[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 1083]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

  (Mr. POE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. POE. Mr. Speaker, Carlos Granados had a bad temper and a bad 
attitude toward women. This violent predator that had assaulted at 
least two prior girlfriends moved in with Katherine Jiminez and her 3-
year-old son, Anthony, in 1998.
  He continued his demonic trait of abuse and began beating her up. She 
ordered him to leave. Carlos exploded. He attacked her, stabbing her 
over 30 times, slit her throat, and killed the baby she was pregnant 
with. The last words Katherine heard her 3-year-old son, Anthony, 
scream in horror were, ``Don't kill me. I don't want to die. Don't kill 
me.'' Carlos stabbed Anthony in the heart. Katherine lay helplessly in 
a pool of her own blood for over a day until she was rescued, but she 
survived.
  On Wednesday, the State of Texas put Carlos Granados in the ground. 
He was executed for his crimes against women and children.
  Katherine's story is not a rare occurrence in the United States. One 
in four women will become victims of domestic violence in their 
lifetimes; their children will be likely victims as well.
  Love never comes with black eyes, bruises and battery. My grandmother 
used to tell me, ``You never hurt someone you claim to love.'' Wise 
words then, and the law now.
  And that's just the way it is.

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