Tag: Violence Against Women In The United States
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State board reviewing domestic violence deaths finds highest number since its inception
Deaths in Colorado related to domestic violence jumped in 2021, according to a statewide review board that classifies these fatalities. A new report from the Colorado Domestic Violence Fatality Review Board suggests abusers’ access to guns and the COVID-19 pandemic likely contributed to the spike. But underlying patterns in predominantly female victims and male perpetrators…
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Remains of woman missing since 2018 recovered
Authorities have found the remains of a woman who went missing after leaving a bar in Longmont in 2018. Rita Gutierrez-Garcia’s remains were recovered April 28 after the Boulder County District Attorney’s Office and Longmont Department of Public Safety received a tip. Preliminary results from a DNA analysis confirmed Thursday that the remains belonged to…