Monica Paul was fatally shot in June 2008. Shazmina Khan was fatally stabbed in July 2011. Shanae Howard was fatally shot last Thursday.
All three women were killed by someone they had been in a relationship with, and all three murders took place in Montclair.
At least once a day, somewhere a woman is killed by her partner, says Dr. Nichole Simmons, president and senior advocate at S.O.F.I.A., a non profit organization that provides advocacy, supportive services and referrals for temporary housing to “at risk” women and children of domestic violence. “Often it doesn’t make the news. And it’s the only crime that can come masked as love.” Continue Reading










