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?

Eastlake, OH: Police suspect Eastlake man killed his wife, then himself; 11-year-old daughter found the bodies

Edwards Air Force Base, CA: Edwards airman killed outside home

Valdosta, GA: Valdosta man sentenced to prison shooting girlfriend

Merced, CA: Merced man arrested in wife's stabbing death

Tigard, OR: Tigard man kills himself after shooting wife and another woman

Palmview, TX: Husband Fatally Stabs Wife

Yemassee, SC: Two dead after an apparent murder-suicide in Colleton County

Houston, TX: Elderly man shoots self, wife in apparent murder-suicide

Houston, TX: 3 Children Found Shot Dead In Texas Apartment

Leesburg, VA: Leesburg man charged with murder in wife's death

Sparks, NV: Man accused of killing child, woman in Sparks

Chicago, IL: Police say domestic abuse ended in murder

Asheville, NC: NC police looking for motive in murder-suicide

Honolulu, HI: Apparent Murder Suicide in Kaneohe

Nokesville, VA: Nokesville man fatally shoots wife, self

Montgomery, AL: Suspect in wife's death leads authorities to wooded site

Seattle, WA: Doctor: Popular blood pressure med may help battle PTSD

Solvang, CA: Solvang man found dead in home

Toledo, OH: Man pleads no contest in assault, fatal knife attack

Jacksonville, FL: Police: Crash, Fight Led To Man's Death