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This is a story about two botched murder attempts by hired hitmen.
And what happened when 65-year-old Joyce Sturdivant took matters into her own hands?
One of the most common forms of homicide is when one half of a couple kills the other.
Women are usually the victims of this form of homicide.
Only one percent of male victims are killed by a partner.
But in this case, 65-year-old Joyce Sturdivant knocked off her husband after the hitmen she hired failed to kill Big Joe Sturdivant, a burly stock car racer in Central Texas.
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I don’t believe “only one percent of male victims are killed by their spouse.”
Sure, it’s less than wives killed, but not that low. At least one fourth or more of all news stories, Dateline, 48 hours, 20/20, Cold Case Files, Forensic files, etc are female killers.
The true crime shows on television hyper focus on cases featuring women murdering their significant others because these stories capture ratings. Thus, the crime rate for this type of crime is exaggerated. Data from the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) indicates that in intimate partner homicides, women are far more likely to be victims. In 2021, about 41% of female homicide victims were killed by an intimate partner compared to 7% of male homicide victims. Among male offenders who committed homicides against women, the victims and offenders often share similar demographic characteristics, such as age and ethnicity.The FBI and other law enforcement reports highlight that domestic violence is a significant factor in homicides where men kill women. The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV) reports that nearly half of female homicide victims are killed by current or former male intimate partners. Thanks for asking for this clarification.