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Father identified as suspect in murder-suicide of Utah family of 8

January 5, 2023

A Utah man fatally shot his family of seven in a home Wednesday and then himself, authorities said. Michael Haight, 42, his wife; Tausha Haight, 40; and Tausha’s mother, Gail Earl, 78, were discovered dead at the home, said officials in Enoch City in southwestern Utah, about 180 miles northeast of Las Vegas. The couple’s five children, ages 4 to 17, were also killed. The city called Michael … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: child homicide, divorce, domestic violence, gun violence, homicide, separation, Utah

Child shot, killed by her father in Georgia after he gained custody following mother’s death

December 10, 2022

BARROW COUNTY, Ga. — A grandmother is voicing her anger with the Tennessee Department of Children's Services after her granddaughter was killed by her father in October 2022, according to the Barrow County Sheriff's Office. In 2016, Angel Ahearn's mother died in a car crash in Monroe County. Since then, her grandmother, Monica Dunning, said that she was fighting for custody. After Angel was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: abuse, child custody, child homicide, domestic violence, Family Court, georgia, gun violence, homicide, judicial accountability, Tennessee

Husband found dead with family in Buffalo Grove home had been barred from house, allowed back Nov. 1

December 2, 2022

A few weeks before she was killed, Vera Kisliak made what appears to be a fateful decision: she let her estranged husband, who for months had tormented and threatened her, to move back into her house. Wednesday, Buffalo Grove police forced their way into the Kisliaks’ million-dollar home in the 2800 block of Acacia Terrace to find what Chief Brian Budds called a “horrific” crime scene: Vera … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: abuse, child homicide, domestic violence, Family Court, homicide, illinois

‘She had a joy for life’: Phoenix mother, children killed by husband was planning to file for divorce

November 22, 2022

PHOENIX — The Phoenix mother of three, attorney, and soccer coach, that was killed by her husband on Wednesday was planning to file for divorce, her best friends tell 12News. Marla Hudgens and her husband Jasen got married in August 2013. Things were great until recently said long-time friend Amy Bloomfield. “They had been trying to work through and resolve some issues between them, and it … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: child homicide, divorce, homicide, separation, suicide

How America’s Gun Laws Are Failing Domestic Violence Victims

October 27, 2021

Owning a firearm makes an abuser 5x times more likely to murder a partner, yet around much of the country, gun laws are enforced on an “honor system” that relies on people who are prohibited from possessing firearms to disarm themselves. “You are trusting somebody who is not worthy of being taken at their word,” said Democratic U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell, who spent seven years working as a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: domestic violence, firearms, gun violence, homicide, survivor

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