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Children Killed by Father in Situations Involving Child
Custody/Visitation 2011-Feb. 2016
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2011
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2012
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2013
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2014
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2015
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2016
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TOTAL
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Alabama
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0
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1
|
1
|
0
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0
|
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2
|
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Arizona
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0
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
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5
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|
Arkansas
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0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
3
|
|
California
|
4
|
3
|
3
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7
|
1
|
|
18
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|
Colorado
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
|
7
|
|
Connecticut
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
3
|
|
Florida
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
18
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|
Georgia
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
|
10
|
|
Hawaii
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
1
|
|
Idaho
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
3
|
|
Illinois
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
|
7
|
|
Indiana
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
|
8
|
|
Iowa
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
Kansas
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
|
2
|
|
Kentucky
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
4
|
|
Louisiana
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
6
|
|
Maine
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
|
3
|
|
Maryland
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
8
|
|
Massachusetts
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
|
Michigan
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
|
8
|
|
Minnesota
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
|
2
|
|
Mississippi
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
|
6
|
|
Missouri
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
|
9
|
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Montana
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
1
|
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Nebraska
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
1
|
|
Nevada
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
1
|
|
New Hampshire
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
1
|
|
New Jersey
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
|
4
|
|
New Mexico
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
3
|
|
New York
|
5
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
0
|
|
11
|
|
North Carolina
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
|
8
|
|
Ohio
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
|
9
|
|
Oklahoma
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
1
|
|
8
|
|
Oregon
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
2
|
|
Pennsylvania
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
|
4
|
|
Rhode Island
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
1
|
|
South Carolina
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
|
7
|
|
Tennessee
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
|
4
|
|
Texas
|
10
|
2
|
6
|
2
|
4
|
|
24
|
|
Utah
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
1
|
|
Vermont
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
1
|
|
Virginia
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
12
|
|
Washington
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
|
5
|
|
West Virginia
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
2
|
|
Wisconsin
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
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6
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Total
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52
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55
|
43
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62
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36
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4
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252
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Tuesday, February 23, 2016
In the last five years, how many US kids have been killed by fathers in cases involving custody/visitation? AT LEAST 250.
Recently I was asked how many U.S. children were murdered by fathers in situations involving custody/visitation, especially in the last five years. I honestly didn't know, as I just reference cases on the appropriate state list. I don't count them. But I decided it would be interesting to do a tally by state and year. Of course the usual caveats apply. These are just the cases I happened to find by searching the media. In addition, because of work/life responsibilities, I have had less time to search for cases in the last year and the numbers reflect that. But this is what I found:
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