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Narrator: SHE FELL IN LOVE WITH A MAN SHE COULD LOOK UP TO.
I WAS ATTRACTED TO THE MORE MATURE MAN
THAT KNEW WHAT HE WAS DOING AND WAS BALANCED.
Narrator: BUT ALL TOO SOON, SHE DISCOVERS HE'S DANGEROUSLY UNHINGED.
YOU GOT TO GIVE ME A CHANCE!
KATHY WAS TOTALLY HORRIFIED.
I HAD NO IDEA HOW MAD HE COULD REALLY GET.
Narrator: THIS IS KATHY HALEY'S STORY --
WHEN ROMANCE WITH A FATHER FIGURE
TWISTS INTO CRUELTY AND ABUSE.
I'M DR. MICHELLE WARD AND I'M A CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGIST.
I WAS STALKED, AND I'M NOT ALONE.
OVER 3 MILLION PEOPLE ARE STALKED
EVERY YEAR IN THIS COUNTRY.
ALTHOUGH MANY SURVIVE THEIR ORDEAL, OTHERS DON'T.
THESE ARE THEIR TERRIFYING STORIES.
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IT WAS DARK, AND I COULD SEE HIS FACE.
I SAW THAT EVIL LOOK IN HIS EYES,
SO I TURNED AND STARTED RUNNING,
AND HE WAS RUNNING RIGHT BEHIND ME.
Narrator: KATHY HALEY IS BORN IN 1962 AND RAISED IN BARTOW, FLORIDA.
SHE'S ATHLETIC AND LOVES THE WATER.
Kathy: MY CHILDHOOD WAS REALLY GREAT.
I HAD FUN AND WAS OUTDOORS A LOT.
AS I GREW OLDER, I STARTED BEING INTERESTED IN LAW ENFORCEMENT.
IT JUST GRABBED ME.
Narrator: KATHY PURSUES HER DREAM IN COLLEGE.
IN 1982, SHE BEGINS STUDYING CRIMINAL JUSTICE
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA.
Harriet: KATHY CARES ABOUT PEOPLE.
SHE WANTED TO HELP WITH STRAIGHTENING OUT THEIR LIVES.
Narrator: AS A COLLEGE JUNIOR,
KATHY GETS A PART-TIME JOB AT TAMPA BAY STADIUM,
WHERE SHE MEETS DAVID HALEY.
IT WAS AN INSTANT MUTUAL ATTRACTION.
Narrator: AT 22, KATHY IS DRAWN TO MATURE MEN, AND DAVE FITS THE BILL.
HE'S MORE THAN 20 YEARS OLDER.
DAVE HAD VERY PRETTY SILVER HAIR.
[ Laughing ] IT'S SO NICE.
THE GUY ON "DYNASTY" TYPE HAIR.
Narrator: SPARKS FLY, AND THE TWO BECOME A COUPLE.
FOR KATHY, IT'S A FAIRY-TALE ROMANCE.
HE MADE ME FEEL LIKE I WAS THE ONLY WOMAN ON THE EARTH.
[ LAUGHS ]
Narrator: DAVE WANTS TO BE WITH KATHY EVERY MINUTE.
YOUNG AND IN LOVE,
SHE'S FLATTERED BY HIS POSSESSIVE NATURE.
WHO'S THAT?
A FRIEND FROM SCHOOL.
I SAW NOTHING WRONG AT ALL WITH HIM WANTING TO BE ALWAYS THERE,
ALWAYS WANTING TO KNOW WHERE I WAS GOING.
I SAW THAT AS, "OH, MY GOSH. THAT IS LOVE, LOVE."
I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU.
Narrator: AFTER A YEAR OF DATING,
KATHY AND DAVE FINALLY TIE THE KNOT
JUST BEFORE VALENTINE'S DAY, 1989.
JUST A MONTH LATER,
KATHY IS HIRED AS A PROBATION OFFICER IN POLK COUNTY, FLORIDA.
EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE FALLING INTO PLACE.
I JUST WAS THRILLED BEYOND BELIEF.
YOU KNOW, IT WAS LIKE THE NEXT-BEST THING
TO GETTING MARRIED.
Narrator: BUT DAVE FEELS THREATENED.
HE DOESN'T WANT HER WORKING WITH OTHER MEN
AND INSISTS SHE TURN DOWN THE JOB.
KATHY PLEADS WITH HIM.
IT'S HER DREAM.
I SAID, "DAVE, PLEASE. THIS IS MY CAREER."
AND HE SAID, "OKAY, FINE.
BUT I GUARANTEE YOU I'M NOT GONNA BE HAPPY ABOUT IT."
Narrator: DAVE QUICKLY PROVES TO KATHY HE MEANS WHAT HE SAYS.
HE WON'T LET HER OUT OF HIS SIGHT.
Harriet: HE WOULD CALL THE OFFICE A LOT.
HE WOULD JUST SHOW UP ALL OF THE SUDDEN.
HE WOULD PAGE ME 10 TO 20 TIMES A NIGHT WHEN I WAS IN THE FIELD.
[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]
HE WOULD CALL TO WANT TO KNOW WHO I WAS GOING TO LUNCH WITH.
Narrator: HE EVEN HINTS THAT HE THINKS SHE'S SLEEPING AROUND ON HIM
WITH HER PARTNER, ROY.
I HAVE NO DOUBTS WHATSOEVER
THAT HE THOUGHT THAT WE WERE UP TO NO GOOD.
Dr. Ward: THE FACT THAT DAVID DATED AND MARRIED A GIRL
WHO'S SO MUCH YOUNGER THAN HE IS
COULD INDICATE THAT HE WANTS SOMEBODY
WHO IS EASILY CONTROLLED.
DAVID'S PROBABLY GONNA BE THREATENED BY ANY JOB KATHY HAS
BECAUSE SHE'S OUT OF HIS CONTROL WHEN SHE'S AT WORK,
BUT THIS PARTICULAR JOB IS GOING TO BE MORE THREATENING
BECAUSE HER PARTNER'S A MAN.
IT'S A REALLY MALE-DOMINATED JOB.
BEING SO YOUNG, IT COULD BE THAT KATHY MISINTERPRETS THE JEALOUSY
AS AN EXPRESSION OF LOVE.
Narrator: AS TIME GOES BY, DAVE QUITS HIS JOB AT A CAR DEALERSHIP.
HE STARTS DRINKING HEAVILY DURING THE DAY,
AND SOME NIGHTS WHEN KATHY GETS HOME,
HE'S HAMMERED.
Kathy: WHEN I CAME IN THE DOOR, RIGHT AWAY, BOOM!
HE WOULD CALL ME ALL KINDS OF NAMES.
HE WOULD CALL ME FAT.
HE CALLED ME A ***.
"I HATE YOUR GUTS, YOU UGLY ***."
Narrator: KATHY'S TAKEN ABACK.
BUT INSTEAD OF GETTING ANGRY,
SHE'S HURT AND FEELS THAT, SOMEHOW, SHE'S TO BLAME.
ONE MORNING, SHE DECIDES TO SURPRISE HIM.
SO, I PUT ON A BEAUTIFUL DRESS, NICE HIGH-HEEL SHOES, MAKEUP.
I SAID, "I'M GONNA ROCK HIS WORLD THIS MORNING."
Narrator: IT DOESN'T GO AS PLANNED.
OH, YOU LOOK LIKE A ***.
SO, DAVE GOES, "WHO ARE YOU PUTTING A DRESS ON FOR?
YOU LOOK LIKE A ***."
Narrator: KATHY IS IN DESPAIR.
IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S NO PLEASING DAVE.
BUT ONCE THE STORM OF INSULTS PASSES,
DAVE SHOWERS KATHY WITH APOLOGIES.
I DON'T MEAN THOSE THINGS.
HE WOULD SAY, "I'M SORRY FOR DOING THAT"...
I'M SO SORRY.
...AND BE SO LOVING.
I THOUGHT IT WAS ME.
THIS CYCLE OF ABUSE
STEMS FROM A FEAR OF ABANDONMENT AND INSECURITIES.
DAVID TIES A LOT OF HIS HAPPINESS INTO HIS IDENTITY,
UP IN THIS RELATIONSHIP.
HE'S LANDED THIS YOUNG WIFE.
BUT THEN HE FEARS, "I DON'T DESERVE THAT.
I'M NOT WORTHY OF THAT. WHAT IF SHE LEAVES ME?"
TO COMBAT THOSE FEELINGS OF HUMILIATION, SHAME, INSECURITY,
HE EXPERIENCES RAGE.
IT USUALLY ENDS WITH A BIG APOLOGY,
AND THEN HERE WE ARE BACK IN THIS DYSFUNCTIONAL RELATIONSHIP.
Narrator: BUT DAVE'S ERRATIC TEMPER ONLY GETS WORSE.
ONE NIGHT, KATHY HAS TO LEAVE TOWN
FOR AN OVERNIGHT WORK CONFERENCE IN TAMPA -- AN HOUR FROM HOME.
WHEN SHE WALKS INTO HER HOTEL ROOM, SHE GETS A NASTY SHOCK.
Kathy: I SAW DAVE SITTING THERE SMOKING A CIGARETTE.
HIS FACE WAS MEAN, ALMOST "I'M GONNA KILL YOU" KIND OF LOOK.
YOU HERE TO SEE YOUR BOYFRIEND?
Narrator: DAVE'S SURE HE'D CATCH KATHY IN AN AFFAIR.
SHE'S ABLE TO CONVINCE HIM THAT THERE'S NOTHING GOING ON.
BUT INSIDE,
KATHY FEELS DAVE'S JEALOUS BEHAVIOR HAS CROSSED THE LINE.
HER NIGHTMARE IS ONLY BEGINNING.
[ Voice breaking] BUT I HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS COMING
AND HOW MAD HE COULD REALLY GET.
Narrator: DURING TWO YEARS OF MARRIAGE,
KATHY HALEY'S HUSBAND, DAVE,
HAS GROWN JEALOUS AND VERBALLY ABUSIVE.
OH, YOU LOOK LIKE A ***.
ONE NIGHT, KATHY FINALLY SNAPS BACK AT HIS CRUEL INSULTS.
I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE UP TO.
I'M NOT -- I'M NOT HAVING AN AFFAIR!
Kathy: HE GRABBED MY ARM AND SAID,
"DON'T YOU EVER TALK BACK TO ME AGAIN."
AND THE NEXT THING I KNOW, HE SLAPS ME ACROSS MY FACE.
I WAS IN SHOCK THAT HE HAD ACTUALLY HIT ME.
DAVE WAS IN SHOCK, TOO.
I REMEMBER SEEING HIS FACE OF, FIRST, MAD AND THEN...
[ GASPS ]
"OH, I HIT HER."
Narrator: BUT THE SHOCK WEARS OFF,
AND SOON, DAVE BEGINS TO BEAT KATHY REGULARLY.
Kathy: I FELT SAFER WHEN I WAS OUT IN THE FIELD
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT.
Narrator: KATHY IS AFRAID HER CO-WORKERS
WILL FIND OUT ABOUT HER ABUSIVE MARRIAGE
AND TRIES TO KEEP IT A SECRET.
WHEN HER FRIEND HARRIET NOTICES BRUISES,
KATHY EXPLAINS THEM AWAY.
SOME PAROLEE'S MOM TRIED TO GET ROUGH WITH ME.
Kathy: I DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING ABOUT IT BECAUSE THINKING,
"LAW ENFORCEMENT -- THIS PERSON WOULD NOT ALLOW SOMEBODY
TO ABUSE THEM."
Dr. Ward: KATHY FEELS LIKE SHE CAN HANDLE THE SITUATION.
AND SHE'S IN A MALE-DOMINATED, TOUGH LINE OF WORK,
AND TO ADMIT THAT SHE'S IN A RELATIONSHIP
THAT'S THIS UNHEALTHY, THAT SHE MARRIED THE WRONG PERSON,
AND THAT SHE'S BEING COMPLETELY CONTROLLED BY SOMEBODY ELSE --
THAT'S GONNA BE A TOUGH PILL TO SWALLOW.
I TOLD YOU...
Narrator: THEN ONE NIGHT, AN ARGUMENT WITH DAVE SPIRALS OUT OF CONTROL.
WHAT'D I DO?
I SAID SOMETHING THAT ANGERED HIM SO MUCH
THAT HE STARTED POUNDING ME IN THE FACE WITH HIS FIST.
HERE, YOU ***!
I WAS TELLING HIM, "STOP.
LEAVE ME ALONE."
LEAVE ME ALONE!
HE WAS SWINGING AWAY, JUST WHALING.
AND I COULD FEEL THE BLOOD RUNNING DOWN MY FACE.
Narrator: FINALLY, KATHY CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE.
IN DESPERATION, SHE GRABS A KNIFE.
WHEN I GOT THAT KNIFE AND HELD IT UP, HE LAUGHED AT ME.
SHE WAS TRYING TO GET AWAY FROM HIM, AND HE PRESSED CLOSER.
HE SAID, "I'M GONNA KILL YOU, YOU ***."
SHE WAS AFRAID HE WAS GONNA KILL HER, SO SHE STABBED HIM --
JUST ENOUGH TO MAKE HIM BACK OFF.
[ GROANS ]
Narrator: KATHY CALLS THE POLICE.
EVEN THOUGH SHE WAS ACTING IN SELF-DEFENSE,
OFFICERS ARREST BOTH DAVE AND KATHY
AND PUT THEM IN JAIL FOR THE NIGHT.
I THOUGHT, "WELL, OKAY, THEY KNOW I'M LAW ENFORCEMENT.
I KNOW THEY'LL PUT ME IN MY OWN CELL."
NO. THEY DIDN'T.
THEY PUT ME IN A HOLDING CELL WITH FIVE OTHER WOMEN.
I WAS SCARED TO DEATH.
Narrator: SITTING IN JAIL, KATHY REALIZES, AT LAST,
THAT HER LIFE HAS GONE OFF THE RAILS.
A LIGHT WENT ON IN MY HEAD THAT I'VE GOT TO LEAVE HIM.
IT'S NOT GONNA CHANGE.
IT'S GONNA GET WORSE.
THIS IS PROBABLY THE FIRST TIME
THAT KATHY HAS SEEN DAVE FOR WHO HE IS.
I THINK WE CAN SAFELY SAY
THAT THESE WOMEN WHO ARE LIVING A TOUGHER LIFE --
THEY KNOW WHAT A BAD GUY LOOKS LIKE.
THIS MUST HAVE BEEN A REALLY ROCK-BOTTOM EXPERIENCE
FOR KATHY, BECAUSE SHE PROBABLY THINKS,
"HERE I AM SUPPOSED TO HAVE THIS GOOD EYE
FOR THE CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR, AND I MARRIED IT?"
Narrator: THE NEXT MORNING, KATHY AND DAVE ARE RELEASED WITH A COURT ORDER
THAT PREVENTS THEM FROM CONTACTING EACH OTHER.
KATHY IMMEDIATELY FILES FOR DIVORCE
AND MOVES IN WITH HER FATHER.
BUT NO COURT ORDER IS GOING TO KEEP DAVE AWAY FROM KATHY.
Harriet: HE WAS DESPERATELY TRYING TO GET AHOLD OF KATHY.
HE WAS CALLING.
HE SENT FLOWERS.
I'M WATCHING YOU.
Narrator: DAVE PHONES AGAIN AND AGAIN, FRANTIC TO GET KATHY BACK.
[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]
DAVE WAS PLEADING ME TO COME BACK HOME...
I LOVE YOU.
...TO IGNORE THE COURT ORDER, THAT HE LOVED ME.
BUT I SAID, "DAVE, YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO CALL.
DON'T CALL AGAIN."
Narrator: WHEN DAVE REALIZES KATHY'S NOT COMING BACK,
HE RESORTS TO DESPERATE MEASURES.
Kathy: I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS STALKING,
BUT HE WAS FOLLOWING ME AND CALLING ME.
Harriet: DAVE WAS DANGEROUS,
BUT AS FAR AS GOING TO THE POINT THAT HE WENT TO,
I NEVER DREAMED THAT IN MY WILDEST DREAMS.
Kathy: HE WOULD GET WORSE EVERY TIME HE'D CALL.
I JUST CAN'T.
YOU GOT TO GIVE ME A CHANCE!
IT WAS LIKE HE WAS TURNING INTO SOME KIND OF MONSTER.
Narrator: KATHY HALEY HAS LEFT HER VIOLENT AND ABUSIVE HUSBAND, DAVE.
BUT NOW, HE'S RELENTLESSLY HOUNDING HER TO TAKE HIM BACK.
YOU [BLEEP]
Kathy: HE WAS PLEADING ME TO COME BACK HOME.
THEN HE CALLED AGAIN.
AND HE SAID, "IF YOU DON'T COME BACK HOME, I WILL KILL MYSELF."
THE LAST THING KATHY WANTED WAS FOR HIM TO COMMIT SUICIDE.
KATHY WOULD HAVE FELT EXTREME GUILT.
DAVE HAD TRAINED HER TO THINK
THAT EVERYTHING THAT WAS WRONG WITH THE RELATIONSHIP
WAS ALWAYS HER FAULT.
Narrator: BUT KATHY MUSTERS THE COURAGE TO RESIST HIS PLEAS
AND STANDS FIRM IN HER DECISION.
SUICIDE THREATS FOR A STALKER LIKE DAVID
ARE PAR FOR THE COURSE.
HERE'S THE THING.
SOMETIMES, THEY'RE EXACTLY THAT --
JUST THREATS MEANT TO ELICIT SYMPATHY,
BUT SOMETIMES THEY MEAN IT, AND THEY'LL GO THROUGH WITH IT.
OFTEN, THEY TRY TO TAKE THE VICTIM WITH THEM.
KATHY MIGHT NOT RECOGNIZE THIS AS A DANGEROUS SITUATION,
BUT IT IS, INDEED, A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION SHE'S IN.
Narrator: SOON, SHE SEES DAVE SITTING IN HIS CAR OUTSIDE HER OFFICE,
DRINKING ALL DAY, EVERY DAY.
AND I WOULD LEAVE WORK.
HE WOULD FOLLOW ME TO MY DAD'S HOUSE
AND THEN ZOOM ON DOWN THE ROAD.
Narrator: ON OCTOBER 6, 1992, DAVE IS SERVED WITH DIVORCE PAPERS.
KATHY HOPES HE'LL FINALLY REALIZE IT'S OVER BETWEEN THEM.
BUT SHE COULDN'T BE MORE WRONG.
ON THAT DAY, DAVE CALLED NUMEROUS, NUMEROUS TIMES.
HE DID DRIVE BY. HE DID SIT IN THE PARKING LOT.
HE HAD BEEN DRINKING ALL DAY LONG.
I LEFT MY OFFICE AT ABOUT 8:00 THAT NIGHT.
I REMEMBER ROY GOING, "LET ME GO OUT TO THE PARKING LOT WITH YOU
AND LOOK UNDER YOUR CAR."
I SAID, "KATHY, YOU OUGHT TO GO SOMEPLACE ELSE.
YOU SHOULDN'T GO WHERE HE KNOWS YOU'RE GONNA BE."
Narrator: KATHY'S PARTNER, ROY, OFFERS TO ESCORT HER
ALL THE WAY HOME TO HER FATHER'S HOUSE,
BUT SHE REFUSES.
I WAS LIKE, "ROY, HE'S NOT GONNA BE OUT HERE.
YOU KNOW, HE GOT DIVORCE PAPERS.
IT'S OVER."
WHEN KATHY GETS HOME,
SHE'S RELIEVED TO SEE THERE'S NO SIGN OF DAVE.
IT'S DARK OUT.
SHE GETS OUT OF THE CAR.
Kathy: EVERYTHING LOOKS FINE.
I START TO WALK IN THE BACK DOOR.
Narrator: IT WAS WISHFUL THINKING.
Kathy: DAVE COMES AROUND FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE GARAGE.
HE SCARED ME SO BAD.
I SAW THAT EVIL LOOK IN HIS EYES,
SO I TURNED AND STARTED RUNNING DOWN THE DRIVEWAY,
AND HE WAS RUNNING RIGHT BEHIND ME.
FIRST SHOT HIT ME IN THE BACK OF MY ARM.
[ GUNSHOT ]
HE HIT ME AGAIN IN THE UPPER BACK.
IT HURT AND IT STUCK IN MY LUNG.
HE HIT ME IN THE LOWER PART OF MY BACK.
[ GUNSHOT ]
I FELL FACE-UP ON THE DRIVEWAY.
Narrator: DAVE STANDS OVER KATHY AND AIMS AGAIN.
SHE LOOKS DEATH STRAIGHT IN THE EYES.
I KNOW HE'S GONNA SHOOT ME IN THE HEAD.
I SQUINCHED MY EYES.
[ SCREAMING ]
[ GUNSHOTS ]
Narrator: KATHY HALEY HAS BEEN SHOT THREE TIMES
BY HER ESTRANGED HUSBAND, DAVE.
NOW HE LOOKS HER IN THE EYES AND AIMS THE GUN STRAIGHT AT HER.
I BLINK.
I FELT IT.
HE MISSED MY HEAD AND HE GOT ME IN THE ABDOMEN.
Narrator: KATHY LIES IN AGONY IN A POOL OF HER OWN BLOOD.
SHE'S BEEN SHOT FOUR TIMES.
AND I SAW HIM LIFT THE GUN AND PUT IT TO HIS HEAD,
AND HE PULLED THE TRIGGER.
AND HE FELL DOWN RIGHT BESIDE ME.
I'M THINKING TO MYSELF, "OH, MY GOD.
I'M DYING RIGHT NOW."
I CAN FEEL -- I COULD FEEL IT.
Narrator: KATHY STRUGGLES TO REACH HER PHONE WITH HER ONE GOOD ARM.
[ Crying ] I JUST START PRESSING NUMBERS WITH MY THUMB.
AND IT WAS MY PARTNER, ROY.
AND THEN I SAID, "I'VE BEEN SHOT. I NEED HELP."
HELP ME.
KATHY WAS SCREAMING INTO THE TELEPHONE, "ROY, HELP ME.
I'M AT MY DAD'S."
I'M AT MY DAD'S HOUSE.
"HURRY."
HELP ME.
[ SIREN WAILS ]
Narrator: ROY CALLS 911 AND RACES TO KATHY'S SIDE.
I GOT THERE.
SHE WASN'T MOVING.
HER ARM WAS ABOUT BLOWN OFF.
YOU HEAR ME?
HER LEFT ARM WAS ALL SHE HAD.
Narrator: DAVE IS DEAD.
IN THE PREVIOUS DAYS, WEEKS,
HE HAD ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT THERE WAS A CHANCE
HE COULD GET KATHY BACK,
BUT NOW, HE'S NOT GONNA LIVE WITHOUT HER
AND HE REALLY CAN'T BEAR THE THOUGHT
OF HER LIVING WITHOUT HIM.
DAVID HAS CRAVED CONTROL ALL ALONG
AND HE DID END UP CONTROLLING THE SITUATION,
USING HIS LAST REMAINING OPTION.
[ SIREN WAILS ]
Narrator: AN AMBULANCE RACES KATHY TO WINTER HAVEN HOSPITAL
IN CRITICAL CONDITION.
I WAS SHOT IN THE LIVER, IN THE LUNG, IN THE SPINE...
...IN MY ARM.
MY ARM WAS DANGLING OFF.
BUT SOMEHOW, I LIVED.
DOCTORS SAVE KATHY'S ARM,
BUT HER SPINE IS SEVERED,
AND SHE'S PARALYZED FROM THE WAIST DOWN.
[ BREATHES DEEPLY ]
I WAS...
SO GRATEFUL THAT SHE WAS GONNA BE ALIVE
BUT JUST DEVASTATED THAT SHE WOULDN'T WALK AGAIN.
Narrator: MORE THAN 20 YEARS LATER,
KATHY'S STILL DEALING WITH THE DAMAGE THAT DAVE INFLICTED.
I HAVE CHRONIC PAIN.
IT'S A REMINDER.
DAVE'S ALWAYS THERE.
HE'S ALWAYS IN THE BACK OF MY MIND.
Narrator: BUT KATHY DOESN'T LET HER DISABILITY STOP HER.
SHE NOW WORKS WITH THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR CRIME PREVENTION
AS AN ADVOCATE FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
Kathy: I LOVE DOING WHAT I DO.
I WORK AS HARD AS I CAN,
AND I HAVE A FULL LIFE.
I HAVE A PURPOSE.
IF I CAN GET THROUGH ONE OF THE VICTIMS THAT I TRY TO HELP,
THEN WHAT I WENT THROUGH IS WORTH IT.
KATHY'S STILL THE SAME KATHY.
SHE'S STILL A BALL OF FIRE.
TO PICK YOURSELF UP AND MAKE A DECISION IN LIFE THAT --
ARE YOU GONNA LET THIS BEAT YOU OR ARE YOU GONNA SOLDIER ON?
AND WE KNOW THE DECISION SHE MADE.
KATHY'S STORY IS A REMINDER THAT IT CAN BE HARD TO SEE YOURSELF
AS A VICTIM OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND STALKING.
SHE'S DEDICATED HER LIFE TO HELPING OTHERS
UNDERSTAND THE WARNING SIGNS AND TAKE ACTION
BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE.