1 Texas Women Killed by their Intimate Partner in 2003

She was shot and killed by her ex-husband inside her apartment. Police reported theviolence as a murder-suicide.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.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.DENTON COUNTYDenise Ann Johnson, 23Residence: Lake DallasMay 31, 2003Denise’s body was found buried in a barrel of concrete on a rural road. Police determinedshe had been stabbed and suffocated. She was five months pregnant. Police arrestedDenise’s boyfriend, Steven Wiederhold, 26, after he told two acquaintances he had killedDenise and dumped her body in Oklahoma. In July 2004, a jury found Wiederhold guiltyand sentenced him to life in prison.Vilma Rios, 19Residence: DentonDecember 28, 2003Vilma was shot by her ex-boyfriend, Jose Nogues, 23. Nogues then shot himself andtheir daughter at Rios’s apartment. Nogues died at a hospital; the girl survived. Rios hadapplied for a protective order against Nogues prior to her murder.EL PASO COUNTYDebra Harmon-Frakes, 43Residence: El PasoJuly 7, 2003Debra was shot and killed by her husband of less than one year, Ben Rogers Frakes, 65.In March 2004, Frakes pled guilty and received a 15-year sentence.Rebeca Greene, 30Residence: El PasoAugust 6, 2003Rebecca was shot and killed by her husband of less than one month, Rodolfo A. Greene,56, a U.S. Border Patrol agent. He then killed himself. Her 6-year-old daughter and avisiting 10-year-old cousin were awakened by gunfire and ran outside, where they waiteduntil police arrived.Judith Hernandez, 30Residence: El PasoSeptember 28, 20038