On May 31, 2002, Henry Trudeau fatally stabbed Karen Trudeau, his wife of seventeen years and the mother of his two children. Henry then committed suicide. Upon learning Karen’s fate, citizens from Blandford and other surrounding Massachusetts communities expressed disbelief and outrage. They directed their anger not only at Henry, but also at local law enforcement agencies for failing to do more to protect Karen. They knew that Karen ”did what she could. After her husband punched her, destroyed her belongings and threatened her, [she] got a restraining order. And when Henry Trudeau repeatedly violated it, she filed five criminal complaints” . . . .
