Take a look back at the original stories as the domestic violence cases unfolded in 2007.
Twenty-one men, women and children in and around Frederick County died as a result of domestic violence in 2007.
To understand how and why these deaths occurred, The Frederick News-Post began an extensive investigation into domestic violence.
The investigation included dozens of interviews with victims, their families, counselors, police officers, attorneys and others.
It also included a detailed analysis of the 214 final protective orders granted in Frederick County in 2007.
Kendra Hawk has been screamed at, shoved to the floor, pulled by her hair, punched in the face, strangled and stalked.
All told, Kendra endured more than five years of physical and psychological abuse from her husband before she took steps to protect herself and her daughter in 2007, according to her account and court documents.
The Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence estimates that one in four American women has been physically abused by a husband or boyfriend at some point in their lives.
Kaiser Permanente’s silentWitness project is part of a company-wide domestic violence program that began as a pilot project at one hospital in the company’s northern California region.
Carol Danforth found the bodies of her children, 2-year-old Maria Socorro and 1-year-old Carlos Diego, in a wooded area in Boyds on April 3, 2007. The body of their father, Gerardo Roque, was found with the children.
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Alison Munson's family had no idea she had been in an abusive relationship. David Shackelford, Munson's uncle, said before a Nov. 1, 2007, assault charge against her former boyfriend, she never said anything was wrong. After that, she confided in him that the abuse had been going on for awhile.
As a U.S. Army post, Fort Detrick has its own domestic abuse prevention and treatment programs, though it works with other agencies in the wider community, such as Heartly House and child protective services.
The Oct. 28, 2007, shooting of Pamela Lynn Hahn, who police said died at the hands of her husband, has left relatives on both sides of the family stunned.
Story by Kate Leckie and Sarah Fortney Photo by Sam Yu
Almost every week, Kirsten Brown sees domestic violence victims testify against their abusers in the courtroom. More often than not, she watches victim and abuser leave together, get in a car and go home.
More often than not, domestic abuse begins with words, so Jaslean LaTaillade believes teaching couples to communicate can save relationships and lives.
The second edition of "When Love Hurts -- A Women's Guide to Understanding Abuse in Relationships," discusses more than just physical abuse. It also deals with sexual, intellectual, verbal, financial, psychological and social abuse, as well as the use of children to exert control.
During the Maryland General Assembly session this spring, Delegate Sue Hecht pinned a newspaper clipping on her bulletin board as a reminder that domestic violence took the lives of 21 people in and around Frederick County in 2007.
When staff members of The Frederick News-Post began working on its seven-part domestic violence series that concluded Saturday, we knew there would be considerable feedback from the community -- both positive and negative.
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