WASHINGTON, DC (WUSA) --- Police continue to investigate the murder of Heather Lynn McGuire and the suicide of Philip Joseph Gilberti on Tuesday, March 13, 2012.
Before the murder-suicide in Montgomery County, McGuire told police she feared for her life because of her partner, Gilberti.
The emerging story is one of domestic violence.
Everyday, an average of three women are killed by an intimate partner, according to Carolyn Washington, CEO of Sisters4Sisters, Inc., a national non-profit organization focusing on female empowerment and the fight against sexual and domestic violence.
If you or anyone you know is in an abusive or violent relationship with an intimate partner, here is where to get help.
MARYLAND
Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence
Click the link above to find help within your county.
1-800-MD-HELPS or (301) 352-4574
Email: info@mnadv.org
Watch Maryland Lt. Gov Anthony Brown talk about his cousin, Cathy, who was murdered by her estranged boyfriend during a domestic dispute in 2008.