For over three years, I’ve been in a relationship with someone I am so in love with. I mean, he’s not without his faults. He drinks a little too much but it’s fine, I deal with it. Yeah, he pushes me around and hits me sometimes but we love each other and things just get heated. It’s totally fine. I’ve called police many times, they’ve helped out and things go back to normal. Our relationship isn’t perfect but we love each other. In March 2011, a heated argument went too far. I never thought it would happen but the man I trusted so much and loved…he killed me. My name is Denise Skilbeck.

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