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The Deadly Link Between Domestic Violence And Homicide

Vermont Public | By Mitch Wertlieb
Published October 19, 2017 at 12:00 PM EDT
A photo of a Burlington Police car outside a home, with caution tape across the driveway.
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Aita Gurung allegedly killed his wife at the family's home on Hyde Street in Burlington on Oct. 12. Just days before, on Oct. 7, he had self-reported to Burlington Police his involvement in a domestic violence incident.

About half of the murders that have taken place in Vermont over the past 20 years have been related to domestic violence.

We're talking about that persistent, deadly link between domestic violence and homicide, and what steps can be taken by the state going forward to stop both.

Our guests for today's program include:

If you need help: The Domestic Violence Hotline is 1-800-228-7395 and the state has resources available here.

Broadcast live on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017 at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.
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Mitch Wertlieb
A graduate of NYU with a Master's Degree in journalism, Mitch has more than 20 years experience in radio news. He got his start as news director at NYU's college station, and moved on to a news director (and part-time DJ position) for commercial radio station WMVY on Martha's Vineyard. But public radio was where Mitch wanted to be and he eventually moved on to Boston where he worked for six years in a number of different capacities at member station WBUR...as a Senior Producer, Editor, and fill-in co-host of the nationally distributed Here and Now. Mitch has been a guest host of the national NPR sports program "Only A Game". He's also worked as an editor and producer for international news coverage with Monitor Radio in Boston.
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