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Here are just some of the women killed by their boyfriends within the past three weeks.

Woman, 46, killed by boyfriend on Queens street before he turned gun on himself: NYPD
The man fatally shot his girlfriend as they argued on 41st Ave. near Main St. in Flushing on Monday evening. He then shot himself in the head.
BY Rocco Parascandola, Joseph Stepansky
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS /
Monday, September 8, 2014
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/woman-46-slayed-man-kills-queens-police-article-1.1932782#ixzz3CmtNqntK

The Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Pregnant woman shot to death by boyfriend's father in Penn Hills, police say
September 6, 2014 12:45 AM
Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/local/east/2014/09/05/Shooting-investigated-in-Penn-Hills/stories/201409050283#ixzz3Cmtreru1

Conway mom killed with axe; police arrest boyfriend (South Carolina)
Posted: Aug 30, 2014 8:56 AM EDT
Updated: Sep 02, 2014 3:09 PM EDT
By WBTW News Staff
Read more: http://www.wbtw.com/story/26410137/conway-woman-killed-with-axe-police-arrest-boyfriend

Police: Woman killed during Winston-Salem argument; boyfriend charged
Boyfriend also cut during incident, taken to hospital
UPDATED 11:29 AM EDT Aug 28, 2014
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. —A man will be charged with murder after his girlfriend was found dead with multiple stab wounds outside her home Monday night, Winston-Salem police said....
Read more: http://www.wxii12.com/news/local-news/piedmont/woman-killed-during-fight-in-winstonsalem/27729392#ixzz3CmvbIn00

HPD: Woman killed in murder-suicide in SE Houston
KHOU Staff, KHOU.com 6:16 p.m. CDT August 27, 2014
HOUSTON – A woman was shot and killed by her boyfriend Wednesday afternoon in southeast Houston after attempting to move out of their residence, according to investigators....
Read more: http://www.wxii12.com/news/local-news/piedmont/woman-killed-during-fight-in-winstonsalem/27729392#ixzz3CmvJ1Peh

Hillsboro homicide victim took out restraining order against boyfriend (Oregon)
Sara Roth, KGW.com Staff 5:54 p.m. PDT September 1, 2014
HILLSBORO, Ore. -- The boyfriend of a woman killed in apparent homicide in Hillsboro Friday has been arrested.
VIDEO: Watch KGW report
The victim had filed a restraining order against her boyfriend last year....
Read more: http://www.kgw.com/story/news/local/beaverton/2014/08/29/police-responded-to-stabbing-in-hillsboro/14816283/

Woman killed at Dallas motel; boyfriend with many IDs sought
By TRISTAN HALLMAN, Staff Writer
Published: 20 August 2014 11:26 PM
Police are looking for a man who they say fatally shot his girlfriend Tuesday night in a motel hallway in northwest Dallas....
Read more: http://www.dallasnews.com/news/metro/20140820-woman-killed-at-dallas-motel-boyfriend-with-many-ids-sought.ece

Vigil held for woman police say was killed by boyfriend in Aliquippa (PA)
Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2014
Read more: http://www.wpxi.com/news/news/local/vigil-held-woman-police-say-was-killed-boyfriend-a/ng5nz/

Boyfriend arrested in Bernal Heights death
Henry K. Lee
Wednesday, August 27, 2014
The boyfriend of a woman found dead in her home in San Francisco's Bernal Heights neighborhood was jailed after police investigators - summoned to the couple's apartment by suspicious paramedics - concluded he had killed her, officials said Wednesday....
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/Boyfriend-arrested-in-Bernal-Heights-death-5715859.php

Boyfriend faces murder charge in woman's death
August 28, 2014
HUEY FREEMAN H&R Staff Writer
DECATUR – A couple of people who were on a fishing expedition in a rural area southeast of Niantic discovered human remains at about 5:20 p.m. Tuesday....
Read more: http://herald-review.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/boyfriend-faces-murder-charge-in-woman-s-death/article_aa358115-b4ea-5d1b-97f8-f427c54902f4.html

Ex-Boyfriend Tor Campbell Arrested in Shauntelle Lewis' Murder (Maryland)
Tuesday, Aug 19, 2014
A 39-year-old man who police say had dated the Landover mother found dead in her apartment Monday morning has been arrested on murder charges in her killing....
Read more: http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Woman-Found-Dead-in-Landover-Maryland-Apartment.html

Boyfriend charged with murder after woman found dead in home (North Carolina)
By Kevin Ellis and Lauren Baheri
Friday, August 22, 2014 at 12:24 AM.
The boyfriend of a woman found dead in her home Thursday night is now charged with second-degree murder. Police say Adaline Maria Phillips, 47, died in her home of a puncture wound to the chest several days prior to her body being found....
Read more: http://www.gastongazette.com/spotlight/boyfriend-charged-with-murder-after-woman-found-dead-in-home-1.362423

UPDATE: Peach County woman dead after fight with boyfriend (Georgia)
Alexa Rodriguez
Amanda Castro
08/22/2014 09:46 PM
Read more: http://www.41nbc.com/story/d/story/update-peach-county-woman-dead-after-fight-with-bo/12397/soLWhDJtN0qY_qBykJ4nzw

Police: Phoenix woman invited suspected killer into home out of pity
Maria Portillo, The Republic
azcentral.com
September 2, 2014)
The woman who was killed in her northwest Phoenix home had recently taken her ex-boyfriend back into the house so he wouldn't have to live "on the streets," according to court records.
Phoenix police investigators believe Gary Michaels, 55, killed his ex-girlfriend, Shannon Leshin, after she rejected his advances to repair their relationship and asked him to leave her house by the end of Saturday, according to police records....
Read more: http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2014/09/02/phoenix-boyfriend-killed-woman-abrk/14978375/