Huffington Post Lesbian Writer Kills Self and Ex-”Wife”

Updated Oct. 31st. Link to phone call to the police. Voice of Carol Anne Burger the killer.
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When lesbian love goes wrong it can be deadly, as in the tragic case of lesbians Carol Anne Burger and Jessica Kalish.

Here’s what we know about lesbian domestic violence. According to a fact sheet on lesbian domestic violence put together by Dr. Susana Rose, “About 17-45% of lesbians report having been the victim of a least one act of physical violence perpetrated by a lesbian partner (1,5,6,13)”.

Some of the myths and facts surrounding the issue of lesbian violence include:

Myth: Abuse between lesbians is mutual. Both partners contribute equally to the violence.

Fact: This myths assumes that lesbian relationships are always equal partnerships. In violent relationships, there is often a perpetrator and a victim. A perpetrator cannot be distinguished by any features such as size, height, or age. Defending oneself against an attacker must be examined closely as it may be mistakenly construed either as initiating or equally contributing to abuse.

According to Lambda Legal there are also significant differences between heterosexual domestic violence and homosexual domestic violence.

Several important aspects of lesbian, bisexual, and gay relationships mean domestic violence is often experienced differently:

In same-sex abuse, a pattern of violence or behaviors exists where one seeks to control the thoughts, beliefs, or conduct of their intimate partner, or to punish their partner for resisting their control. This may been seen as physical or sexual violence, or emotional and verbal abuse. An additional form of emotional abuse for someone who is gay, lesbian, or bisexual may be to “out” them at work or to family or friends.

You may read more differences here.

Consequently, in the case of Carol Anne Burger, who wrote for the Huffington Post, and her former “wife” Jessica Kalish, who were also both 57 years old, domestic violence led to the unfortunate death of Kalish and the suicide of Burger.

Here’s what we know based on numerous news reports.

Carol Anne Burger stabbed Jessica Kalish at least 222 times with a Phillipshead screwdriver, leading to her death.

Police are calling this a “crime of passion”.

Burger and Kalish were married in 2005 and separated for at least one year.

Carol Anne Burger was said to be depressed about the break up but refused to take antidepressants.

Kalish apparently was involved in numerous online relationships.

Burger tried to cover up her crime.

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