Episode 128: Susan Walters, Survivor
RESOURCES FOR SURVIVORS OF CRIME
National Association of Crime Victim Compensation Boards program directory: http://www.nacvcb.org/index.asp?sid=5
She had a job she loved, a lust for life, and was on her way to newfound freedom. But then she came home from work and found herself faced with a man hellbent on taking her life. Was this some random attacker or was the motive something more sinister? This week’s episode is The Survival Story of Susan Walters Kuhnhausen.
SOURCES
Susan Walters, who fended off hitman, provides guidance for Multnomah County crime victims' portal, Multnomah County Online: https://multco.us/multnomah-county/news/susan-walters-who-fended-hitman-provides-guidance-multnomah-county-crime
Police say Portland intruder strangled by nurse was a hit man, The Seattle Times: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/police-say-portland-intruder-strangled-by-nurse-was-a-hit-man-1/
Oregon woman kills hitman hired by her husband, WAVE News: https://www.wave3.com/story/7051831/oregon-woman-kills-hitman-hired-by-her-husband/
A Hit Man Came to Kill Susan Kuhnhausen. She Survived. He Didn't. Ten years later, she tells her story. Willamette Week: https://www.wweek.com/news/2016/08/17/a-hit-man-came-to-kill-susan-kuhnhausen-she-survived-he-didnt/
Portlander Michael Kuhnhausen, who hired hitman to kill wife (she strangled him), dies in prison, Oregon Live: https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2014/06/portlander_who_hired_hitman_to.html
$1 Million Award in Murder for Hire Plot, Prison Legal News: https://www.prisonlegalnews.org/news/2009/apr/15/1-million-award-in-murder-for-hire-plot/
The Local SE Discussion Page: https://www.thelocal.se/discuss/index.php?showtopic=5351
Woman who strangles attacker wins $1 million from estranged husband, Oregon Live: https://www.oregonlive.com/breakingnews/2008/03/woman_who_strangles_attacker_w.html
Woman who fatally strangled hitman in 2006 grows anxious as ex-husband nears prison release date, Oregon Live: https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2014/04/woman_who_fatally_strangled_hi.html
A Hitman Tried To Kill Susan Kuhnhausen – So She Killed Him Instead, All That’s Interesting: https://allthatsinteresting.com/susan-kuhnhausen