Erin Curtis is seen with her sons at their home in Fairfax. In November 2008, Curtis’s children were witnesses to the attack and repeated stabbing of their mother by her husband. (Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post)
MARCH 8 – The boy hadn’t heard the 911 tape before. But on this day, as he sits at the dining room table in his family’s apartment, he tells his mother he’s ready. He’s 14 now, no longer a terrified 9-year-old, and he wants to hear what he told authorities the night he almost lost her.
Reluctantly, she pushes play on her laptop. The sound of distant crying and shouting fills the room before a 911 operator ask his name and then, “What’s the problem?”
“This man is trying to kill my mommy,” a small voice replies. [Read Full Article]