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3/30/2011

March 2011 Divorce Violence Headlines

Filed under: Domestic Violence Headlines — angela @ 10:47 am

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.

Body of Ohio missing mother may have been found
Days after she was abducted, police arrested her estranged husband and his parents. Her mother-in-law allegedly gave her lawyer the location of the body.

Man charged with stabbing ex-wife 84 times
He has pleaded not guilty.

Man charged with killing wife after a divorce hearing
“He’s allegedly left his estranged wife a voice mail reminding her their marriage meant ’till death do us part.’”

Man convicted of attacking his estranged wife’s roommates with a hatchet
“Botched a plan to kill his estranged wife and mistakenly attacked two of her roommates with a hatchet” – sentenced to 30 years.

4/16/2010

April 2010 Divorce Violence Headlines

Filed under: Domestic Violence Headlines,General — angela @ 1:42 pm

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.

Man in court over divorce party murder
Wife stabbed 20 times during party.

Murder appears to be honor killing.
Husband in trial for beheading of wife

Man stabs wife
Fear of divorce may have been motive

Man stabs son and wife when wife asks for divorce
Fear of divorce may have sparked son’s murder

8/31/2009

August ’09 Divorce Violence Headlines

Filed under: General — angela @ 9:19 am

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.

Man Kills His 4-Year-Old, Injures his 2-Year-Old
Wife told him days before she wanted a divorce.

Police Officer Accused of Killing His Wife
Her body has not yet been found.

Man, allegedly going through a divorce, accused of stabbing lover’s husband
Police captain said girlfriend wanted to reconcile with her husband.

Man found guilty of killing ex-wife with special circumstances of murder for “financial gain”
Wife’s attorney says husband “looted children’s trust funds”

Man can’t profit from book he wrote claiming he was framed for ex-wife’s murder
Wife was savagely beaten and shot

Man accused of drowning his 6-year-old son
Prosecution alleges he was angry wages would be garnished from his paychecks for child support.

Woman dead, man injured after alleged attempted murder-suicide
Man identified as woman’s estranged husband.

7/28/2009

July ’09 Divorce Violence Headlines

Filed under: Domestic Violence Headlines — angela @ 3:27 pm

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.

Man accused of trying to kill couple who assisted wife during divorce
Accused of shooting man three times; missing shot at woman.

Man man pleads guilty to conspiracy to have wife killed
They have four children.

Man found guilty of shooting, killing wife
He shot his wife at his home when she came to the house to finalize a divorce. Unsigned divorce papers were found on a table near her body.

Man accused of storming dental office, killing wife, injuring others
His wife was seeking a divorce

Man continues operating dental practice while on trial
Accused of killing his estranged wife.

Divorce attorney accused of trying to have wife killed
“The investigation revealed that on multiple occasions over the past several months, Liss sought the help of others to have his wife murdered,” a police spokesperson said.

Man accused of strangling 3-year-old daughter while on visitation
Accused of strangling her to death with plastic wrap. Grandmother said he was having trouble sleeping due to “harrowing divorce proceedings.”

Receptionist testifies against boss after he’s accused of attempted murder-for-hire
She “told the court that when his divorce started, (the accused) started doing weird things around the office. She says he hung a Halloween mask of a witch with his wife’s name taped to the forehead and began chanting ‘die Sari, die’ over and over again in his office.”

Man on trial for murdering wife
D.A. says he killed his wife “so he could be with his mistress without a messy divorce.”

Divorcing couple found dead in apparent murder-suicide
Wife found dead of blunt force trauma to head; husband found hanging in backyard.

Prosecutor says dad threw daughter off cliff to avoid child support
Brown was tried three years ago, but a mistrial was declared after a jury deadlocked on the severity of the crime.

Mom gets children back after three years
Husband convicted of international parental kidnapping.

6/4/2009

May ‘09 Divorce Violence Headlines

Filed under: Domestic Violence Headlines — angela @ 8:31 am

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…”

5/1/2009

April ‘09 Divorce Violence Headlines

Filed under: Domestic Violence Headlines — angela @ 7:48 am

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.

3/31/2009

March ’09 Divorce Violence

Filed under: General — angela @ 8:32 am

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.

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