On the night of Monday, February 28, 2022, 39-year-old father, David Fidel Mora Rojas fatally shot his three young daughters, Samia, 13, Samantha, 10, and Samarah, 9, and their court-approved chaperone, then himself with an assault rifle at a Sacramento church. Even in the best of circumstances, such supervised visits are fraught with risks and fear for the victims of intimate partner … [Read more...]
‘I’m afraid he might hurt me’: After Her Court Plea for Protection, Alyssa Broderick was Killed by Her Abusive Stepfather
Alyssa Broderick's murder is a horrific example of a long-standing problem that hardly ever makes headlines: America’s criminal justice system too often fails to protect victims of domestic and family violence from their abusers. It was her worst fear - her stepfather was out of jail and she knew she wasn’t safe. Then 16, Alyssa Broderick told a court that Stephen Broderick, a former … [Read more...]