
Coping with
Traumatic Grief:
Homicide
A booklet to
help you in your time of need
By
Bob Baugher, PH.D &
Lew Cox, Victim Advocate
To the Reader
Someone you know or love has been murdered. The information
in this book is intended to give you an idea of what to expect after the
homicide of a family member or friend. It may take all the courage you have to pick up this book
and read it. You did not ask for this tragic event to
take place in your life. You may be saying to yourself, " I don't
want to read anything that will remind me of this tragic event".
This book was written to help you understand some of what you are going through
and guide you through the homicide investigation. It is not intended to
tell you how to feel or to tell you what to do. It is offered as a way to
give you some information that may be helpful to your understanding of some of
the important issues you will be facing. We have laid out the information
in this book in an approximate chronological sequence: the first few days
followed by the first few weeks, then the first months, and the first year.
Death by homicide has more elements attached to it than any other type of
unnatural death. The subject matter in this book comes from direct
experience and observation. We are sorry that this tragedy has accrued in
your life. We hope that this book will be informational and helpful as
you travel through the maze of both your bereavement journey and the criminal
justice system. To give you a greater understanding of what you may
experience, we have included throughout this book the personal experience of
co-author Lew Cox following the 1987 murder of his daughter, Carmon. So,
at various points throughout the book we have placed Lew's story in italics.
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Additional Books by Dr. Robert Baugher
A Guide for the Bereaved Survivor By Baugher & Calija
($5.00)
A Guide to Understanding Guilt during Bereavement By Baugher
($5.00)
Understanding Anger during Bereavement By Baugher, Hankins,
& Hankins ($8.00)
Death Turns Allie's Family Upside Down (a Children's book) by
Baugher & Wong-Garl ($8.00)
After Suicide Loss: Coping with Your Grief By Baugher &
Jordan ($10.00)
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Robert Baugher Ph.D
7108 127th Place SE
Newcastle, WA 98056-1325
If you are buying additional books from Dr.
Baugher you can also order "Coping with Traumatic Grief: Homicide"
with your order to the Newcastle address.