Posts tagged domestic homicide
How the 2021 Violence Against Women Act Will Help Take Guns From Abusers Guilty of Domestic Violence
How the 2021 Violence Against Women Act Will Help Take Guns From Abusers Guilty of Domestic Violence

As Pheonecia Ratliff’s story shows, the main threat to victims of domestic violence is the prevalence of guns. Once her abusive ex-boyfriend bonded out of jail in Canton in May 2020, he could have gotten one from a friend or relative.

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Perspective, Story Behind The StoryKatherine MitchellViolence against women act, VAWA, domestic homicide, domestic violence, domestic abuse, Phoenecia Ratliff, firearms, gun violence
On Mother’s Day, Native American Families Are Missing Mothers, Sisters, Aunts, Daughters, Granddaughters
On Mother’s Day, Native American Families Are Missing Mothers, Sisters, Aunts, Daughters, Granddaughters

Mother’s Day is a complicated holiday. There are children who have lost their mothers, and there are mothers who have lost their children. For those who have only memories, seeing Mother’s Day cards, flowers and balloons all over can be very painful.

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Perspective, Story Behind The StoryKatherine MitchellNative American, Native women, Native children, Alaska, domestic homicide, domestic violence, domestic abuse, sex trafficking, man camp, Wind River, rape, indigenous women, indigenous boys and girls, missing or murdered girls, Say Her Name, Coushatta Tribe, Big Horn County, Kayseri Stops Pretty Places, Selena Not Afraid
Missing or Murdered in Indian Country, Gone Without Justice
Missing or Murdered in Indian Country, Gone Without Justice

Resplendent in her Southern Ute of Colorado garb, Diane Millich told a harrowing story. In the late 1990s, at 26, she had married a White man who she said slapped, kicked, punched and abused her emotionally, beginning on the third day of their marriage.

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Perspective, Story Behind The StoryKatherine MitchellDiane Millich, tribal police, Native American, Violence against women act, VAWA, Native women, Native children, Alaska, domestic homicide, domestic violence, domestic abuse
When Young Love Stops Being Romantic
When Young Love Stops Being Romantic

Tenaj Moody, 26, is a striking and stylish young woman who has earned a master’s in criminal justice and behavior, as well as her license. Starting in 2014, when she was a college freshman, she began speaking publicly about abuse she suffered from her high school boyfriend.

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Perspective, Story Behind The StoryKatherine Mitchellroots of violence, warning signs, threats, control, Tenaj Moody, Light to Life, domestic violence, domestic homicide, young women, abuse, Love Labyrinth, One Love Foundation, assault