Ep. 087 & 088 | The Murder of Tiana Notice
On Valentine’s Day 2009, Tiana Angelique Notice, a 25-year-old woman from Plainville, Connecticut, was tragically stabbed to death outside her apartment. For Tiana’s family, this day marked the devastating end of a prolonged nightmare of stalking and fear. Just five weeks and two days before her murder, Tiana had been granted a restraining order against her ex-boyfriend, James Carter II. From the moment she filed for the order to the day of her death, Tiana visited the police department 33 times, desperately seeking help. Carter’s behavior was becoming increasingly erratic, and he had violated the restraining order multiple times. Yet, despite Tiana’s repeated pleas and her insistence that she was in imminent danger, law enforcement continued to tell her there was nothing they could do.
On the final day of her life, Tiana reportedly confronted an officer, asking in frustration, “What is it going to take before you guys do something? When I am dead?” Tragically, it seems that is exactly what it took. The very next day, Tiana’s life was cut short.
How could this happen? How was Tiana so egregiously failed by those entrusted to protect her? And, most importantly, what can be done to ensure that no one else suffers the same fate?
SOURCES:
Associated Press. (2012, January 13). Conn. man gets 60 years for killing ex-girlfriend. Deseret News. https://www.deseret.com/2012/1/13/20244272/conn-man-gets-60-years-for-killing-ex-girlfriend/
Associated Press. (2014, April 29). Slain woman’s dad awarded $10M in police lawsuit. AP News. https://apnews.com/general-news-a37e4953a482443591b92a38d91b4373
Kaschel, B. D. (n.d.). Improving safety for victims of domestic violence in Connecticut [Blog post]. Brian D. Kaschel Law Office. Retrieved from https://briankaschel.com/articles/improving-safety-for-victims-of-domestic-violence-in-connecticut/
Office of the Victim Advocate (Connecticut). (2010). Investigative report on the murder of Tiana Angelique Notice (Report highlighting systemic failures in protective order enforcement). Hartford, CT: Author. Retrieved from https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/ova/investiagtions/notice-report.pdf
True Crime Daily. (2016, February 12). Valentine’s Day murder: Stalker violates restraining order, kills ex-girlfriend [Online article]. Retrieved from https://truecrimenews.com/2016/02/08/man-violates-restraining-order-kills-ex-girlfriend-on-valentines-day/
