Seek help in abusive situations - April Avison

I've got a good story this week for my fellow true crime junkies.

Well, it's actually not a "good" story, but it's certainly an interesting one. Our police reporter pointed out to me this week that Court TV is featuring the trial of an Iowa woman who is charged with murdering her husband, who was reportedly known around town for abusing his wife. Sadly, there's nothing new about that story – we've all heard it before. But the twist on this one is that the woman, Dixie Shanahan, allegedly kept her husband's death a secret for a whole year, living in her house with his corpse.