1 Texas Women Killed by their Intimate Partner in 2003

March 30, 2003Police say Maria was killed when her ex-husband, Jesus Ramirez Moreno, 50, ran overher with his car. The couple had met to discuss reconciliation. They had recently divorcedafter 29 years of marriage.Monay Morris, 18Residence: San AntonioJuly, 2003Police say Monay’s ex-boyfriend, Shaun, killed her by pushing her into a train.Michelle Webb, 28Residence: San AntonioNovember, 2003Police say Michelle was strangled by her boyfriend, Jonathan Williams, 24. She had an 8-month-old daughter.Martha Wilson, 41Residence: San AntonioNovember 17, 2003Martha was found strangled in her bedroom closet with her hands and feet bound and herhead covered. Police say Gary Wilson, 43, murdered his wife and then held police at bayfrom the front seat of his car parked at the house, while his children sat in the back of thecar. He was shot and killed in the standoff. The Wilson children were not injured.Unknown VictimCommon-Law WifeTexas Council on Family Violence research has not discovered the name or story of thisvictim as reported by the county to the Texas Department of Public Safety.BRAZORIA COUNTYLinda Bates, 41Residence: Bailey's PrairieJuly 10, 2003Linda was stabbed to death in her home by her husband, John Bates, 40. His brotherwitnessed the murder and identified the killer to police.Unknown VictimWifeTexas Council on Family Violence research has not discovered the name or story of thisvictim as reported by the county to the Texas Department of Public Safety.CALDWELL COUNTYNodie Fennel, 39Residence: McMahanApril 5Nodie was shot and killed by her common-law husband, Alvin Brown. At the trial,Brown admitted to the shooting, but claimed the gun fired accidentally during a struggle.The jury found him guilty and sentenced him to 30 years.CAMERON COUNTY3