SAN ANTONIO - – Many domestic violence victims struggle to leave dangerous relationships, often because they don’t want to leave a pet behind — a reason several people don’t think of. That’s why ...

WASHINGTON – A federal appeals court ordered a new trial for a Tucson woman, saying she was wrongly denied the chance to present evidence of battered woman syndrome in her defense against weapons ...

What led to Sally’s ‘Battered Woman Syndrome’ in ‘Killer Sally’? Sally was a Marine when she first met Ray McNeil, also a former Marine. Ray became interested in her when an acquaintance showed him a ...

TULSA, Okla. (KFOR) – Tuesday night at 10 p.m. News 4 is launching a new series of reports about justice in Oklahoma. Our state ranks among the worst in the nation for women. We have the lowest score ...

The holidays bring about feelings of joy and love for some families, but for others, they mean instability, fear, and danger.

As the Jodi Arias trial begins to wind down, discussions have emerged in and out of the courtroom as to whether Arias suffered from “Battered Woman Syndrome” before she murdered Travis Alexander. The ...

L E X I N G T O N, Ky., Jan. 24 -- In Lexington, Ky., two victims of domestic violence are being punished twice, say advocates for battered women. These advocates are outraged over a county judge's ...

The University of Central Florida Police Department said Tuesday that a man who sexually battered a woman Sunday evening at the school’s downtown Orlando campus has been arrested. Police said Lamarcus ...

HAMMOND, Minn. — On Nov. 29, 1986, Jo Ann Hennum, of Hammond, took a high-powered deer rifle from a closet, loaded it with one shell, went into the bedroom and shot her husband, Bob Hennum, in the ...

The pallbearers from the funeral home rolled her casket into the church as family and close friends proceeded behind them. Hundreds of mourners within the congregation were at a loss for words as ...