Every year in October The Center holds a memorial event held to remember individuals that have lost their lives to intimate partner violence across the commonwealth. While this year looks different due to COVID-19 we have been remembering these individuals by lighting buildings and homes purple across Kentuckiana. Together we stand in strength for the families and friends that grieve these losses, but also as a reminder that we must persist in the work to diminish intimate partner violence in our communities.
Domestic Violence Victims in Kentucky
October 2019 – October 2020
Amanda Berry, 33 – Jefferson County
Angel D. Marcum, 26 – Fayette County
Angella Hale, 48 – Marshall County
Donna Eldridge, 30 – Pulaski County
Elaine Castillo, 33 – Fayette County
Ella Diebolt Jackson, 48 – Madison County
Jacklyn West, 58 – Daviess County
Jeannie Vanzant, 39 – Knott County
Jobeth Butcher Bailey, 36 – Lawrence County
Jodi L. Stapleton, 35 – Pike County
Karen Rae Greenup, 57 – Fayette County
Karleigh Miller, 19 – Jefferson County
Keilee Sparks, 29 – Greenup County
Ladawndra Ellington, 31 – Jefferson County
Non Residents Killed in Kentucky
Kodie Patrick, 24
Marvin Bowman, 56
Melissa Back, 36
Murrel Pruitt, 64
Nichole Merrell, 30
Nicole “Nikki” Zahnd Florentine, 36
Nina Hunt, 42
Other Deaths Related to Domestic Violence in Kentucky
Patricia Murphy, 67 – Daviess County
Peggy Vanwinkle, 52 – Jackson County
Rebekah Wortman, 60 – Jefferson County
Savannah Spurlock, 22 – Madison County
Sheena Baxter, 32 – Scott County
Susan Taylor, 42 – Jackson County
Tessa Slone, 49 – Knott County
Domestic Violence Victims in Indiana
Amanda Hoglund, 22 – Allen County
Barbara Sublette, 75 – Morgan County
Crystal Holmes, 48 – Allen County
Ashley Richardson, 29 – Marion County
Doneasha Galbreath, 21 – Marion County
David Allen Converset, 51 – Dekalb County
Heather Nanny-Cole, 50 – Monroe County
Austin Harrison, 24 – Allen County
Cassondra Wilson, 45 – Bartholomew County
Ryan Joseph Ross, 28 – Jackson County
Lisa Grissom, 53 – Hendricks County
Tiffany Plummer, 34 – Hamilton County
Donna Sue Taylor, 48 – Allen County
Tonisha Richardson, 25 – Allen County
Sinthia Costa, 22 – Marion County
Kimberly Butler-Wilson, 39 – Howard County
Betty Claudio, 45 – Lake County
Stacy Jennings, 49 – Allen County
Gary Bryant, 27 – Marion County
Ceaira Reed, 29 – Boone County
O’sha D.K. Booher-Ford, 26 – Allen County
Thomas Reed, 61 – Huntington County
William Wilson, Jr. 37 – Marion County
Amber Tracy, 28 – Orange County
Alexis Wasson, 29 – Madison County
Yolanda Kay Moffitt-Santiago, 34 – Marion County
Rebecca Ruth Hoover, 38 – Floyd County