No Apologies for Speaking out for Silenced Victims

On The Roth Show we discussed the cases of missing mothers Gail Nowacki Palmgren, Susan Powell and Jacque Waller for three hours. Each hour dedicated in memory and hopes someone will either finally come forward or they will be found.

• Jacque Waller, vanished from Cape Girareau, MO on June 1, 2011
• Gail Nowacki Palmgren vanished on April 30, 2011, from Signal Mountain, TN
• Susan Powell, vanished from Salt Lake City, Utah on December 6, 2009

Listen here: HOUR 1 HOUR 2 HOUR 3

After the show, Internet sites commented that I was either talking too much or just trying to sell books. Both are true!

I have been silenced for many years, kept in a corner while keeping women alive, silenced like my mother and others who were murdered. When I began my work in 1990, there was no Internet, and other options for victims of intimate partner violence and stalking were slim to none. As it relates to police officers who murder their wives, I was considered a thorn in the side of law enforcement across the country until more casualties continued to happen.

Selling books, absolutely! The book specifically, “Time’s Up,” along with the Evidentiary Abuse Affidavit is about saving lives. So, if it saves just one life it is worth it, wouldn't you agree? In fact, it has kept many women out of the national missing persons data bases. It has given more women another chance at tucking in their children every night. It has kept these women alive!

At the moment, these 3 women above, had they had the book, would have been able to preserve their words from where ever they are, saving law enforcement manpower, resources from missing persons groups, and a prosecutor who has more to work with than “hearsay.”

My role is to report on these cases, something that before my own mother was murdered, simply did not happen. Information provided, coming directly from places and sources on these cases, does not always fit into a neat package. It does not always fit into a timeline sketched by those who want to capture information on websites for discussion and dissection. I only owe these families a platform to keep their loved one's cases alive until there is a resolution, and I gain nothing by it personally.

Until you are able to walk in the shoes of a child standing witness, helplessly, watching your entire world turn upside down; until you see the destruction, first hand, and all you can do is stand in silence; until someone from your family member goes missing; until you are threatened that if you do not go away and be quiet you will wind up like that person;
until your worst fears come true and you have to stand before a grave site, you should not be critical of another's methods.

I offer as a suggestion that people take the time to read an article that goes back to 1993, titled "Life Saver."

If you are in a relationship that has a history of violence, simply mustering up the courage to confront the person and say it is over, without the proper tools, can cost you, your life!



The book "Time's Up A Guide on How To Survive and Abusive and Stalking Relationship" is the prescription that every person must obtain before they announce they are leaving. Below is an example from Chapter 4, one of many unique tools provided in the book. It is available onAmazon.com, or you can purchase via e-book.