Posted by Anne Caroline Drake on April 27, 2012 · 2 Comments
On April 26, 2003, Tacoma (WA) Chief of Police David Brame shot his estranged wife Crystal Judson Brame in front of their young children in a Gig Harbor, WA shopping center parking lot. Det. Ed Troyer, who is spokesperson for the Pierce County (WA) sheriff’s department, knew or should have known what Chief Brame was … Read more
Category DV in the News · Tagged with abuse of power, Crystal Judson Brame, David Brame, domestic violence, Ed Troyer, KOMO, Pierce County WA, police misconduct, Rob McKenna, sexual abuse, Tacoma News Tribune
Posted by Anne Caroline Drake on April 12, 2012 · 2 Comments
Release your faith, knowing with assurance, that ALL circumstances will work in your favor today! – Mildred D. Muhammad Mildred D. Muhammad, author of Scared Silent and founder of After the Trauma, is the ex-wife of D.C. Sniper John Allen Muhammad. She will be on Anderson on Friday, April 13. You can find out when Anderson … Read more
Category DV in the News · Tagged with abuse recovery, activist, After the Trauma, Anderson Cooper, books, DC Sniper, domestic violence, emPOWERment, faith-based response to DV, Mildred Muhammad, parental alienation syndrome, PAS, Scared Silent, survivor stories
Posted by Anne Caroline Drake on March 30, 2012 · 3 Comments
Powell Family Local Seattle news outlets are giving Pierce County (WA) DA Mark Lindquist air time to crow that he would have arrested Josh Powell based on evidence the cops in Utah had regarding Susan Cox Powell’s disappearance. What I want to know is why he failed to protect the Powell boys. Do not try to tell … Read more
Category DV in the News · Tagged with abuse of power, child abuse, Disappearance of Susan Powell, domestic violence, Ed Troyer, family court reform, Josh Powell, Judge Beverly Grant, KIRO, Mark Lindquist, parental alienation syndrome, PAS, Pierce County WA, pit bull abusers, Susan Cox Powell
Posted by Anne Caroline Drake on March 22, 2012 · 1 Comment
If an Orange County, Florida circuit court judge had been more savvy about domestic violence in 2005, Trayvon Martin might still be alive today. There has been a huge dust-up over Florida’s “stand your ground” statute without much judicial accountability for the judge who taught George Zimmerman that blaming the victim was a good way … Read more
Category DV in the News · Tagged with dating abuse, domestic violence, family court reform, George Zimmerman, gun violence, judicial misconduct, Orange County Florida, pit bull abusers, Sanford FL, Trayvon Martin, Veronica Zuazo, Violence and Abuse
Release your faith, knowing with assurance, that ALL circumstances will work in your favor today! – Mildred D. Muhammad Update: The Anderson show featuring Ms. Muhammad will be taped on Friday. Please stay posted for the air date. Yesterday was an exciting day for DV survivors! Who says one person can’t make a difference? Mildred D. Muhammad, … Read more
Category DV in the News · Tagged with abuse recovery, activist, Afghanistan, After the Trauma, Anderson, Anderson Cooper, books, DC Sniper, domestic violence, emPOWERment, faith-based response to DV, JBLM, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Lt. Col. Robert E. Underwood, Lt. Col. Shawn Reed, Mildred Muhammad, parental alienation syndrome, PAS, Pierce County WA, pit bull abusers, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Scared Silent, serial murders, survivor stories
Posted by Anne Caroline Drake on March 14, 2012 · 2 Comments
I don’t have a Ph.D. in Psychology, but I’m fairly certain the medical brass at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) in Tacoma, WA couldn’t or wouldn’t recognize PTSD if it bit them in the butt. Lt. Col. Robert E. Underwood was ordered to undergo an involuntary psychological exam after he allegedly claimed to have hired a hit man … Read more
Category DV in the News · Tagged with abuse of power, CNN, Complex-PTSD, DC Sniper, domestic violence, gun violence, JBLM, John Allen Muhammad, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Kara Underwood, KIRO, KOMO, Lori Kooiman, Lt. Col. Robert E. Underwood, Lt. Col. Shawn Reed, Madigan Army Medical Center, Mark Lindquist, MSNBC, parental alienation syndrome, PAS, Pierce County WA, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, sexual abuse, Staff Sgt. Robert Bales
Posted by Anne Caroline Drake on February 6, 2012 · 16 Comments
What do parents at Carson Elementary School tell their children about the double-murder-suicide of Charlie (age 7) and Braden (age 5) Powell by their father Josh Powell? Charlie and Braden’s mother Susan Cox Powell has been missing since December 7, 2009. According to Cox family attorney Steve Downing, Charlie recently shared what he remembered about … Read more
Category DV in the News · Tagged with child abuse, Divorcing a Narcissist, domestic violence, family court reform, Josh Powell, Judge Kathryn Nelson, KOMO, malignant narcissist, narcissistic personality disorder, parental alienation syndrome, PAS, Pierce County WA, pit bull abusers, Steve Downing, Susan Cox Powell, susan powell disappearance
Posted by Anne Caroline Drake on December 2, 2011 · 12 Comments
Although the disappearance of Sky Metalwala is playing out in my backyard, I have intentionally remained silent because I was waiting to see whether there was a link between Sky’s father Solomon Metalwala and Glenn Sacks, the leader of the PAS movement. KIRO, the Seattle CBS affiliate, reported tonight that Glenn Sacks and his loyal … Read more
Category DV in the News · Tagged with child abuse, domestic violence, emotional abuse, family court reform, Glenn Sacks, KIRO, litigation abuse, parental alienation syndrome, PAS, Sky Metalwala, Solomon Metalwala
Posted by Anne Caroline Drake on November 7, 2011 · 1 Comment
You want a job, right? – Herman Cain Sharon Bialek has a lot of courage. She wants to give a face to the women allegedly sexually harassed by presidential hopeful Herman Cain. She’s an exceedingly attractive woman, but I noticed that the national media has opted to publish the most unflattering photos of her. The … Read more
Posted by Anne Caroline Drake on October 20, 2011 · 12 Comments
Barbara Thompson after coroner’s jury verdict I think if you just keep hanging in there and keep working at it, you’ll finally get the end result that is true justice. – Barbara Thompson What does it take to get an arrest of Ron Reynolds? Washington State Trooper Ronda Reynolds was murdered in 1998. Her death … Read more
Category DV in the News · Tagged with abuse of power, activist, Ann Rule, Barbara Thompson, books, domestic violence, In the Still of the Night, Jerry Berry, Jonathan Reynolds, KOMO, Lewis County WA, litigation abuse, National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, police misconduct, Ron Reynolds, survivor stories, Warren McLeod