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Seven cardboard cutouts stand in the sun outside Safehaven\u2019s office in Arlington. The cutouts represent the seven women who were killed by their partners or former partners in Tarrant County in 2021, according to a report from the Tarrant County Adult Fatality Review team. In 2025, 10 women and three men lost their lives to intimate partner violence in Tarrant County.<\/p>\n
Kaley Johnson<\/p>\n
kjohnson@star-telegram.com<\/p>\n
The number of Tarrant County residents who lost their lives to intimate partner violence increased for the second year in a row in 2025, according to the annual Fatality Review Report<\/a> released in October.<\/p>\n The report \u2014 published by the Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney\u2019s Office in conjunction with domestic violence victim support service The Archway<\/a> \u2014 found that 10 women and three men died in intimate partner homicides last year as compared to 11 individuals in 2024<\/a>.<\/p>\n Domestic Violence Awareness Month is observed nationwide every October. The Fatality Review Report is part of the District Attorney\u2019s campaign to protect county residents and prevent the next death.<\/p>\n \u201cEvery life lost to intimate partner violence in Tarrant County carries more than grief,\u201d the report states. \u201cIt leaves behind a story we have a responsibility to hear, learn from and carry forward.\u201d<\/p>\n Six of the victims had separated from their partners shortly before the deaths occurred; seven were still in the relationship. One of the victims was killed when she told her partner she wanted to leave the relationship, according to the report.<\/p>\n Seven of the offenders had histories of intimate partner violence, the report states. Two had been previously charged with strangulation; another with sexual assault.<\/p>\n \u201cThis further reinforces the critical importance of recognizing patterns of violence as a critical indicator of risk and understanding how violence can escalate within an abusive relationship,\u201d officials said in the report.<\/p>\n None of the victims had filed for a protective order or called the local domestic violence hotline before they were killed, the report states.<\/p>\n On Thursday, a Burleson woman was kidnapped<\/a> at gunpoint and killed by her estranged husband, police say. A GoFundMe has been established for Bianca Ramirez\u2019s two children.<\/p>\n Related Stories from Fort Worth Star-Telegram<\/p>\n
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