Paralyzed by Grief: After Pheonecia Ratliff’s Murder and Jamarquis Black’s Suicide

The night of May 14, 2020, in Canton, Jamarquis Black, 24, kidnapped his estranged girlfriend, Pheonecia Ratliff, 23. They had quarreled because he wanted custody of their baby daughter, Jordyn, barely 6 months old. Phoenicia had reported Jarmarquis’ stalking and threats to the police; he had been arrested, but bailed out of jail on May 11.

Perspective, Story Behind The StoryKatherine MitchellMarch 1, 2022abused women, battered women, crime victims, domestic violence, murder/suicide, Pheonecia Ratliff, Jamarquis Black, Jordyn, Suzanne Ratliff, custody, guardianship, Nesbit, Elizabeth Black Wooten, trauma