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Archive Home > 2009 > November > 08 > ‘He will not have died in vain'

‘He will not have died in vain'

Woman who shot ex-husband shares his story of mental illness

By Cindy Powers / The Bulletin
November 8, 2009

When Karen Hankins talks about her ex-husband's struggle with mental illness, one thing is clear: She loved him deeply, even as she fired the shot that killed him.

“I just realize the man who broke into my window was not Shane. It was the illness, and the man that I loved and who battled those....

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