domestic violence
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John Kelly Is a White Man
On Wednesday night, as the world learned about allegations of domestic violence against presidential aide Rob Porter, pundits and politicians from across the political spectrum focused on White House chief of staff John Kelly’s defense of Porter and Kelly’s recent comments about the laziness of immigrants. The sentiments of the wide-eyed people perplexed by the…
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Arizona Man Posted Video Singing Carols With His Son, Hours Before Killing His Family: Report
A Phoenix man who is facing charges of killing his estranged wife and two children on Monday shared a Facebook video of himself singing Christmas songs with his son just hours before the horrific slayings. According to the New York Daily News, Anthony Milan Ross, a 45-year-old chef, author and motivational speaker, was charged with…
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Sarah Palin’s Son Allegedly Beat His Father, Called Arresting Officers ‘Peasants’
Updated Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2017, 8:10 a.m. EST: The Los Angeles Times is reporting that Track Palin, eldest son of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, allegedly broke into his parents’ home and beat up his father. According to a police affidavit the Times acquired, the confrontation began when Track returned to the family home in Wasilla,…
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Watch: What Happened to Our Girls?
Cyntoia Brown and Bresha Meadows are both victims of abuse who were teenagers when they killed men who they feared were a threat to their lives. Recently, their stories have gained fierce support from the community: Brown has had numerous celebrities rally on her behalf, and Bresha even had a song made in her honor.…
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California Gunman Killed Wife, Hid Body Beneath the Floor of Their Home: Police
The Rancho Tehama Reserve, Calif., gunman who shot and killed four people during a shooting rampage in Northern California also killed his wife before hiding her body underneath their home, authorities said Wednesday. “We were looking for his wife and couldn’t find her yesterday,” Tehama County Assistant Sheriff Phil Johnston said, according to the Los…
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NYC Man Accused of Killing Girlfriend Less Than 24 Hours After Being Released From Jail: Report
A convicted sex offender who was serving time at New York City’s Rikers Island jail after beating his estranged girlfriend is believed to have taken his revenge by strangling the terrified woman less than 24 hours after being released from prison. According to the New York Post, Jerome Rivers, 52, called Gia Pender on Thursday…
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O.J. Simpson’s Record of Domestic Abuse Not Considered in Nev. Parole Hearing
When O.J. Simpson was granted parole this past July, the Nevada Board of Parole Commissioners, which considered his case, didn’t take into consideration his 1989 conviction for beating his then-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson. The reason? It apparently wasn’t listed in a national FBI crime database, according to the New York Post. The paper reports that…
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Grand Jury Will Not Indict Teen Charged With Choking Mom’s Abusive Ex-Boyfriend to Death
A grand jury has declined to indict a Bronx, N.Y., teen who was facing manslaughter charges in the death of his mother’s ex-boyfriend. Luis Moux, 18, told police that he was acting to save his mother’s life when he put 43-year-old Stanley Washington in a choke hold, which ended the older man’s life. As reported…
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Father, Daughter Face Charges in Beating of Girl’s Ex-Boyfriend
A Kansas father-daughter duo are facing assault charges after authorities say the pair attacked the girl’s ex-boyfriend at a local high school after the boy threatened her. Josiah S. Wright, 40, is facing charges of first-degree assault, while his 17-year-old daughter is facing charges of domestic assault in the Tuesday-afternoon incident that occurred at Ruskin…