Mary Palmer

In the autumn of 2017, the city of New Orleans was touched by a tragedy that highlighted a grim pattern of violence. On October 26, 36-year-old Mary Palmer, a Caucasian female, became another victim in a series of homicides that plagued the city. Her life was cut short in an incident that authorities would later investigate as a murder.

The circumstances surrounding Mary Palmer's death pointed towards an act of intimate partner violence, a recurring and devastating issue within the commun ...