LOGAN, Ohio -- Summer Inman is the 25-year-old mother of three young children ages 5 and under who was abducted last Tuesday and whose estranged husband and his parents are in jail suspected of kidnapping her. Police believe they found her body Tuesday.
Susan Murphy-Milano, author of "Time's Up" says that information Summer wrote in her divorce papers were classic signs she was trying to move forward in her life and move away from the violence, only to be stopped in cold blood.
In her divorce papers Summer wrote that her estranged husband, William A. Inman, Jr., 26, threated to kill her if she were to leave with their children. Summer also said in the complaint on her husband that he would hide her car keys and cell phone and hold her captive in their home.
This man planned Summer's abduction with his parents, William A. Inman, Sr., 46, and Sandra Inman, 47. Something that's hard to imagine.
Susan points out that Inman, Jr. said he would "hide the car keys and cell phone", "hold her captive", and "threated to kill her".
"He carried out his plan to kill her," Susan said.
Police are at this moment processing the crime scene where they believe Summer's body has been found. As Susan stated, Logan Police did an excellent job in alerting the community and keeping the search going in this case.
"May she rest in peace," Susan said. "Prayers to her three children and family."
Susan says anyone planning to leave an abusive or stalking relationship should prepare an "Evidentiary Abuse Affidavit" and video before they announce it's over. See video, left.
"Once you are threatened, hit, stalked, questioned in a controlling way, a second chance to save your life, is no longer an option," Susan said.
Susan wrote "Time's Up: A Guide on How to Leave and Abusive and Stalking Relationship" for people in similar situations. There are measures you must take before announcing the end of your relationship, she said.
"Don't take things into your own hands without expert guidance," she says. "I cannot stress enough, if you are in a relationship that has a history of violence, simply mustering up the courage to confront the person and say it is over, without the proper tools, can cost you your life!"
"One of the major reasons women stay in abusive relationships is fear," Susan says. "They are afraid of what will happen to them and their children if they leave. Sadly, their fears are often justified; statistics show that a woman is at the greatest risk of injury when she announces her plans or leaves an abusive relationship."
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