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June 07, 2011 News & Features » Cover Story

The Stitch Rule 

Long treated by police as unpreventable, domestic violence is receiving renewed attention in the wake of some high-profile cases. But will new tactics work?

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They found her in a Wal-Mart parking lot, her dress torn, with bruises on her neck. It's just before dusk May 6, during what was previously an uneventful shift, when the call comes across the police radio. Henrico County police officer…

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