ABSTRACT

"Homicide Survivors: Misunderstood Grievers" is about families that have faced murder and how they have dealt with the trauma. It offers an interpretation of personal accounts of homicide survivors in order to understand the particular nature of homicide bereavement. The author herself a homicide survivor, Judie Bucholz offers a unique perspective and experiential base for examining the phenomenon of homicide bereavement. Her intent is to help the reader understand the homicide griever's situation both as one who grieves and one who grieves within a social context, as one who confronts horrific death at the personal level as well as at the social level.

chapter |17 pages

Introduction

chapter |9 pages

Homicide Bereavement Chart

part |2 pages

PART ONE — OUR STORIES

chapter 1|10 pages

Jack

chapter 2|8 pages

Miriam

chapter 3|6 pages

Sue

chapter 4|10 pages

Ray

chapter 5|8 pages

Mike

chapter 6|6 pages

Ron, Jean, and Kim

chapter 7|12 pages

Amanda and Angie

chapter 8|4 pages

Rita

chapter 9|6 pages

Rose

chapter 10|6 pages

Jud ie

part |2 pages

PART TWO — REACTIONS OF GRIEVING LOVED ONES

chapter 11|18 pages

Themes from the Survivors’ S to r ie s

part |2 pages

PART THREE — SUMMARY AND SUGGESTIONS FOR COMFORT

chapter 12|12 pages

Analysis of T h em es

chapter 13|6 pages

Summary and Helpful Suggestions