Fundraiser, vigil held for children of slain Joliet, Illinois woman
JOLIET, Ill. -- A community in mourning united in Joliet Friday evening to help raise money to stop domestic violence.As friends and family of Melissa Aud-Headlee came to terms with her death at the hands of her estranged husband, they sought to raise money for her three children.They gathered outside Aud-Headlee's home, collecting money for a raffle and a candlelight vigil.A GoFundMe for Aud-Headlee's children has raised more than $8,000.
He was only gone a few minutes when he got a call to come back. Melissa Aud-Headlee's estranged husband, Michael Aud-Headlee, had been watching them from a distance, and confronted his estranged wife inside the home once her brother was gone.Her family said she put down their 3-year-old son and told him to 'run and hide.' After a struggle inside, she ran for a neighbor's house.
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