Pregnant Ind. Woman Was Denied Protective Order from Estranged Husband Before He Killed Her in Murder-Suicide

Mar. 15, 2025

A pregnant Indiana woman was denied a protective order against her estranged husband 10 days before she was killed in an apparent-murder suicide,WLKYreports.

Police believe the couple – who had been in the process of divorcing – had an argument prior to the deadly shooting, which loved ones claim happened in front of her two sons,WLKYreports.

The Columbus Police Department did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for details.

“She started changing the locks on her doors, she started concealing. She got cameras put up all around the house,” Griffin claimed, per the outlet.

Julie Yow-Schmidtke.GoFundMe

PEOPLE could not immediately obtain information regarding the aforementioned protective order.

On Dec. 14, Julie filed paperwork with Bartholomew Superior Court 1, seeking a divorce, according tocourt records.The court set a hearing for Jan. 5, 2023.

AGoFundMepage has since been established to provide financial support for Julie’s funeral.

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The victim was remembered as someone with “the brightest smile, contagious laugh, and the biggest heart.”

“Julie loved her family more than anything in this world. Especially her boys. Her boys were everything to her.”

If you are experiencing domestic violence, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233, or go tothehotline.org. All calls are toll-free and confidential. The hotline is available 24/7 in more than 170 languages.

source: people.com