May is National Mental Health Awareness Month. Join us as we deep dive into this case about the failures of the healthcare and criminal justice systems in preventing the tragic murder of Teresa Butz and attempted murder of Jennifer Hopper.

**If you or someone you know is struggling with their mental health and needs help, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 or text “HELLO” to the Crisis Text Line at 741741. Both services are free and are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Sources:

https://www.spokesman.com/blogs/sirens/2011/jun/30/seattle-murder-suspect-confesses-jury/

https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna43336200

https://komonews.com/search

https://www.knkx.org/term/isaiah-kalebu

http://www.king5.com/article/news/local/kalebu-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-victim-wishes-him-peace/281-331765356

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/how-a-seattle-murderer-slipped-through-the-cracks-of-the-mental-health-system

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/kalebu-tells-jury-god-told-him-to-attack-enemies/

https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/books/while-the-city-slept-excerpts-madness-and-murder-in-a-broken-system/

“While the City Slept” by Eli Sanders

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