Silent Witness Display sheds light on domestic violence

DUNCAN, Okla._The silhouettes of20 domestic violence victimswere on display Thursday at Fuqua Park.

The Silent Witness Displaywas part of a national initiative that uses life sized silhouettes to represent adults and children who have died. A card is posted next to each victim detailing how they died and who killed them.

October is domestic violence awareness month and supporters said the display sends a powerful message to those suffering from or committing domestic violence.

"We are hoping that these stories that are on these silhouettes will make a difference in people's lives and tell them domestic violence is not okay, and these stories tell how they were murdered and telling them they can get out, it's never too late to get out of a domestic violence situation," said Teresa Biffle, Executive Director of Women's Haven.

The grandparents of Alyssa Wiles, who was murdered one year ago in Duncan at the hands of her ex-boyfriend, visited her display. The grandparents said they hope to shed light on how she died.

Dating violence is there whether they want to see it or not, we had the perfect family until this happened to Alyssa, said Randy Gilreath.

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Silent Witness Display sheds light on domestic violence