Some very sad news out of Kansas. 25 year-old Jana Mackey, a feminist activist and law school student, was murdered by her ex-boyfriend last week.

Mackey, who worked with NOW (a Kansas chapter, I believe) on issues of violence against women and who organized activists to go to the March for Women's Lives in 2004, was killed by her ex, 46-year old Adolfo Garcia-Nunez, who subsequently killed himself while in police custody.

I really don't know what I can say about this, other than my heart goes out to Mackey's family and friends. What a horrible loss.

(Trigger warning: If you go to the videos, do yourself a favor and don't read the comments.)

Via Viva La Feminista.

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July 7, 2008 2:28 PM

[0+]  Asher Abrams said:

Jessica, I am very sorry to hear this. My prayers go out to Jana's family and all the feminist community.

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July 7, 2008 3:08 PM

[0+]  veronica said:

Thanks for passing this along, Jessica. And yes, Jana was an activist and a lobbyist for Kansas NOW.

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July 9, 2008 8:49 AM

[0+]  melaniemrms said:

That's devastating. My heart goes out to her family, friends, and community.

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July 9, 2008 10:15 AM

[0+]  Danyell said:

Such a shame.

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July 18, 2008 10:43 AM

[0+]  Toni said:

I live in Kansas City and I have heard quite a bit about this case. But for some reason the news I've seen never mentioned she was a feminist activist. But to be fair they didn't say much about her, period.

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