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Oct 11, 1949
On her 17th birthday, Dottie West--then known as Dorothy Marsh--breaks down in the principal's office and admits her father has been raping her for years. Her father is sentenced to 40 years in the Tennessee State Penitentiary
Dec 29, 1951
Audrey Williams moves out of the house after, she says, Hank Williams attacked her
May 15, 1952
Woody Guthrie attacks his wife at home in Manhattan with a pair of scissors. He does not hurt her, but police are called to the scene. The episode is an early sign of his illness, eventually diagnosed as Huntington's chorea
Jan 4, 1956
Merle Travis is arrested at his home, at 12406 Chandler Boulevard in Los Angeles, after pistol-whipping his wife during a drunken rage
Sep 3, 1956
Police in Springfield, Missouri, answer a disturbance call to find Red Foley's wife, Sally, in the front seat of their car crying. Her face and forehead are covered with marks, and she accuses her husband of hitting her, though she does not file charges
Oct 10, 1956
A New Jersey woman testifies in court that her husband hit her because she's a fan of Elvis Presley. The husband, a Bing Crosby fan, claims she hit him, too. The judge finds both innocent of assault charges
Apr 3, 1961
Spade Cooley beats his wife, Ella Mae, at his home in Kern County, California, and threatens to kill his 14-year-old daughter, Melody, if she tells anyone. Ella Mae is pronounced dead after midnight, and he receives a life sentence for the crime
Jan 27, 1965
Don Gibson is arrested at his home in Nashville for assault and battery following an altercation with his wife, Rosalene. She is hospitalized two days later with a laceration above her eye
Oct 18, 1974
Al Green's ex-girlfriend, Mary Woodson, pours boiling grits on the singer in his Memphis home, then kills herself, leaving Green with second-degree burns on his torso. Twenty years later, he is nominated for a Country Music Association award
Dec 22, 1976
George Jones is arrested for assaulting his girlfriend, Linda Welborn, in November. He's released after posting $300 bond
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