Stalked, harassed, bullied: Domestic violence victims continue to fear for their life

Domestic violence victims are often scared to report to police what's happening, and when they do, their abusers often don't stay in jail for long. Photo: Unsplash/Melanie Wasser

Mary Schaffer spent years doing all she could to keep herself and her children safe from her aggressive ex-husband, and was able to secure a protection order against him.

Despite all her careful planning, on Aug 8,2020, Schaffer was found shot to death inside a rental car outside her ex-husband's Browne's Addition home in Spokane, Washington, where she had been waiting to pick up their two children.