cogan Station, PA: 2 bodies found in SUV fire, murder-suicide probed

›

COGAN STATION, Pa. — Authorities in central Pennsylvania are investigating the death of a man and woman whose bodies were found in a ...

Fairfield, CT: Police say man shot self during standoff

›

Fairfield Police say 40-year-old man killed himself during a standoff sparked by a domestic violence incident Saturday night, Feb. 23. D...

Friday, February 22, 2013

Kokomo, IN: Ind. man faces assisting suicide in wife's death

›

KOKOMO, Ind. (AP) — A central Indiana man has been charged with assisting suicide for allegedly making a noose for his estranged wife, wh...

Kentwood, LA: Couple killed in murder-suicide

›

KENTWOOD, LA (WAFB) - Authorities have released the names of a couple killed in a murder-suicide earlier this week in Kentwood. The bodie...

Baltimore, MD: Police ID Pair Involved in Apparent Murder-Suicide

›

Baltimore police have identified the man and woman involved in a reported murder-suicide in the Pen Lucy neighborhood. The man was identif...

Valley Center, CA: Spouses who dies in murder-suicide identified

›

VALLEY CENTER — A Valley Center couple who sheriff’s officials said died in a murder-suicide were identified Thursday by the Medical Exami...

Indianapolis, IN:Police: Husband, wife found dead in murder, suicide

›

INDIANAPOLIS - A couple was found dead in a home on the city's east side after an apparent slaying-suicide, Indianapolis police said. ...

Miami, FL: Miami father kills young son, himself in shooting rampage

›

The father of four who went on a shooting rampage in the family’s Miami home was once known for a more uplifting reason – his love of aviati...

Adairsville, GA:Barnsley clerk dead in murder-suicide

›

The two people dead after an apparent murder-suicide early Thursday divorced just last month. According to the Bartow County Sheriff’s Offi...

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Omaha, NE: Man held without bail in South Omaha stabbing death

›

A 23-year-old man was ordered held without bail Tuesday in the death of his estranged wife's boyfriend. Anthony T. Utterback was char...

Las Vegas, NV: Man arrested in stabbing death of girlfriend

›

A man wanted on a California parole violation warrant has been arrested in Las Vegas on a murder count in the stabbing death of his girlfr...

Dekalb County, GA: Boyfriend charged in death of DeKalb mother

›

A suspect has been arrested in the Monday night shooting of a young mother found dead in the driveway of a DeKalb County home. Carlos Je...

Whippoorwill, AZ: Woman faces murder charge in boyfriend's death

›

WHIPPOORWILL, Ariz. (AP) - Authorities say a woman killed her boyfriend on the Navajo Nation after he told her to shoot him. Carmelita Wi...

Falcon, CO: Former Monument man allegedly killed his girlfriend's children and then himself

›

A former Monument man is suspected in the stabbing death of two young children in Falcon. Ethan Courrau...

Reston, VA: Husband of Reston Fire Victim Found Dead in Texas

›

RESTON, Va. (CBSDC) – The husband of a pregnant woman who died in a Reston fire Monday morning has been found dead in Texas, police said. ...

Great Mills, MD: Police arrest husband in wife's death

›

GREAT MILLS, Md. - St. Mary's County police have charged a man with second-degree murder in the death of his estranged wife, whose ...

High Point, NC: High Point man charged with murder in wife's death

›

HIGH POINT — A High Point man has been charged with murder in the death of his wife, police announced Tuesday. Patrol officers respond...

Penhook, VA: Smith Mountain Lake dock owners dead in apparent murder-suicide

›

Two people found dead Tuesday afternoon in a vehicle along a road in Franklin County near Penhook have been identified. ...

Warminster, PA: Woman, 90, shot dead during seven-hour standoff between police and her upstairs neighbor

›

A 90-year-old Pennsylvania woman was shot dead overnight after getting caught in a crossfire between police and an armed suspect who barri...

Springfield, MA:Springfield police on Wellington Street triple shooting: Anthony Brown fatally shoots Julie Treadwell, then takes own life

›

SPRINGFIELD -- Police, probing a triple shooting that took two lives on Wellington Street early Friday, said 27-year-old Anthony Brown fata...

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Pueblo, CO: Wife found stabbed to death, husband dies in motorcycle crash

›

Pueblo, Colo. - Pueblo police officers are investigating an early-morning homicide. It happened shortly before 1 a.m. Tuesday at a home on...

San Jose, CA: Man in Valentine's Day SJ Murder-Suicide Identified

›

A man suspected of shooting his former girlfriend and then killing himself at their East San Jose home on Valentine's Day has been ide...

Cross Lanes, WV: UPDATE: Husband and Wife Killed in Murder-Suicide; Names Released

›

KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- The names of the two people found dead inside a home have been released. Cpl. B.D. Humphreys tells WSAZ.co...

San Antonio, TX: BCSO: Teacher, boyfriend dead in apparent murder-suicide

›

The Bexar County sheriff's Department is investigating an apparent murder-suicide after two bodies were found inside a home on Tuesday ...

Staten Island, NY: Sources: History of domestic turmoil preceded fatal stabbing of Staten Island woman

›

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- They fought over finances and their impending divorce, and that's when Adiljan Anarbaev turned to his fists, and...

Cincinnati, OH: Bakery owner dead in apparent murder-suicide

›

NORTHSIDE — Two people are dead in an apparent murder-suicide in Northside. Cincinnati police said they responded to an apartment in the ...

Monday, February 18, 2013

Fairdealing, MO: 2 dead, 2 hurt in murder-suicide in southeast Missouri

›

FAIRDEALING, Mo . • Two people are dead and two others hospitalized after what authorities are calling a murder-suicide in southea...

Tallahassee, FL: Woman found dead at Hickory Hills Apartments, suspect turns himself in

›

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A man is facing charges as the investigation of a death at a Tallahassee apartment complex continues. ...

Sunday, February 17, 2013

Westmont, IL: Westmont woman charged with stabbing husband to death

›

A Westmont woman has been charged with stabbing her husband to death during an argument at the couple’s home Friday, officials said. Acc...

1 comment:

Rockwall, TX: Police: Woman Killed; Ex-Boyfriend Leads Officers On Chase

›

A shooting in Rockwall killed one woman on Saturday night. Police said they were forced to shoot her ex-boyfriend after a police pursuit ...

Brooklyn, NY: Brooklyn man nearly decapitated his wife when he killed her with a kitchen knife, cops said

›

A Brooklyn man nearly decapitated his wife when he killed her with a kitchen knife Sunday, police sources said. The man went berserk insid...

Council Bluffs, IA: Council Bluffs Shooting A Murder/Suicide

›

Police say the bodies of a man and woman found in a Council Bluffs home Saturday morning was the result of a murder/suicide. ...

ARTICLE: Violence wears many masks

›

Again this week our domestic violence stereotypes proved untrue. Twice. On Valentine’s Day, a day dedicated to lovers, Reeva Steenkamp, 2...

Logan County, WV: BREAKING NEWS: Man Shot Dead; Girlfriend Claims Self-Defense

›

LOGAN COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- A man is dead after getting shot by his girlfriend, according to police. Troopers in Logan County tell WSAZ....

Friday, February 15, 2013