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Podcast: This Is Nashville
Episode: Domestic violence in Middle Tennessee: reactions and resources
Description: This episode first aired on April 11, 2022.
In 2021, Nashville resident Marie Varsos tried to get protection from her husband after he strangled and threatened to kill her. She did everything she was supposed to do. She had resources and support. But Shaun Varsos killed her and her mother.
In recent years, the city of Nashville has made strides in improving the systems to address domestic violence, but the Varsos case demonstrates that those systems are not infallible.
In this episode, we talk with a domestic violence survivor and the people currently working to connect...