Overview of Domestic Violence Homicides in Massachusetts Year to Date 2018 WHO ARE THESE DV HOMICIDE VICTIMS? # of DV Homicide Incidents 15 Female DV Victims 14 Male DV Victims 0 DV Perpetrators (except # of DV Homicide Victims 15 when killed by police) 0 # of DV Perpetrator Female Associated with Suicides or Deaths^ 4 DV Victim 0 Male Associated with Total DV Deaths 19 DV Victim 1 Male DV Homicide Children Associated with Perpetrators 15 DV Victim 0 Family (non-IPV) Female DV Homicide 0 Perpetrators 0 Bystanders (includes police) 0 Details Domestic Violence Homicides in Massachusetts January 1, 2018 through YTD 2018 ALLEGED HOMICIDE HOMICIDE PERPETRATOR CITY/ LOCATION/ DATE VICTIM AGE (relationship) AGE COUNTY method Home/ Christa Leigh Mark Steele-Knudslien North Adams, Stabbing/ 1/5/2018 Steele-Knudslien 42 Current male spouse 47 Berkshire Blunt Trauma Jeffrey Houston (S) Montgomery, Home/ 1/22/2018 Janice Houston 65 Current male spouse 68 Hampden Shooting Benjamin Walsh Needham, Home/ 2/10/2018 Olivia Bergstrom 20 Current Male Partner 24 Norfolk Stabbing Terry Lockett Springfield, Home/ 2/23/2018 Kimberly Lockett 43 Current male spouse 41 Hampden Stabbing Miguel A. Castillo Lynn, Home/ 3/26/2018 Luz Acevedo 47 Current male spouse 55 Essex Blunt Trauma Michael S. Boulais Hinsdale, Home/ 4/13/2018 Kassedi Clark 24 Fomer Male Partner 32 Berkshire Shooting Wendi Rose Brian Chevalier North Andover, 4/21/2018 Davidson 49 Former Male Spouse 51 Essex Strangulation Renardo Williams Brockton, 5/12/2018 Bethgy 26 Acquaintance 24 Plymouth Shooting Joel Monegro 5/28/18 Yesinia Torres 28 Current male spouse 32 Lawrence, Stabbing Outdoors/ Shooting Robert Chisholm (S) West Boylston, (Note: potentially 6/25/2018 Dolores Chisholm 79 Current male spouse 78 Worcester suicide pact) Jonathan Kastberg Holland, 6/29/18 Kastberg 60 Current male spouse 75 Hampden Home/
Overview of Domestic Violence Homicides in Massachusetts Year to Date 2018 # of DV Homicide Incidents 15 WHO ARE THESE DV HOMICIDE VICTIMS? Female DV Victims 14 # of DV Homicide Victims 15 Male DV Victims 0 DV Perpetrators (except when killed by police) 0 # of DV Perpetrator Suicides or Deaths^ 4 Female Associated with DV Victim 0 Total DV Deaths 19 Male Associated with DV Victim 1 Male DV Homicide Perpetrators 15 Children Associated with DV Victim 0 Female DV Homicide Perpetrators 0 Family (non-IPV) 0 Bystanders (includes police) 0 Details Domestic Violence Homicides in Massachusetts January 1, 2018 through YTD 2018 DATE HOMICIDE VICTIM AGE ALLEGED HOMICIDE PERPETRATOR (relationship) AGE CITY/ COUNTY LOCATION/ method 1/5/2018 Christa Leigh Steele-Knudslien 42 Mark Steele-Knudslien Current male spouse 47 North Adams, Berkshire Home/ Stabbing/ Blunt Trauma 1/22/2018 Janice Houston 65 Jeffrey Houston (S) Current male spouse 68 Montgomery, Hampden Home/ Shooting 2/10/2018 Olivia Bergstrom 20 Benjamin Walsh Current Male Partner 24 Needham, Norfolk Home/ Stabbing 2/23/2018 Kimberly Lockett 43 Terry Lockett Current male spouse 41 Springfield, Hampden Home/ Stabbing 3/26/2018 Luz Acevedo 47 Miguel A. Castillo Current male spouse 55 Lynn, Essex Home/ Blunt Trauma 4/13/2018 Kassedi Clark 24 Michael S. Boulais Fomer Male Partner 32 Hinsdale, Berkshire Home/ Shooting 4/21/2018 Wendi Rose Davidson 49 Brian Chevalier Former Male Spouse 51 North Andover, Essex Strangulation 5/12/2018 Bethgy 26 Renardo Williams Acquaintance 24 Brockton, Plymouth Shooting 5/28/18 Yesinia Torres 28 Joel Monegro Current male spouse 32 Lawrence, Stabbing 6/25/2018 Dolores Chisholm 79 Robert Chisholm (S) Current male spouse 78 West Boylston, Worcester Outdoors/ Shooting (Note: potentially suicide pact) 6/29/18 Kastberg 60 Jonathan Kastberg Current male spouse 75 Holland, Hampden Home/
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