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We Remember Klara Eugenie Wright
Minnesota's 22nd Confirmed Victim of Intimate Partner Homicide in 2020
Klara Eugenie Wright, 72, was stabbed and killed in her Dakota apartment by her husband Joseph
Wright, 79, on July 10. Police arrived to the home after Joseph called 911 and said he killed his wife.
Upon arrival, officers spoke with Joseph, who explained that he killed his wife and then tried to
commit suicide. When officers asked Joseph if Klara was breathing, he stated, “she’s not, she better not
be.” A suicide note was found in the apartment, and Joseph had cuts on his wrist. He was charged with
second-degree murder and transported to a hospital. Police were informed by the apartment landlord that Klara had dementia. Klara Eugenie Wright is survived by her three children, four grandchildren, and 10 greatgrandchildren.
Learn more here: https://www.vfmn.org/we-remember#WeRememberMN.
We Remember IKeona Sade Foote & Miyona Zayla Miller
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Minnesota's 20th & 21st Confirmed Victim of Intimate Partner Homicide in 2020
IKeona Sade Foote, 23, and her two-year old daughter, Miyona Zayla Miller were shot and killed by Keona's ex-boyfriend, Renard Carter, 29, on September 10. Police report that Keona was strangled and both she and Miyona died from trauma. Keona was pregnant with Carter's child at the time she was killed. Carter had recently made social media posts threatening to kill the mothers of his children and multiple witnesses reported hearing Carter make threats in person. Friends and family became worried on September 12, when they had not heard from Keona in a couple of days, and entered her apartment to find her and Miyona dead. A warrant was then issued for Carter, who was on probation after he
pled guilty last year to felony domestic violence no contact order violation, and was sentenced to prison. He was released from prison in April 2020. Videos of Keona's killing were posted to Carter's social media. Carter was eventually apprehended in Columbia, South Carolina, on September 13, where it is believed he traveled to kill another ex-girlfriend, and mother of his children. When police arrived to arrest Carter at a hotel, he opened the door holding a BB gun. He was shot multiple times by officers. Carter live streamed a portion of this incident online. He is currently in the hospital in South Carolina, but will be extradited to Minnesota on two charges of second-degree murder.
Learn more here: https://www.vfmn.org/we-remember#WeRememberMN.
We Remember Yuliya Khort
Minnesota's 19th Confirmed Victim of Intimate Partner Homicide in 2020
Yuliya Khort, 47, was shot and killed by her husband, Maksim Krechetov, 44, in their Blaine home on August 17. Before she was killed, Yuliya convinced her husband to let their two young daughters leave the house safely. Krechetov then shot Yuliya before killing himself. While Krechetov was never charged with assaulting Yuliya, he had a long history of abusing her. Yuliya Khort leaves behind two daughters and one son.
Learn more here: https://www.vfmn.org/we-remember#WeRememberMN.
STRONGER TOGETHER
A support group for people who have experienced harmful relationships.
Focusing on: self-empowerment, healing, coping strategies, and making healthy changes.
Find support in a healthy, safe environment.
Tuesdays 6:00-7:00 PM
Due to COVID-19 and practicing social distancing, support group will now be held via ZOOM.
For more information or a ZOOM invite, please contact Kate.
North Shore Horizons
127 7th Street
Two Harbors, MN 55616
Call with questions: 218-834-5924
The Reality of Domestic Violence
Physical abuse is not bound by age, socioeconomic status, race, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion or nationality; it exists in all communities.
Women who are sexually abused by intimate partners suffer severe and long-lasting physical and mental health problems, similar to those of other rape victims.
Source: https://ncadv.org/statistics
The single best predictor of children becoming either perpetrators or victims of domestic violence later in life is whether or not they grow up in a home where there is domestic violence.
Boys who witness domestic violence are twice as likely to abuse their own partners and children when they become adults.
Source: https://www.domesticshelters.org/articles/statistics/children-and-domestic-violence
A study of intimate partner homicides found that 20% of victims were not
the intimate partners themselves, but family members, friends, neighbors,
persons who intervened, law enforcement responders, or bystanders.
72% of all murder-suicides involve an intimate partner;
94% of the victims of these murder suicides are female.
Source: https://ncadv.org/statistics
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