Danielle Taylor.
, allegedly by people they knew well intimate partners, family members or relatives.
Their deaths shook not only their families, but also members of their larger communities who watched as those homicides occurred one after the other since spring 2020.
The deaths paint a picture of violent acts against women, an epidemic all its own that is not new and could
be on the rise.
Women who are facing domestic or intimate partner violence face an already challenging path to safety and/or justice, often having to recount their traumatic experiences over and over to police, victim-witness and social service advocates, prosecutors, judges and juries.