Photo by Ivan Armando Flores Gag orders in family court protect judges, not children, critics say. by OLIVIA GENTILE, Texas Observer April 1, 2022, 11:25 a.m., CDT For more than five years, Stephanie Johnson has been battling her daughter’s murderer and his father for...
Grandmother, killer’s dad fight over child By Anna Bauman, Houston Chronicle More than five years after a mother of two was brutally murdered by her ex-husband following years of alleged domestic abuse, the father of the convicted killer and the mother of the slain...
Photo by Ivan Armando Flores THE MURDERER’S LITTLE BOY In 2016, a League City man stabbed his ex-wife to death. Why does his family have custody of their child? by OLIVIA GENTILE, Texas Observer MARCH 17, 2022, 6:00 AM, CDT Stephanie Johnson had never liked her...
Anne-Christine Johnson was 30 when she was murdered by her ex-husband in League City, Texas. She was known for her kindness, her creativity, and her wit. Photo by Christy Bankston. by Olivia Gentile, THE GRANDPARENT EFFECT: STORIES FROM A QUIET REVOLUTION For three...
Courtesy of KPRC Click2Houston HOUSTON – A League City man pleaded guilty and was sentenced Monday in the murder of his ex-wife in 2016 and placing her body in his garage. Shaun Hardy, 35, was sentenced to 30 years in prison for the murder of Anne-Christine Johnson....
/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/fox26video-news.mp4 Courtesy of Fox 26 Houston GALVESTON, Texas – A League City man who confessed to killing his ex-wife and stashing her body in the garage was sentenced to 30 years in prison. On Monday, Shaun Phillip Hardy of League...
Domestic violence is the willful intimidation, physical assault, battery, sexual assault, and/or other abusive behavior as part of a systematic pattern of power and control perpetrated by one intimate partner against another. It includes physical violence, sexual violence, psychological violence and emotional abuse.
Anne-Christine Johnsnon was killed by her ex-husband on Dec. 8, 2016. She would have turned 38 on March 2. Why did she stay? You know the statistics, it takes on an average of seven times for many women to leave their abusers. She was at 6.5 when Shaun P. Hardy told her he had cancer and their son needed her. It was a trap. In the aftermath of her brutal murder she became the face of femicide around the country. It's hard to separate who she was from who she became after years of horrific abuse, but one friend on Facebook wrote of the Anne-Christine I prefer to remember: "Happy Tuesday Grief and loss can be overwhelming to our nervous system and can trigger all sorts of emotions. It can also teach us to slow down and appreciate the memories. Anne - Christine Johnson was taken from this world to soon on 12/8/2016. She was an absolutely beautiful soul who shined bright with confidence when she walked into any room. I idolized her in so many ways. She was kind, compassionate, generous and allowed me into her life for a brief moment months before she passed. She taught me so many valuable lessons that I will not forget. She taught me to dive into my insecurities and embrace love and hold space for possibilities. She gave me the confidence I never knew I had. She is the reason I changed my perspective on love , friendships, and started therapy. She loved red lipstick, heels and had a free spirit. She is not really gone and is always around us in spirit. When I see someone wearing red lipstick, it makes me smile and think of her. I know she is there in spirit if I see butterflies around me. She is passing by to say hello and forever in my heart. I appreciated her kindness and I’ll never forget it." ... See MoreSee Less
Dr. Emma Katz: "The survivor is trying to survive in a situation that they never wanted to be in; a situation in which the abuser has them entrapped." ... See MoreSee Less