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Jovan Belcher

Inside linebacker Jovan Belcher #59 of the Kansas City Chiefs wathces from the sideliens during his final game against the Denver Broncos at Arrowhead Stadium on November 25, 2012 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

Autopsy: Belcher drunk during murder-suicide

Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - An autopsy shows that Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher was legally drunk when he shot his girlfriend nine times and then killed himself...
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Inside linebacker Jovan Belcher #59 of the Kansas City Chiefs walks off the field during his final game against the Denver Broncos at Arrowhead Stadium on November 25, 2012 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

Missouri court to appoint lawyer for Belcher baby

Bill Draper, Associated Press
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) - A Missouri court will appoint a lawyer to protect the interests of the 4-month-old daughter of the late Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher as her grandparents argue over custody...
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Custody battle over the daughter of Jovan Belcher continues

Marquise Francis
theGRIO REPORT - The grandparents of 4-month-old Zoey Belcher are in the midst of a custody battle as a result of the murder suicide of former Kansas City Chiefs player Jovan Belcher...
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theGrio remembers black icons we lost in 2012

Marquise Francis
theGRIO SLIDESHOW - As we look ahead to 2013, we remember the black icons lost in 2012 and remember them in all of their greatness; for all their many accomplishments...
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Inside linebacker Jovan Belcher #59 of the Kansas City Chiefs wathces from the sideliens during his final game against the Denver Broncos at Arrowhead Stadium on November 25, 2012 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

Jovan Belcher murder-suicide: New details emerge

theGrio
theGRIO REPORT - The police report has become public record and according to the Kansas City Star, KCPD has released a clearer idea of Belcher's activities before the murder suicide...
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Paternity questions allegedly triggered Belcher murder-suicide

Marquise Francis
theGRIO REPORT - The mother of Kansas City Chiefs player Jovan Belcher, Cheryl Shepherd, told investigators that her son was arguing with his girlfriend, Kassandra Perkins..
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A man carries a program with a photo of Jovan Belcher that was given out at Belcher's funeral in Dix Hills, N.Y., Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. Several hundred mourners have gathered for the funeral of Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher near his hometown on Long Island. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Mourners gather at funeral for Chiefs' Jovan Belcher

Rachel Cohen, Associated Press
DIX HILLS, N.Y. (AP) - Jovan Belcher was remembered Wednesday for the accomplishments of a life that ended so suddenly and violently...
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The Kansas City Chiefs pause for a moment of silence honoring domestic abuse after the incident involving Jovan Belcher #59 prior to the game at Arrowhead Stadium on December 2, 2012 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

NFL players surrender guns to team security

Marquise Francis
theGRIO REPORT - At least seven NFL players have turned their guns into their respective team's security following the murder-suicide of linebacker Jovan Belcher of the Kansas City Chiefs...
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Inside linebacker Jovan Belcher #59 of the Kansas City Chiefs wathces from the sideliens during his final game against the Denver Broncos at Arrowhead Stadium on November 25, 2012 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

NY services set for Jovan Belcher

Associated Press
DIX HILLS, N.Y. (AP) - A New York church is holding services for Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher...
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Domestic violence: From statistics to reality

Sil Lai Abrams
OPINION - It's hard to say now what signs there may have be been that Jovan Belcher and Kasandra Perkins were caught in an abusive cycle. All we can do now is be more alert to abuse...
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