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SILENT WITNESS VIRGINIA

 

 

 

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Silent Witness Virginia is a growing exhibit which began with 33 figures, representing women, children, and men from all over Virginia.  Names and stories of victims are submitted by surviving friends and family members.  Here is an example:

Jean

Gloucester, Virginia

Murdered: December 3, 2001

Loving mother of four, grandmother of nine, and great-grandmother of two.

 

We were married seven years.  He gradually changed.  First the verbal abuse began, then the physical abuse.  I suffered in silence with fear and love for my family.  He strangled me when I said I wanted a divorce.  I didn't ask for help.  Please don't let anyone suffer in silence.  Tell them, "Jeannie said to ask for help."

 

Stop the violence!

Enjoy life and your family.