Susan Murphy-Milano
Susan Murphy-Milano | |
|---|---|
| Born | Susan Murphy 1959/1960 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | October 28, 2012 (aged 52)[1] Folly Beach, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Occupation | Author, radio host, victims advocate |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Genre | Nonfiction, radio |
| Subject | Domestic violence, true crime |
| Notable works | Time's Up Moving Out, Moving On |
| Notable awards | Women's Hall of Fame Public Citizen of the Year Women with Vision |
Susan Murphy-Milano (1959/1969 — October 28, 2012)[2] was an American nonfiction author, violence expert and host of the weekly radio crime show "Time's Up" and author of a book by the same title.[3] Murphy-Milano died in Surfside Beach, South Carolina, in 2012, aged 52, from cancer.[2][4]
Early life and education[edit]
Murphy-Milano was born in Chicago, Illinois to parents Roberta and Phillip Murphy, a police officer. She graduated from William Howard Taft High School.[5] She attended the University of Chicago from 1978 to 1981.
In January 1989,[6] her father, a decorated Chicago Police violent crimes investigator,[7] murdered his wife, her mother, Roberta, using his service weapon, a .44 magnum. He then committed suicide by shooting himself in the head.[8]
Career[edit]
Murphy-Milano, who discovered her parents' bodies, vowed to change the way intimate partner crimes and homicides were handled and investigated.[9] She spent her career advocating for women and child victims of domestic violence.[10][11] A women's advocate, she lobbied for the passage of 1993's Illinois Stalking Law[12] and the Lautenberg Amendment of 1996, a domestic violence offender gun ban.
Murphy-Milano authored Defending Our Lives: Getting Away From Domestic Violence & Staying Safe, published by Doubleday, released in September 1996 to coincide with National Domestic Violence Awareness Month.[13]
Her second book, Moving Out, Moving On, focused on when a relationship goes wrong. Her latest book, released by the publishing on demand publisher Dog Ear Press in 2010, is Times Up: A Guide on How to Leave and Survive Abusive and Stalking Relationships. Author and former prosecutor Robin Sax, in a review for Psychology Today, wrote about the Evidentiary Abuse Affidavit included in the book. "Murphy Milano reaches out and offers her hand -- with a key (almost literally). Thank you to Murphy-Milano for giving us ... a succinct, well-written guidebook that is a must-have for anyone who is a victim or who works with victims of domestic abuse."[14] As of June 2012, WorldCat shows the book to be present in 13 libraries.[15]
She appeared on network TV and talk shows, including The Oprah Winfrey Show,[16] 20/20, American Justice, Larry King Live, Sunday Today, E! True Hollywood, MSNBC, CBS, ABC, and CNN. She regularly appeared on The Roth Show,[17] a syndicated show on the USA Radio Network, hosted by Dr. Laurie Roth, and was a regular contributor to TRUE CRIME UNCENSORED, hosted by Burl Barer.
She was a contributing writer for Women in Crime Ink, which the Wall Street Journal called "a blog worth reading."[18]
Murphy-Milano often spoke to law enforcement, at schools and before groups advocating victims' rights.[19] Also, she worked with the Institute for Relational Harm Reduction and Public Pathology Education.[20]
Her biography, Holding My Hand Through Hell, released by Ice Cube Press in October 2012, shortly before her death.
Awards[edit]
- Women with Vision award for Community Service (The Women's Bar Association of Illinois), 1997[21]
- Women's Hall of Fame (City of Chicago), inducted in 1999
- Public Citizen of the Year Award (National Association of Social Workers Illinois Chapter)[22]
References[edit]
- ^ "Printable Coloring Pages - Free Printable Coloring Sheets". Printable Coloring Pages.
- ^ a b Scared Monkeys Radio, "Daily Commentary: Susan Murphy-Milano Loses Her Long Battle With Cancer", scaredmonkeys.com. October 30, 2012.
- ^ Amazon.com book listing, Time's Up: How to Escape Abusive and Stalking Relationships Guide, Dog Ear Publishing
- ^ Obituary, imaginepublicity.com. Accessed October 26, 2022.
- ^ "Vol. XXIX, No. 1" (PDF). Taft Alumni Newsletter. December 2013.
- ^ O'Connor, Matt (October 24, 1990). "FIGHTING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
- ^ O'Brien, Edward Baumann and John (October 12, 1987). "TRAIL'S END". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
- ^ Tribune, Chicago (January 20, 1989). "COP, ESTRANGED WIFE ARE FOUND DEAD". chicagotribune.com.
- ^ Jackson, David (March 29, 1991). "POLICE BRUTALITY OFTEN BEGINS AT HOME". chicagotribune.com.
- ^ "Susan Murphy-Milano, Intimate-Abuse/Cold-Case Crime Expert, and iAscend's Pamela Chapman Lock Arms for the Greater Cause". finance.dailyherald.com. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
- ^ Miller, Bryan (August 12, 1993). "Life Saver". Chicago Reader.
- ^ Becker, Robert; Pelton, Tom (December 17, 1994). "STALKER-LAW TARGET ARRESTED IN ASSAULT". chicagotribune.com.
- ^ "Nonfiction Book Review: Defending Our Lives: Getting Away from Domestic Violence & Staying Safe by Susan Murphy-Milano, Author Anchor Books $14.95 (256p); ISBN 978-0-385-48441-1".
- ^ "Murphy Milano's Exceptional Victims Handbook is Here!". Psychology Today.
- ^ Murphy-Milano, Susan (January 20, 2019). Time's up: how to escape abusive and stalking relationships guide. Dog Ear Pub. OCLC 611542832 – via Open WorldCat.
- ^ "Susan Murphy Milano's Journal: Oprah Asks the Question". January 2, 2011.
- ^ The Dr. Laurie Roth Show Archived 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Bright, Beckey (June 2, 2009). "Blog Watch". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved October 29, 2012.
- ^ WBTW South Carolina Now (SCNow.com), "Bestselling author Murphy-Milano to speak at CCU," April 12, 2011 Archived February 2, 2013, at archive.today
- ^ "Your Recovery Starts Here -". saferelationshipsmagazine.com. April 29, 2016.
- ^ JPD Women With Vision Subcommittee, list of recipients Archived 2010-06-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Carmi Times, "Citizen of the Year Nominations" (scroll down for past recipients) Archived 2012-03-21 at the Wayback Machine