Susan Murphy-Milano
Susan Murphy-Milano | |
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| Born | Susan Murphy Feb 28 Chicago, Illinois |
| Died | October 28, 2012[1] Folly Beach, South Carolina |
| 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 |
| Website | |
| www | |
Susan Murphy-Milano (born February 28 died 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, who grew up in Chicago, lived in Surfside Beach, South Carolina. Murphy-Milano died in 2012 after suffering from cancer.[2]
Murder-suicide
In January 1989, Murphy-Milano's father, 30-year veteran Detective Phillip Murphy, a decorated Chicago Police violent crimes investigator,[4] murdered her mother, Roberta, using his service weapon, a .44 magnum, and then committed suicide by shooting himself in the head.[5] Afterward, Murphy-Milano, who discovered her parents' bodies, vowed to change the way intimate partner crimes and homicides were handled and investigated.[6] She spent her career advocating for women and child victims of domestic violence.[7][8]
Education and career
Murphy-Milano graduated from William Howard Taft High School. She attended the University of Chicago from 1978 to '81.
She was a nationally known women's advocate who lobbied for the passage of 1993's Illinois Stalking Law[9] 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, and Moving Out, Moving On, which focuses 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."[10] As of June 2012, WorldCat shows the book to be present in 13 libraries.[11]
She appeared on network TV and talk shows, including The Oprah Winfrey Show,[12] 20/20, "American Justice," "Larry King Live," A&E Biography, "Sunday Today," E! True Hollywood, MSNBC, CBS, ABC and CNN. She regularly appeared on The Roth Show[13] a syndicated show on the USA Radio Network, hosted by Dr. Laurie Roth, and was a regular contributor to TRUE CRIME UNCENSORED on Outlaw Radio, hosted by Burl Barer.
She was a contributing writer for Women in Crime Ink, which the Wall Street Journal called "a blog worth reading."[14]
Murphy-Milano often spoke to law enforcement, at schools and before groups advocating victims' rights.[15] Also, she worked with the Institute for Relational Harm Reduction and Public Pathology Education.[16]
Her biography, Holding My Hand Through Hell, released by Ice Cube Press in October 2012, details her life of abuse, murder, and domestic violence.
Awards
- Women with Vision award for Community Service (The Women's Bar Association of Illinois), 1997[17]
- Women's Hall of Fame (City of Chicago), inducted in 1999
- Public Citizen of the Year Award (National Association of Social Workers Illinois Chapter)[18]
References
- ^ Murphy-Milano's ConqueringCancer blog, "Susan is Soaring With the Angels," October 28, 2012
- ^ a b Scared Monkeys Radio, "Daily Commentary: Susan Murphy-Milano Loses Her Long Battle With Cancer," October 30, 2012
- ^ Amazon.com book listing, Time's Up: How to Escape Abusive and Stalking Relationships Guide, Dog Ear Publishing
- ^ Chicago Tribune, "Trail's End," October 12, 1987
- ^ Chicago Tribune, "Cop, Estranged Wife Are Found Dead," January 20, 1989
- ^ Chicago Tribune, "Police Brutality Often Begins At Home," March 29, 1991
- ^ Daily Herald (Arlington Heights), "Susan Murphy-Milano, Intimate-Abuse/Cold-Case Crime Expert, and iAscend's Pamela Chapman Lock Arms for the Greater Cause," February 22, 2011
- ^ Chicago Reader "Life Saver"
- ^ Chicago Tribune, "Stalker-law Target Arrested In Assault," December 17, 1994
- ^ Psychology Today, "Crime Time," by Robin Sax, April. 2010
- ^ WorldCat listing
- ^ The Oprah Winfrey Show, "Escape Plan," 1999
- ^ The Dr. Laurie Roth Show
- ^ Bright, Beckey (June 2, 2009). "Blog Watch". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
- ^ WBTW South Carolina Now (SCNow.com), "Bestselling author Murphy-Milano to speak at CCU," April 12, 2011
- ^ Institute for Relational Harm Reduction and Public Pathology site
- ^ JPD Women With Vision Subcommittee, list of recipients
- ^ Carmi Times, "Citizen of the Year Nominations" (scroll down for past recipients)