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Southern Fried True Crime

76: Coercive Control & Teen Domestic Violence: The Murder of Emma Jane Walker

Southern Fried True Crime

Erica Kelley

True Crime, Society & Culture, History

4.610.5K Ratings

🗓️ 8 November 2019

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

In November of 2016, a 16 year old girl from Knoxville, Tennessee was murdered by her ex-boyfriend. Emma Jane Walker had been a victim of coercive control for two years before he killed her. Emma’s parents saw the signs and did everything right. The United States needs to follow the lead of many UK countries who have passed coercive control laws. Coercive control is the cornerstone of intimate partner violence and usually the starting point, especially in abusive teenage relationships.

US National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-7233
UK Domestic Abuse Hotline: 0808 2000 247
Australia Rape & Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-737-732
Canada: http://thelifelinecanada.ca./help/call/

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Suggested by Melissa Reid

Written, hosted, produced by Erica Kelley
Research Assistant Haley Gray
Edited by Chaes Gray
Original Graphic Art by Coley Horner
Original Music by Rob Harrison-Gamma Radio

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0:00.0

7 Fried True Crime Covers Cases That Are Not Suitable For Young Listeners

0:04.5

And There May Also Be Some Explosive Language Used

0:07.5

Listener Disgression Is Advised

0:11.6

Not Really Sure Why I Waded So Long

0:17.8

That Was Posted On Emma Jane Walker's Twitter Account

0:21.8

On November 13th 2016, Just Five Days Before She Was Murdered By Her Ex-boyfriend

0:29.3

Emma was a victim of intimate partner violence, better known as domestic violence,

0:34.0

but that still doesn't accurately describe what happened to Emma.

0:38.0

She was actually a victim of coercive control, which is a building block of domestic violence,

0:43.3

an early indicator of escalating abuse, and it is just as dangerous to a woman's mental health

0:49.6

as physical abuse. We also know that separation is the most dangerous time for an abused woman,

0:56.0

and it takes on average seven times to leave an abuser. Emma had broken up with her boyfriend

1:02.7

Riley many times. She fits the profile, and so does he. The main difference here is that Emma

1:10.3

was 16 years old. Coerce of Control and Teen Relationships is much more prevalent than physical

1:16.9

abuse. That's because it's the starting point. Young girls are not as equipped as mature women

1:23.9

to see these signs, though many adult women also miss the importance of this first part of

1:29.6

abuse until they are in the insidious midst of it. Understanding coercive control and domestic

1:36.5

abuse in teenage relationships is so important. Not only to protect our teens, but to start changing

1:44.5

the culture. Sadly, Emma's parents did see the signs and did everything right, but even their

1:51.8

careful vigilance could not save their daughter. Welcome to episode 76, coercive control and teen

2:03.2

domestic violence, the murder of Emma Jane Walker. Emma Jane Walker was born on March 20th, 2000,

2:13.0

in Knoxville, Tennessee, to parents Jill and Mark. Knoxville is nestled in the Tennessee valley of

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