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Tag Archives: Pierce County WA

Op-Ed: Powerful Secrets in Abusive Relationships

April 26, 2023by Anne Caroline Drake Leave a comment

Today is sadly the 20th anniversary of the day Crystal Judson Brame was fatally shot in a Gig Harbor, WA parking lot by her estranged husband, Tacoma’s Chief of Police […]

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RIP: Tacoma (WA) Police Officer Reginald “Jake” Gutierrez

December 1, 2016by Anne Caroline Drake Leave a comment

Two women and two children in Tacoma, WA are alive tonight because police officer Reginald “Jake” Gutierrez sacrificed his life to keep them safe during a domestic violence call.  The perpetrator […]

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Bravo: Jennifer Hopper & the Angel Band Project

April 26, 2014by Anne Caroline Drake Leave a comment

I got to survive so I was gonna live an extraordinary life, and you can’t live an extraordinary life when you’re angry. – Jennifer Hopper April 26 is always a […]

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Honoring Crystal Judson Brame: 10 Years of Triumphs and Tears

April 26, 2013by Anne Caroline Drake 4 Comments

Where do you go? Who do you call when the domestic violence perpetrator in your life is the chief of police? This was Crystal Judson Brame’s dilemma 10 years ago […]

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Ed Troyer’s Son Zachary Charged with Statutory Rape

April 27, 2012by Anne Caroline Drake 10 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 […]

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DV in the News

WTF Award: Why the Hell Did Josh Powell Have Custody and Visitation Rights?

March 30, 2012by Anne Caroline Drake 4 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 […]

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DV in the News

Set Your DVR: Mildred D. Muhammad Will Be on Anderson on Friday, March 16

March 14, 2012by Anne Caroline Drake Leave a comment

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 […]

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JBLM Lt. Col. Robert E. Underwood Arrested for Threatening to Hire a Hit on His Estranged Wife and His Boss

March 14, 2012by Anne Caroline Drake 5 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 […]

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Josh Powell: Why the Courts and Press Need to Wake Up About PAS Fathers

February 6, 2012by Anne Caroline Drake 19 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 […]

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Bravo, Chuck Cox: Susan Cox Powell’s Father Finally Gets a Measure of Justice in Pierce County, WA

September 29, 2011by Anne Caroline Drake 2 Comments

Very sad update:  Although Chuck Cox did everything possible to try to protect his grandsons, the system ultimately betrayed him.  Josh Powell brutally murdered his sons and himself in a house explosion […]

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