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?

Thursday, September 20, 2012

Sacramento, CA: Coroner: Man shot girlfriend, then self in Colonial Heights murder-suicide

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The man found dead in his Colonial Heights home last week appears to have fatally shot his girlfriend before turning the gun on himself, acc...
Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Tucson, AZ: Tucson man faces life in prison after being convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend's boyfriend

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TUCSON, Ariz. — A Tucson man is facing life in prison after being convicted of first-degree murder and kidnapping. Pima County prosecutors s...
Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Kansas City, MO: KC police ID man who shot his ex-girlfriend, killed himself between Chiefs, Royals stadiums

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Police have released the name of a man who killed himself after shooting and wounding his former girlfriend between the s...

Big Bear Lake, CA: Man 'drives car into California lake, killing his girlfriend and pet dog'

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A 56-year-old man allegedly killed his girlfriend and their pet dog when he drove his car into a California lake, fleeing as the lay inside....

Eunice, LA: Convicted murder arrested in Shreveport accused of wife's death

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SHREVEPORT, LA (KSLA) - More than 20 years after her brother, Michael Ensley's death, comedian and celebrity Niecy Nash was forced to re...

Tamarac, FL: Woman remains critical in possible attempted murder-suicide

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TAMARAC — A 37-year-old Tamarac woman was listed in critical condition late Monday after being hit by a shotgun blast in a possible attempte...

Sacramento, CA: Former Bakersfield woman killed in apparent murder-suicide

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Sacramento police are investigating a murder-suicide involving a former Bakersfield woman after she and her boyfriend didn't show up for...

Shafter, CA: Murder-suicide eyed in deaths near Shafter

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SHAFTER, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) - Kern County investigators believe a man and woman were killed Monday night in a murder-suicide near Shafter. T...
Monday, September 17, 2012

Versailles, MO: Jury Selection Begins in Trial for Triple Murder

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VERSAILLES, Mo. -- Jury selection is going on today in the trial of one of four men charged with the murders of three people in Laclede Coun...

El Cajon, CA: Former H.S. Track Star Accused of Killing Girlfriend Due in Court

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EL CAJON (CNS) - A preliminary hearing is scheduled Monday for a former high school track and field star accused of fatally injuring his gir...

Capital Heights, MD: Police looking for man who allegedly killed ex-girlfriend after strip club argument

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CAPITOL HEIGHTS, Md. — Prince George’s County police have identified a suspect in the fatal shooting of a woman in Capitol Heights. Police a...
Sunday, September 16, 2012

San Antonio, TX: Man killed by police in motel shootout ID'd

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A man killed by police in a motel room shootout Friday has been identified as Daniel Schuck, 47. Other patrons of the Days Inn at Interstate...

Chesterfield, VA: Neighbors react to Chesterfield murder-suicide

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CHESTERFIELD, VA (WWBT) - Chesterfield Police say two shooting deaths in the Rayon Park subdivision appear to be the end result of a murder-...
Saturday, September 15, 2012

Reedsport . OR: Standoff subject tormented girlfriend

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The man who killed himself during a standoff with police in Reedsport Wednesday had a history of domestic violence, court documents show. Be...

Charlotte, NC: CMPD brings suspect in wife’s death back to Charlotte

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A Charlotte man who records appear to show served time on Florida’s Death Row nearly three decades ago was arrested in Charleston on Friday...

Monterey, CA: Monterey professor arrested in ex-wife's death

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A distinguished Naval Postgraduate School professor and internationally recognized financial expert has been arrested in connection with the...

Valrico, FL: Valrico man charged with murder after claiming wife committed suicide

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VALRICO, Fla.- A Valrico man who called 9-1-1 at first claiming his wife committed suicide, six months later is now charged with murder in t...
Wednesday, September 12, 2012

New Castle, DE: Police: Delaware man, 24, murdered his girlfriend

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NEW CASTLE, Del. - September 12, 2012 (WPVI) -- Police have arrested a New Castle man for the murder of his girlfriend. Wade Smith, 24, is c...

Orangeburg, SC: Deputies: Man killed girlfriend, hid body under pile of trash

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ORANGEBURG, SC (WIS) - An Orangeburg man has been arrested and charged with killing his girlfriend several months ago. Officials say 26-year...

Fort Lauderdale, FL: Fort Lauderdale man charged with wife's murder

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A Fort Lauderdale man confessed to a friend that he stabbed his wife to death, police said. Alberto Ramos, 49, was ordered held without bond...
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