Law and articles On social and legal protection from domestic violence
Nancy Jarman Davis, 51, a mother of three, died December 17, 2004, in Onslow County, North Carolina. She was fatally shot by her former boyfriend one day after informing him that she was leaving after temporarily returning to his home to help him get through a serious illness. He said he shot her accidentally, and ... Read more
Amanda Remmers, 21, died June 22, 2009, in Kansas City, Kansas. She was fatally shot in a quadruple homicide by a 37-year-old man she had known just a few weeks. Amanda had decided to discontinue dating him when she learned more about him, and he became severely abusive. On the day Amanda died, he had ... Read more
Sheila Darlene Leighty (maiden name), 46, died December 31, 1995, in Nashville, Tennessee. Here is her story, as told by her daughter, Michelle Abbey Prescott: My Mother was a beautiful, kind and wonderful lady. She enjoyed dancing, reading, making ceramics, fishing and snuggling up with a bowl of popcorn and an old movie – her ... Read more
On December 13th, police were called to Rainier Beach High School in Seattle, Washington after receiving reports of a potential school shooting threat. In response, the school was evacuated and classes were cancelled the following day. Upon further investigation, police learned that a 17-year-old suspect, who is not a student at Seattle Public Schools, was ... Read more
Carl and his girlfriend Lily got pregnant by accident. At least Carl thought it was an accident. They really didn't fit together. They had completely different values and ideas about parenting. And they both had explosive tempers. But Lily had a real mean streak running through her. They both did things they shouldn't have done ... Read more
Martin and his wife Ramona were in the middle of a particularly nasty divorce. Although Martin had already moved out, he returned to the house to pick up some things when Ramona was there. They got into a heated argument. Ramona, the drama queen, then created the main scene, which attracted the attention of all ... Read more
Oscar was a quiet, gentle, guileless man who had never been in trouble in his life. It just wasn't his style. Oscar had some serious physical problems for a young man, which sometimes caused fleeting changes in behavior, until he took the medicine and it "worked." One night Oscar didn't realize it at the time, ... Read more
Everything was over between Zach and his wife Zaria for a long time. They argued all the time, sometimes quite violently. One evening, both of them lost their temper. It was him, a point from which there was no turning back. The next thing he knew, Zach was arrested on charges of domestic violence, specifically ... Read more
Janie and her roommate Tim had a stormy relationship. Tim was very bossy and domineering, even though they lived in Janie's house and she paid all the bills. Tim insulted Janie more than once. But getting Tim out of her house was more than Janie had been able to do so far. But now Tim ... Read more
Jack and his wife Laura argued for a change. In truth, Jack wasn't the best husband. He cheated. Again. Laura finally got tired of it. And now Jack has finally given her a little opportunity. Laura called 911 and filed a criminal domestic violence report. Jack insisted on his innocence. But here's the thing. Jack ... Read more
