Hillsborough County Florida Restraining Order Questions

Here is an email we received from a reader of this Blog, full of questions about what to do about the Hillsborough County Florida Restraining Order, his wife was able to get in Court in Tampa  against him recently.

Hello to the injustice system in Tampa! I'm from Hillsborough County, Florida, where my life is
currently being ruined. Back in October of 2012 I decided to have a
night out with my wife in Tampa. I stayed the night out, not returning until
9 am the following morning(my wrong doing and I accept that). As I
pulled into the driveway, my wife met me in rage, stating that she was
done and for me to get my belongings out which she had already packed.
I entered the house, walked into the kitchen and popped 2 tylenols for
my headache, the she shouts dramatically to my stepmom over the phone
" dont take all those pills, he's trying to kill his self". I walk off
into our bedroom, she follows behind me and closes the door. She began
to punch me, then shoves me into the wall by my throat screaming she
hates me and wish I would die. I then yelled if this makes you feel
better then go ahead. She began punching me again. My co-worker then
calls me wondering if I was coming in to work, my wife tells her I'm
too ashamed to come to the phone nor work because she had just beat me
up. Ok, further along I went on to work, co-worker witnessed the
bruising and scratches on my face. My wife decides she doesnt want to
split up. We went along for 2 days with no speaking, yet still under
the same roof. On the 3rd day I was awakened at 3am, she enters the
room screaming get up and switch on the lights. I didnt  move. She
then snatches the covers off the bed. I sat up and she began punching
me,  and biting my in the crown of my head as she was on my back.
Enough was enough, I slung her off of my back and held her arm behind
her back to diffuse the situation. She calmed down, I then let her up,
I tried to walk away but she began to punch again. I picked up an
statue, not in fear of her, but in fear that she was trying to provoke
me to have me arrested. I figured she would stay away from me, Never
threatened her. I sat the statue down, she began to follow again, i
grabbed a knife from the kitchen, again never threatening her. I held
the knife down to my side as I got dressed then I left. She called me
87 times, begging me to come home and that she was sorry, she just
want us to talk. I eventually returned home that morning. We some what
made up. 3 weeks of arguing went on about me staying out all night. I
had told her the reasoning behind it, and told her our marraige was
over. We conversated about divorce, I told he that I would give her
child support and if she could give me 30 days to find my own place I
would still help her out with the bills that following month. I had
stayed out a second time. She packed my clothing waiting at the front
door. She stated If I still felt that I was tired of working on the
marraige I needed to leave then. I left with 2 days of clothing. I
left in one of two vehicles we owned. 2 days later the  Hillsborough County, Florida, cops pull up to
my job and demanded me to hand her over the car keys. She called me on
my job through out the week begging me to come home. She also called
my family members begging them to talk to me. A week went by, I had a Tampa
cop escort me to get the rest of my belongings and the officer was
informed by my mom inlaw that my wife had taken out a  Hillsborough County Florida Restraining Order, So I was
unable to get my belongings. She continued to harrass me at work,
begging me to cone home and that she didnt show up for court so I
wouldnt have to worry about the Hillsborough County  Restraining Order. I told her I wasnt coming back,
she then stated she will have to do what she has to,  I'll be served.
No later than 4 hours later the Tampa Police were pulling up. I was
served with a ex parte, domestic violence restraining order. Requesting no contact
with wife or daughter, 400.00 in child support and 1250.00 in spousal
support. A total of 1650.00, which I have 3 other children outside her
that I support. With my income That only left me with 100.00 to
survive off of. My wife still continued to call my job and family
members begging me to come home. I called the Tampa Police and reported the
harassing calls. We finally went to Hillsborough County Florida Court in December in downtown Tampa. I was sure I
would be okay with representing my self in Hillsborough County Florida Criminal Court. I had proof wifey was not in
fear of me(tampa police report). I had statements from my co-worker, my
supervisor. I had statments from my mom whom had proof of all the
texts she recieved from my wife begging. The judge in Tampa didnt hear any of
it, didnt ask proof of anything. Now I'm stuck in restraining order hell for 12 months. What do
I do.

San Francisco Domestic Violence Shelter Liars

Here is a letter we received about his experience with liars at a San Francisco Domestic Violence Shelter.

Ran across you Restraining Order Blog Site. Was hoping to post the following, but apparently my post is too long:

I am in this same situation. My ex-wife (was my wife at the time) went off on a "Religious Quest" where she decided she wanted to become a Buddhist Nun. She said that to do this, she needed to end her relationship with me and follow her path to enlightenment. As it turned out, her path to enlightenment included a relationship with another another man. After 13 years of marriage, I was devastated. Certainly I was an emotional wreck. I pleaded and begged my wife to work with me to save our marriage. We had two children at the time ages 7 and 4. There were the routine brushes with the police where she would call them because I was emotionally distraught and she'd claim I was "emotionally abusing her" by trying to convince her that there was merit in saving our marriage. Ultimately, she left our home, called a San Francisco Domestic Violence  hotline, and managed to get into this system of Women's Domestic Violence Shelters where she and my children lived for over a year now, moving from place to place every couple of months. In the beginning, she was at least good enough to allow me to see my children regularly. In fact, this occurred for most of the year leading up to the situation I am in today. She even spent an entire day with my sons and I at a local amusement park. Throughout all of this, there was never any domestic violence. The person who was suffering through all of this was me as she used my children, and these DV shelters, as tools to manipulate me.

THen, so suddenly, she ended all contact with me. All along she kept telling me she wanted "a divorce from me and she was willing to work with me in any way". Her last text message were words to this effect, and that was it. She terminated all contact with me. I tried one last time to contact her at one of these San Francisco Domestic Violence  shelters she was living at, and she had the police standing by to handcuff me and stuff me in a police car. One of the shelter staff even blatantly lied saying they have seen me earlier in the day and I brandished a firearm. While I did own firearms at the time, they were not within 100 miles of this location where my ex-wife was living. The end result of this temporary contact was a 1 week TRO and the investigating police officer telling me she apologizes for these actions taken, that I'm not the sort of person they usually encounter on the streets, and that my ex-wife needs to stop all this running around with our kids. She realized what was going on. But with my ex-wife living in a San Francisco Domestic Violence  shelter, her hands were tied.

Fast forward to today. I grew tired of all of this. It was time to move on. I filed for divorce. My wife (now ex-wife) still decided to remain in hiding. There was no way to properly serve her the divorce paperwork. In the end, I got approved to serve via publication. Obviously she didn't respond. The terms of the divorce were in my favor. I felt like finally I had some closure. During this time, I met someone new, developed a relationship, and we've since been married and have a baby on the way.

But it didn't end there. My ex-wife decided now it was time to have her revenge. The DV shelters moved her to the City of San Francisco clearly for the purpose of filing a custody case and DV case against me. It didn't matter in court what I had to say or what my divorce decree stated. The judge took her at her word, and claimed jurisdiction over our kids because they had been with her. The end result, a three year CLETS DV restraining order, loss of my second amendment rights (I had to give up my guns), a possible loss of a 17+ year career in the US Navy if my Security Clearance is affected, and the worst environment for my children due to a ridiculous visitation schedule. 

I once had a respect for the rule of law and what this great nation stood for But I'm sorry, our courts (especially those in California) have morphed into nothing but a tool to be used by those who wish to seek revenge on their partners. I'm disgusted with it all and all of this is taking a toll on my new relationship. I've dealt with all of this up to this point without the need of attorney's representing me (I used them solely for paperwork and advice). But seems now I need to get some legal assistance.

For all of you who have been in this San Francisco Domestic Violence  boat. I feel for you. In the end, I want only what is best for my children. And I do not believe that is an adversarial situation with my ex-wife setup my a screwed up court system.

Sincerely,

Hillsborough County Domestic Violence Injunction

Below is a letter from a reader who just had his life ruined by a questionably awarded Hillsborough County Domestic Violence Injunction, granted by the infamous  Judge Christene Vogel.
 I have personally been in front of Judge Vogel, and all I can say is "Thank God she is retired, and no longer a Judge in Hillsborough County, Florida.

Hello,
 
I was in a short-term marriage.  We married on Christmas 2011.  We had communicated online via Match.com for several years and finally got together.  She told me how she never felt this way about anyone before, etc.  
 
Very shortly after our marriage, my wife began to accuse me of adultery and other things.  She would have episodes where she would threaten domestic violence.  Before our marriage I had paid for a neck operation for her in Europe for $40,000 because she said they were the only ones who could do it correctly.  She insisted I have her sign a promissory note for the amount.
 
She never worked or contributed anything to the marriage.  I would give her cash weekly, usually $200, for spending money.  I had a good job, a nice home, a great credit rating and never had any trouble, not even a traffic ticket, since moving to Hillsborough County Florida in 2000.  In March 2012 she moved out of the bedroom, saying she was not getting enough rest.  I bought a new Lexus that month and we used her Nissan with 165,000 miles as a down-payment, for which we got $3,000.  I let her have the 2009 Lexus I had before our marriage, saying we would transfer the title after it was paid off.  
 
During our marriage she would "visit her parents" or go to Pinellas County to "get her hair done..."  It turns out she was seeing at least one other man during these trips.  She left the house in early May; I asked her to come home several times.  She returned in late May and we spent a wonderful five days together.  The following Monday she said she was going on a job interview.  That evening I was served with divorce papers in Hillsborough County, with her seeking alimony, health insurance and a bunch of other things.  I called her and told her she was not getting anything.  On May 26 the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Department was at my door with a domestic violence filing, and they came into my house and searched it for weapons and drugs. She told them I was dealing marijuana out of the house.
 
The domestic violence hearing date came and my attorney said I had nothing to worry about, that nobody could believe the outrageous allegations on the filing.  My Wife testified that I told her I was a "pistelero" and I would shoot her with my "pistole" if she ever left.  She also based most of her domestic violence testimony on hearsay, saying things like "our therapist said he's dangerous" and "he told my trainer he would sue her if she continued to train me".  I asked my attorney why she was not objecting and she said, again, that "nobody could possibly believe this..."
 
Well, Hillsborough County Judge Vogel granted the domestic violence injunction.  Several days later I texted my Wife, asking her what was going on and please come home.  She called the Hillsborough County Sheriff and I had a criminal violation filed against me by the Hillsborough County State Attorney's office.  I eventually had to plead guilty to this.
 
My Wife and her attorney continued to allege domestic violence violations, none of which were true.  In the original hearing, she testified that she had filed one previous domestic violence filing; I subsequently located four, and was told that others exist but would be difficult to locate.  I got affadavits from all the people she "quoted" rebutting her testimony.  I found out she filed false information on our marriage application, saying this was her third wedding and her last divorce was in Pinellas County in 2004;  I found out she had been married at least six times previously, and her last divorce was in 2011 in Brevard County.
 
She also has forged many official documents against me and former husbands, stealing cars, checks, houses, ruining businesses... she got me fired from my job as her attorney contacted my employer and made a bunch of allegations based on the domestic violence injunction.  Apparently my Wife likes to ruin careers too, and uses the DVI's to try and jail her former husbands.
 
At every subsequent domestic violence hearing, Hillsborough County Judge Vogel would not let me speak.  A new attorney came in for a violation hearing and did not even know her name, or try to question her witnesses who lied blatently on her behalf.  
 
Judge Vogel's awful decisions aided my ex in ruining my life.  I have lost everything, soon I will lose my home as it is in default.  I cannot get a job because each potential employer has found the domestic violence injunction.  And I have been in a state of shock and disbelief about the actions, and the incredible rulings of Judge Vogel.  Her rulings had no basis in domestic violence law or fact, and defied any reasonable thinking.  She is retired now but not before she ruined my life entirely.
 
I am under a no-contact order so we may have to redact my wives  name.  She apparently lurks on dating websites, locates vulnerable men and steals everything they have.  She then lies and files a domestic violence injunction, it is almost the same story for all of her exes.  And they she disappears.  She has lived in over 35 locations in the past 10 years.  And I am sure she has her sights on her next victim and again, she is able to do this based on the incompetence of the HCSO and Hillsborough County Criminal Court Judge Christene Vogel.  
 
Thank you,

Name withheld by request
 

Letter From A Reader

I met my boyfriend in July of 2010....  Innocent and simple.  He was separated and living in his own place.  From day one the ex despised me.  I'm a wee bit younger and thinner than her and I think that set a tone for her.  I come from a big family and have 14 nieces and nephews so needless to say I have experience with kids :) Which tells you how full of love and compassion I am with children.  She has demeaned me, minimized me and put me down from the get go!  I didn't have a chance with the kids from "hello" :(  !!!! One night under complete anger and rage that boiled to the point I couldn't take anymore I stepped out of line.   Joe (my boyfriend) and I went for dinner and a few beers and the chatter set me off!  Clamor of abusive kid stories regarding her telling the oldest (who's a girl) she's fat or slapping her in the face, yelling at the middle aged son and telling him to "fuck off" or even worse dropping him at the local pool joint to meet a friend and giving him 4 quarters like we are living in the 60's!!!!  I lost my cool.... She came to pick the kids up and I waited outside just to make a hooplah!  I knew it was wrong but, I was so dead set on raging on her (verbally) I didn't care.  I had called my brother over to just be outside with me because I figured with him there I wouldn't lose my cool. OUT THE WINDOW that went because the moment I saw her I just was hateful.  I called her "fatso" (which is what Joe and I call her) She jumped out of the car and ran and stood in front f me, danced around and asked my brother if she was sexy and or fat, lol....  I laughed out loud literally and said that's my brother.  She called me a dumb bitch and without a flinch I bitch slapped her so hard I saw red :(!!!!!!!  Long story short crazy lady called the cops.  Shame there were no witnesses... ;) wink.  Filed a restraining order against me stating that we had previous physical encounters that never took place!  Since then the kids have been forbidden to come over according to her.  Were in the middle of an ugly battle to have them in our life.  I'm no fool, not naive in any way.  I know that the life we provide is the best for the kids but the ex is president of the lying committee and I can't compete with that :(  We have home cooked meals and clean clothes.  She is queen of fast food and never running a load.  They literally bring their clothes over in a supermarket bag :( :( :( !!!!!!!  I'm at a loss here!  He went to court for custody and the court appointed the kids an attorney to speak for them but, its unfair because she has manipulated and lied her way through all of this and set the stage for me being the biggest devil of all :(  I don't know what to do.  Joe is depressed and sad he will lose his kids!  KIDS I WANT HERE IN OUR LIFE! I don't know what to do, where to turn.....  help? :( Yours truly, Bruised girl :(

Stalking In Orlando Florida

This is a recent email to me, from one of our Blog Followers.

Hi Chris,

First of all, I want to let your readers know that there's a new season of Stalked, on Discovery ID channel. One of the new episodes

chronicles a story of stalking which took place in my back yard, Orlando. 

If your readers tune into  this series, they will learn to distinguish the difference between real stalking cases, and those which are contrived

in order to gain the upper hand in a divorce/custody dispute. The psychology and science which relates to stalking is 

fairly clear cut, in our present day. 

The problem with these bogus claims is: there are victims of domestic violence in REAL CRISIS. Filing a bogus report only 

takes away from their claims. Let me relate this in a way that may outrage your readers even more. 

Someone has a personal vendetta

against you. They call child services, and anonymously make a complaint about your parenting skills, even though you're a model parent. It happens every day in our society.  Here's the problem with that: THERE ARE FAMILIES

IN REAL CRISIS, AND YOU'RE TAKING RESOURCES AWAY FROM THEM. 

These bogus claims of domestic violence and stalking are no different. When you make a bogus claim of domestic violence,

it cheapens the claims of REAL victims, and it is a deplorable action, for which there is NO EXCUSE, and for which there

should be consequences. 

I took the route of blogging about my accuser taking me to court. He has decided to SUE me for telling the truth.

He has decided that the court system is in place for his own, personal recreation. Sound familiar? 

Here is the link to the latest piece of harassment he has hurled at me. Please, urge your friends and loved ones, to ONLY

use the courts in the most dire of circumstances. Otherwise, we all suffer. Did I mention that my abuser is not even

an American citizen?  http://andrasszieberthconspiracy.blogspot.com/

Removing Restraining Orders From Your Record

This Blog receives a lot of letters (emails) from readers who want to share their restraining order stories with others.
If you want to share your story, get advice, or just vent about how you got screwed by a restraining order, stalking, harassment, or domestic violence related Law, this Blog is a good place to do it! 
With that said, here is Lisa's story below.

I would like to share my story.  I met this guy on facebook.  Seemed nice
enough to have a friendship with.  Anyway, this guy turned out to be a total
crazy person.  He blocked me on facebook, but then got his friends to befriend
me, I wasn't even aware it was his friends until later.  They played mind games
with me, stalked me,  harassed me.  He even went as far as requesting my
friends friendship, setting up fake profiles and tried to see my profile
details in that way.  I had to open a whole new profile just to get rid of the
constant harassment.  I did see a lawyer who, because we lived cities apart,
said I could only send him a warning letter and maybe go down to that city and
file an order for peace ( harassment order) but he would have to sign for it
and if he wants to, he can contest it.  So I found out later he somehow, with
the help of his police officer friends, got a restraining order against me,
without my knowledge.  I am going to see a lawyer about this, because if I was
not aware of it and no documents was send to me, how on earth would I know to
not bump into him in the city he lives, as my family lives there and I visit
them once a year.  I just want to warn people that there are crazy people out
there that think they are above the law, when they are the ones stalking and
harassing people.  Don't allow people to bully you like that.  I am just
waiting for us to get our inheritance and I will be applying to have all those
restraining orders removed, because it was gained illegally and with the help
of corrupt police personal.  They could loose their jobs, but should have
thought about that, before helping their friend.  

Kind regards Lisa

Racism And Virginia Restraining Orders ?

Here is an Email I received today from a Virginia resident, and reader of this restraining order blog. 
How a court in the State of Virginia, could possibly grant a Civil Protection Order to protect a Man from a Woman, after he admitted in open court she had not threatened him, and did not feel he was in any danger quite frankly stinks! But, she is Black, and he is White! It sure sounds like a racist judge IMHO, to me, based upon the facts I have in this case. Unfortunately, Racism appears to be still alive and well, in this case.

Has anyone else ever encountered what appears to be blatant Judicial Racism, in the granting, or refusal to grant Restraining Orders in the State of Virginia ? 

Here is the email from the victim in this Virginia Restraining Order Case, reproduced in it's entirety, including her name! I offered to change or hide Laura's name, to protect her right to privacy. Laura felt so strongly that she did nothing wrong, and was a victim of blatant Racism from the judge in Virginia, she told me to go ahead and publish the email just the way she sent it! 




Good Afternoon. My situation is as follows. My ex-husband who I left
> after he cheated on me with several drug addicts and drug dealers, and
> gave me Hepatitis B has taken out a Civil Protection Order against me
> in the State of Virginia. I live in Washington DC and have had no
> contact with my ex-husband in a year. When in court he admitted he
> didn't feel fear or that he was in any danger. He also admitted that I
> had not threatened him. Yet the Judge still granted him the order with
> no evidence and his admission in open court. I was told by several
> Washington DC lawyers that the reason for this is because I am an
> African American woman, college educated and attractive and he is a
> white male. These racial differences apparently settled the case upon
> the moment I entered the courtroom. He has taken out this CPO in order
> to extract revenge and prove to his current drug dealer girlfriend
> that he is "over" me.
>
> Laura Clifton

Restraining Order Blog is not meant to harass, directly or indirectly contact, harm, imtimidate, bring any emotional distress, stalk or cyberstalk, nor intentionally slander or damage any individual in any way. Nor is it intended to initiate any third party contact on behalf of any poster or author, or violate a current restraining order in any way. If you feel there is anything on our Restraining Order Blog that is slanderous, untrue, or illegal, please bring it to our attention. Our Restraining Order Blog Legal Staff will examine your request promptly, and any post you find offensive will be reviewed and possibly removed in a timely mannner

Violation of a Restraining Order Case in Tampa

Our Tampa Restraining Order story is still unfolding as we speak. My daughter was 5 when Florida Department Of Children and Families made me get a protective order against my son to remove him from the home and to keep him away from my daughter. It was not because of domestic violence, it was because he was not able to foresee dangers ahead and Florida Department Of Children and Families was worried that due to his behaviors she would in the future get hurt. A few years later, my niece came to visit and got mad at him so she tried to get his kids taken away from him in court in downtown Tampa. While they were looking at places to put the grand kids, I told the DCF case worker about the restraining order we got in Tampa Court, which allowed us to have peaceful contact. She informed me that the restraining order we got in Tampa was no longer effective, so we assumed that there was a statue of limitations on that. At the time, it was 5 years past the order of protection. Right after Thanksgiving, my son was helping me clean my yard, and my daughter who will be 18 next week mouthed off to him, cursing at him and started walking off while he was trying to talk to her. He tried to restrain her, and she elbowed him. He put her to the ground and she fought him. Long story short..the restraining order we got in Tampa Court was not dropped, and he got arrested not only for violation of that order, but for trying to discipline his sister who is 10 years younger than he is. My daughter asked the Hillsborough County State Attorney to drop the charges, and the state prosecutor told both of us that he was not going to.  Just read your blog and thought that this Tampa Violation of a Restraining Order case might be interesting to you as well.   

Divorce Restraining Order Tampa Florida

Hello.

My wife issued a Tampa Florida Restraining Order against me in preparation for a divorce. I live in NorthTampa, and I have never even had a parking ticket in Hillsborough County. She said her scumbag divorce lawyer would not take her case, unless she filed for a  temporary restraining order in Tampa, and got one. Anyway, this "order of protection" has been in effect for about a month. Yesterday, she came over to pick up the rest of her stuff. Everything she listed that she wanted on the Tampa Court Document, was boxed up, labeled, and placed in our Garage. I left before she showed up, and my son handled the transfer. Here is the problem. On arrival, she demanded to be let into the house, even though ALL her items on list was in our garage ready to go. She threatened to call the Tampa Police if he wouldn't let her in. He did, and she proceeded to take another 53 items out of the house that were NOT on the  list! Can she do that? She even took all my towels out of the bathroom which sadly, I found out too late. Is this legal? Can I demand she return these items? 

I have retained a well known Tampa Criminal Defense Attorney, who also is well known for handling Divorce cases, who lives and works here in North Tampa. (I live in the Tampa Palms Subdivison)  But  then I found this awesome Restraining Order Blog in a Google Web Search! 

LOL, Every time I ask a simple quesion of my Tampa Criminal Defense Lawyer, I am "on the clock" as far as billing goes. 

My Attorney is expensive, and not "Shy" at all for socking it to me, financially, every chance he gets, it seems .... ! 

Hey, another question. Do all Divorce and Criminal Lawyers here in theTampa Florida area do that shit ? I mean bill you for answering a simple question ?

Thanks,

Orlando Florida Restraining Order Murder

This is a letter we received from a regular reader and contributor. It demonstrates the inability of an Orange County Restraining Order to stop a Murder. This Blog understands there is violence against women. But if you think a piece of paper signed by a Judge is going to stop it, the statistics do not agree.  It would seem that all these Orlando Restraining Orders are doing, is pissing people going through a break up off, and sometimes sending them right over the edge.

I come from a large Italian Family, and my Aunt was being both verbally and physically abused by my Uncle, many years ago. My Aunt was a good Catholic Girl, so divorce was not an option, in her mind.

After calling the Police several times, a detective followed up with her. His advice ? Go get a gun permit, and learn how to shoot it! 

Well, she did, and she let it be known to my abusive uncle, that she had a gun, and knew how to use it.

Guess what ? The abuse stopped! My Uncle did finally divorce my Aunt, and went and found an easier target to abuse. 

It is stupid to think an Orange County Florida Restraining Order is going to stop an abuser who is really determined to harm someone, 

Restraining Orders are being abused everyday by vindictive ex partners, and those seeking an unfair advantage in a Divorce. 

This Murder, in spite of an order of protection being in place, is just another example of the failure of these orders to really protect people.

The letter is below:

It's happened again. Since the implementation of the stricter anti-stalking laws in Florida, there has been a domestic violence related

murder nearly every week. 

About 11 a.m. Thursday, October 18, Bradford Baumet walked into the Las Dominicanas M&M hair salon in the Orlando suburb of Casselberry and shot his estranged girlfriend, 44-year-old Marcia Santiago, and three others. I was at the gym, 2 blocks away. Santiago was listed in "serious condition" at a local hospital, police said.

Santiago was scheduled to appear before an Orange County judge Thursday afternoon to seek a permanent restraining order against Baumet, court records show. Baumet was scheduled to appear in his own defense.

On Thursday evening, authorities released the names of the three women who were killed.

Eugenia Marte, 36, was co-owner of the salon and had filed a similar request against Baumet weeks ago, according to court filings. Marte, 45 was scheduled to appear in court next week to request that her injunction against Baumet become permanent.

The two other fatalities were identified as salon employee Noelia Gonzalez-Brito, 28, of Kissimmee, and customer Gladys Cabrera, 52, of Orlando. Gonzalez-Brito was five months pregnant.

This month, Baumet drove to the salon and threatened to kill the women inside while he banged on the locked door, according to court filings reviewed by the Sentinel. Santiago wrote on her application for an injunction against Baumet that she feared for her life and that he had gotten physically abusive with her in the past.

She wrote that she did not immediately file the complaint with the court because Baumet had threatened to kill her.

Clearly, these new anti-stalking laws and restraining orders don't work. As I stated in a previous article, it seems to have driven these

crazed killers to make sure they get the job done right the first time. There has to be a better way to protect these victims of domestic violence.

Clearly, a piece of paper is not the answer.