‘Hidden homicides’: Families push states for more scrutiny of domestic violence deaths

‘Hidden homicides’: Families push states for more scrutiny of domestic violence deaths

By Amanda Watford, Stateline.org Families who believe local officials prematurely ruled their loved ones’ deaths suicides or accidents — rather than investigating whether domestic violence played a role — are pushing lawmakers in a growing number of states to require additional scrutiny. Advocates call the deaths “hidden homicides” — killings they say may be staged to look like suicides, overdoses or accidents and then overlooked by investigator…