Wesleyan Shooting | 05/07/2009 10:45 am

Johanna Justin-Jinich Filed Harassment Complaint Against Alleged Shooter Stephen Morgan

Johanna Justin-Jinich wanted nothing to do with ex-boyfriend and accused killer Stephen Morgan.

By The Staff at wowOwow.com

Johanna Justin-Jinich, the student fatally shot at Wesleyan University yesterday, reportedly filed an aggravated harassment complaint against her alleged killer, Stephen Morgan. Justin-Jinich and Morgan met at New York University in 2007, but their relationship turned sour and Justin-Jinich filed the complaint against him soon after, NBC News reports.

Morgan allegedly walked into a popular bookstore at the university yesterday and, dressed in a wig, shot Justin-Jinich five times. He then discarded the wig and fled. Students at the school have been advised to stay home until officials can locate Morgan, seen in this picture.

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This is a well worn verse thast continues to repeat time and again. Several years ago, my friend tried to break it off with a guy. She finally had a restraining order, and he was not supposed to be within two hundred feet of her. One afternoon, when he knew her parents would be gone, he kicked in the front door. She barracaded herself in an upstairs bathroom. About that time, her dad came home, put a gun to the boyfriend’s head, and called the police.

You already probably know who had all the legal problems. The father.

By MaggieW on 05/07/2009 11:15 am

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That would have been a more desirable scenario in this situation. Johana’s poor father is absolutely devistated…

By RebeccaHenderson on 05/07/2009 11:51 am

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Sadly, if someone is dangerous enough that you need to file a restraining order, that is probably not going to deter them.

By DeenaB on 05/07/2009 1:11 pm

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There has been little news about the mass killings of 68 people across America in the last 52 days, with men doing all the killing and virtually all related to men with a history of violence against women.

By LibraLady on 05/07/2009 8:33 pm

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Yes, LL. What people don’t understand is that a woman is much more likely to be killed by a "loved one" than by a stranger.

By nanchanu on 05/08/2009 6:08 am

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Yeah, besides the numerous reports of women killing their own children or raping a child and stuffing her in a suitcase.

By MarkyMark on 05/08/2009 6:25 pm

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Nice to know we live in a world where apparently too many men view women as dispensible. She doesn’t comply/conform? Beat, torture, kill her. And to think I used to presume most men were like my father and an uncle (caring and respectful of women). That sure is NOT reality.

By CindyMarek on 05/09/2009 8:59 am

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Many of us have had close calls with men that we dated. Additionally, when I was 25 I was stalked by a man who didn’t even know me. He saw me walking my dog and went door to door asking where the girl with the beagle lived until a neighbor pointed out my apartment. This was in 1970. He broke in while I was not home and did not hurt my dog, fortunately. He was a recently-released mental patient. Be careful, young women, and listen to your inner voice when you meet someone.

By CandaceWhitney on 05/09/2009 5:54 pm

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Candace…that reminds me of a book, I think the title was "The Gift of Fear". So sorry, can’t remember the author, but it is about that "inner voice" that you mentioned and how women can recognize and listen to it.

By KellyInTexas on 05/10/2009 12:35 am

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I did not always listen to my inner voice when I was a young woman, Kelly, and I am so lucky that I never was hurt. I did some silly things, like getting in cars with strange men, taking rides home. This poor girl may have had absolutely no relationship with this man yet had to deal with his obsession, just as I had to change my life because of the stranger/stalker. This is such a tragic story. I want to go back to the fifties. Love your foal picture.

By CandaceWhitney on 05/10/2009 1:57 am

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Thanks Candace…that little fuzz face of yours is adorable…

Yep I have no idea I have repeated to others about my "adventures"; But for the grace of God…go I…. You just never know about someone. Too many women and young girls take on the job of "fixing" someone…that is best left to a professional….

By KellyInTexas on 05/10/2009 10:55 am

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That is Ernie, an abandoned dog we adopted at age 12 or so.

It does come down to "but for the grace of God…go I." We don’t get wisdom by accident. It’s something that gets earned. Young women today are making the same mistakes with men that some of us made 40 years ago—trusting too much too soon, doing anything for love. My heart goes out to this girl who may have had only the most casual relationship with him.

By CandaceWhitney on 05/10/2009 1:24 pm

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Ernie!!!

I agree…I tell the girls who work for me…"You may not believe in playing games….but regardless of that, you’re in one.." So hard for them to not project their own fair mindedness and desires at that age….

Well, come to think about it…it still is!

By KellyInTexas on 05/10/2009 1:32 pm