Sheila Blackthorne Bellush endured ten years of her life with a very sadistic man. She actually divorced him four years into their marriage, but he kept terrorizing her for years. When she finally escaped him and moved out of state with her new husband and children, Allen Blackthorne was enraged. She was no longer under his thumb. So she had to die.

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- US National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-7233
- Canada: visit this website: https://www.ctvnews.ca/w5/here-s-who-to-contact-if-you-need-help-dealing-with-domestic-violence-in-canada-1.5188182
- UK Domestic Abuse Hotline: 0808 2000 247
- For resources in other countries, visit this website: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_domestic_violence_hotlines