Cynthia Hickman, 34
MN, Brooklyn Park
February 26, 2011
Cynthia's murder has left her 2 young Sons to grow up without their Mother in their lives
Cynthia was beaten to death. Her estranged husband, Henry Hickman, is charged with second-degree murder and attempted second degree murder for setting fire and leaving their minor sons in the house.
Cynthia had obtained an order for protection less than two weeks before she was murdered. When Cynthia sought the protective order, she testified that Henry had abused her for years and had been increasingly emotionally volatile since she talked of divorce. She testified to waking up next to her photograph with a knife over it and said he slapped, punched, and pushed her on different occasions.
Evidence shows that on February 26th , Henry beat Cynthia with a baseball bat. He then lit a mattress, threw it on top of her body and ran out of the home, leaving the bat on the lawn and his two sons, ages 8 and 5, in the basement where he told them to stay.
The man who had been dating Cynthia received several phones calls from her number. When he answered, the caller identified himself as “Hank” and said that “she’s done.” The man then called 911. The police went to Cynthia’s house, rescued the children from the burning house and found Cynthia’s body.
The prosecutor plans to go to the grand jury to ask that Henry Hickman be charged with first-degree murder.
Source:
MCBW.org - Minnesota Coalition for Battered Women - Femicide Reports - 2011 Femicide Report
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