Jennifer Martell, 27
MA, Waltham
August 15, 2013
Female Victim, 37
PA, Exeter Township, Berks Co.
August 15, 2010
Yurelvis Nunez-Sontomayo, 31
TX, Houston, Harris Co.
August 14, 2011
Theresa Borquez, 30
AZ, Apache Junction
April 7, 2004
Debra Aynes, 51
IN, Pendleton, Madison Co.
July 31, 2010
Debra was killed by her ex-boyfriend, Robert Jones, 56, who walked into the diner she co-owned with a friend and fatally shot her.
Debra had separated from Jones the week of the murder.
Jones went to the diner and shot Debra in front of customers; he then committed suicide by shooting himself with one of the two handguns he brought into the diner.
Source:
ICADVINC.org - Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence - 2009-2010 & 2010-2011 Statistics from ICADV Member Programs - 2009-2010 & 2010-2011 DV Deaths - 2009-2010 DV Fatality Review
Female Victim, 39
UT, Sevier Co.
August 3, 2011
Female Victim, 23
UT, Utah Co.
March 15, 2011
Lauren Astley, 18
MA, Wayland
July 3, 2011
Kimberly Paulette Grew, 51
MN, Virginia
August 13, 2011
Kaitlynn Griffin, 6
MA, Mansfield
July 24, 2009
Erica Ann Wilson, 38
MN, Circle Pines
July 30, 2009
Carmen Santos-Padilla, 37
WI, Kenosha, Kenosha Co.
August 8, 2009
Carmen died from stab wounds that punctured her liver and also cut her skull and jugular vein. Her husband, Jose Leon-Colon, 41, was charged with first degree intentional homicide. He committed suicide by hanging in November 2009 while awaiting trial.
About three weeks prior to the homicide, Carmen Santos-Padilla had separated from her husband and went to live with her pastor and his family.
Source:
WCADV.org - Wisconsin Coalition Against Domestic Violence - Homicide Reports - 2009 DV Homicide Report
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