EP 56 | Where Is Debra Melo (part two) & Deadly Massachusetts Domestic Violence Cases

Is Debra Melo in Taunton?

So many of you are interested in Debra's story. Debra Melo is missing. This year marks 24 years that she disappeared. This is an important story to tell.  She did not just leave. There was no reason to walk away from her family, her daughter, her son. This is part two of Debra’s story, with Steve Demoura, Debra's brother-in-law and dedicated advocate to get justice for Debra and her family.

In this episode I talk about domestic violence against women and coercive control and other Massachusetts cases where the wife, and sometimes the entire family are killed.

Listen with care.

Drawing parallels with other Massachusetts cases, we look at the stark realities of intimate partner crimes with the stories of deadly domestic violence cases, Teena and Arianna Kamaln (Dover, Mass), Linda and Sebastian Robinson (Andover, Mass), Breanne Pennington (Gardner, Mass) Ana Walshe (Cohasset, Mass), Carol DiMaiti Stuart (her story was covered most recently on HBO Max's Murder In Boston).

National Domestic Violence Hotline
The Hotline.org
Call 1.800.799.SAFE (7233)

Do you have any kind of information about Debra Melo's disappearance, about when she went missing, if you overheard someone, if you saw something, if you know something but have been afraid to say it, you can email me.

[email protected]
Crime of the Truest Kind Line: 617-903-8411 to leave a message
Send it: PO Box 752, Burlington, Mass 01803

You can also contact the Massachusetts State Police at (781) 830-4800

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