Denise Cosby spoke out against domestic violence at the 2nd Annual Walk for Melissa Cowan this weekend.

By Tom Bannister

Denise Cosby, Real Estate Agent for Somerville’s Norton Group and Carol Manaj, superstar Nicki Manaj’s mother, delivered messages on domestic violence at the 2nd Annual Walk for Melissa Cowan on Sunday, May 3 in Lancaster, PA.

Melissa Cowan was murdered on May 2, 2014 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania by her husband. Two weeks prior to the murder the couple appeared on the syndicated Trisha Show to prove to her husband that she had been faithful to him and he was indeed the father of her 4-month-old twins.

On May 2, 2014, Melissa had taken three of her children to school. When she returned home, Melissa and Joseph engaged in an argument. She attempted to leave and he became outraged and began to stab her.

The event included a walk demonstrating community solidarity in the fight against domestic violence.

After breaking three knives in her, he had stabbed her 82 times before she took her last breath. Her 4-month-old twins were in their car seats, ready to leave with their mother. But when the police arrived they were covered with so much blood it was hard to tell the little girl from the little boy.

Melissa’s husband declared that it was self-defense, but his story was not believed by the judge. After waiting two years for justice, Carrington Joseph, Melissa’s husband, was sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole.

Kelly Cowan, Melissa’s mother, has set up a Foundation called Purple Wishes to grant gifts to children who have lost their parents to violence. Denise Cosby lost her son to murder at Harvard University in 2009 and has become a board member for Purple Wishes.

If you would like to make any contributions to the Foundation to help grant wishes the children who are victims of violence please contact:

Purple Wishes

The Melissa Cowan Foundation

P.O. Box 4852

Lancaster Pennsylvania, 17604

866-507-9995 EXT. 226

KCowan@purplewishesfondation.org

DCosby@purplewishesfondation.org

866-507-9555