Police: Estranged husband kills woman near shelter

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20. That is why my local is well known, but has tight security.

The Police are only minutes away and if any males calls they refuse to tell them who is in the Shelter, including any of the workers. When I first started to work for Legal Aid (which is the group that handled GETTING such protection orders in Pennsylvania) I would call them and then tell the receptionists to have the client or the worker to call me. That lasted about six months, for I have a fairly unique voice, I have been asked if I am from England, Germany, Russia, and various other locations. I have to tell people, no I grew up locally, but since I had a hearing problems between the ages of two and five, my speech is like someone who never heard someone else speaks (i.e. like a deaf person). Since then, every time I call the Shelter, they let me talk right to the client over the phone. I should note, I am the only exception to the general rule, and just because by be just talking they know who I am. Other male Attorneys still have a rough time talking to clients who are living in the Help Center.

It looks more open then it is, It is on a slope between two streets, thus the fence goes around the rear and you can NOT see over the fence from OUTSIDE the shelter:

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http://www.womenshelpcenter.org/

I have been working for Legal Aid in regards to Protection Orders for over 25 years, and I have NEVER been in the Shelter. They bring the clients to my office, or I see them at the Courthouse. There is no need for me to go into the shelter most of the time. With the computerization of such orders, except when they are in my office I have not have to call a client in at least five years. It does come up, custody cases and housing cases are the big issues, but most women only stay less then a month.