# Should People Who Killed Their Abusers Walk Free?

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Podcast: [Paper Trail](https://stenobird.com/podcast/paper-trail-7800276)
Published: 2026-06-25T09:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.propublica.org/podcast/oklahoma-domestic-violence-survivors-april-wilkens
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In 2024, Oklahoma legislators passed an unusual law: It would create a pathway to freedom for people who could prove that domestic violence was a substantial contributing factor to their crime — even if that crime was first-degree murder. Members of a “survivor sisterhood” who’d found a connection in their shared histories of abuse hoped that, perhaps, they would all soon be going home. But, as reporter Pamela Colloff discovered, nothing would play out as expected. Reporter: Pamela Colloff Read More: https://www.propublica.org/article/oklahoma-survivors-act-domestic-violence Support our journalism by donating at propublica.org/donate .

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