Jennifer Ewing, the mother of three, was brutally raped and murdered along the Silver Comet Trail in Atlanta, Georgia. On May 22, 2009 Michael Ledford received the death sentence by a Georgia court for Jenny’s murder. For more than 2 ½ years Jenny’s family had to remain quiet until the case was disposed of. Now with the case disposed of and the predator receiving the death sentence the family has closure and can work to keep Jenny’s spirit alive. Jenny’s sister, Paige Slocumb, traveled from Macon, Georgia to Westchester New York to learn Steve Kardian’s “Fight Like A Girl” program. Paige and her family have created www.safealone.org to promote safety while in public places. After the two day “Fight Like A Girl” and “Girls On Guard” certification Paige talked to safety expert Steve Kardian about Jenny, her murder, the system and what she intends to do with her new found skills.

A Woman's Warrior

Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE Nurse) Karen Carroll doing wonderful things worldwide. Karen and I have worked sexual assault cases together and we serve on the Victims Assistance Board of Advisors for Westchester County, NY.

Fifteen years ago, Karen D. Carroll, RN, SANE-A, NY-SAFE, was raped by her then-husband and had to show an ED physician how to collect the evidence.

Today, the Yonkers, NY, resident is associate director of the Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) at North Central Bronx Hospital (NCBH), providing trained forensic examiners to NCBH and two other public hospitals in the Bronx: Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center and Jacobi Medical Center, all part of the New York City Health and Hospital Corp. SART sees approximately 200 cases a year.

SARTs combine medicine, law enforcement and victim advocacy to ensure sexual assault victims receive appropriate medical attention, evidentiary examinations, emotional support and referral information.

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