Most of these women did not think their husbands were capable of murder. These are only a handful of the domestic murders last month. Google divorce murder for more.
Troubles became tragic on path to murder-suicide
“They fought. They made up. They argued — over money, over drinking, over the house, over the kids. She left. She came back. She moved out again. He filed for divorce. She asked for an order of protection.” And then he killed her…and himself.
Father kills two children, ages 6 and 7, then self
“…detectives believe Gumm had emotional issues linked to his divorce that may have led to the killings.”
‘He wanted to kill me so bad,’ victim had warned
James Anthony Carroll, 38, shot and killed his wife, 26-year-old Rebecca Lynn Carroll, and then himself on Tuesday morning at the Bait-N-Beer store…”
Husband shot wife in front of her 6-year-old and 13-year-old, then killed self
“The Huffs were going through a divorce, McPherson County Sheriff Larry Powell said. The children are now in the care of relatives.”
Former Marine accused of strangling his wife and their two boys in their beds less than a month ago.
“Search warrant documents allege…he planned to get a divorce by June 14 so he could marry his lover next year.”
Mission man, 72, stands trial for wife’s murder. Only skull and arm found.
“Josephina Lugo, 68, filed divorce papers one month before family members first reported her missing…”
THINK YOUR SOON-TO-BE EX ISN’T CAPABLE OF VIOLENCE? SO DID THESE WOMEN!
“He won’t let go”
Husband stalks divorce-seeking wife from his cell
Man’s murder conviction upheld
At the time, Davis was contesting a divorce filing by Megan Lee, his wife, and had threatened to kill anyone who had sex with her.
Don’t kill the messenger
Divorce paper process server beaten with baseball, stabbed.
Man pleads innocent in death of lawyer wife
Police said in the arrest warrant that she was planning to divorce him.
Man sentenced to three years in attempted murder for hire
The plot was hatched during a custody battle and divorce.
Police seek suspect for kidnapping wife
The victim and accused are going through a divorce
Women roughed up; man arrested, second sought
The couple is going through a divorce and the accused got into an argument with her, punched her and pulled her hair and shirt, deputies said.
Bond set at $2 million in West Toledo hostage-taking case
Man accused of holding his estranged wife hostage for nearly six hours. Man had filed for divorce this month.
Man expected to use insanity defense in parental kidnapping trial
Charged with kidnapping his 7-year-old daughter last summer from a Boston street
Frankfort father jailed until trial
allegedly fled to Mexico with his 2-year-old daughter
KY man charged with international kidnapping
The father of a Kentucky toddler who went missing last month and was found safely in Mexico has pleaded not guilty to federal charges.
This is only a small fraction of the serious domestic violence incidents that occurred in March, 2009.
THINK YOUR SOON-TO-BE EX ISN’T CAPABLE OF VIOLENCE? SO DID THESE WOMEN!
Authorities allege Teresa French’s husband, Anthony, hired Woods to kill his wife during bitter divorce proceedings.
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The dispute broke out because Dagenais’ parents were involved in a bitter divorce that had divided the family.
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Shoals Man Accused of Shooting Wife in Face. Investigators say the two were going through a divorce.
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Alleged Murder For Hire Plot. The Smalleys are in the process of getting a divorce.
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Gunman’s wife worked at care home. In recent days he had tried to re-establish contact with an ex-wife, with whom he had not previously spoken since their divorce in 2001.
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Authorities say he used an ax to kill his 52-year-old wife and injure his 33-year-old stepdaughter, who later died. Neighbors say the couple was going through a divorce, and the wife may have recently kicked him out of the house.
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Murder trial hears children tell how father stabbed wife. “He had an angry face on. My mum told dad she wanted a divorce.”
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This is only a tiny fraction of the serious domestic violence incidents in March, 2009.
Oakland man who killed wife in church parking lot gets 35-to-life prison sentence
The couple had been going through a bitter divorce.
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Wife allegedly beheaded by husband.
He had argued earlier in the day with Aasiya, who placed an order of protection against her husband and recently filed for divorce after years of abuse.
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Edward Graziano Charged In Murder-For-Hire Plot
Investigators say Graziano wanted to have the murder committed to solve several divorce-related financial issues.
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Process server murdered while delivering divorce papers.
Husband had allegedly sent death threats to his wife via cell phone.
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Ex sentenced in woman’s death
Her ex-husband shot her, placed her body inside of a 50-gallon garbage can and stashed it underneath the couple’s house
Same man is also accused of attempted first-degree murder for allegedly trying to kill his two children.
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The children have been missing for two years now.
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Little girl and her father were found by police at an RV park after woman called police becuase the situation seemed suspicious.
Story HERE.
Faces 45-70 years in prison.
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