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Domestic violence being passed on to next generation in Hawaii Mikki Buentello grew up in a home in which her mother endured regular beatings from her husband. When Buentello started dating, the cycle continued. One partner after another would beat and verbally abuse her.
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Day 4: Kids

'Our hearts aren't there'
On Nov. 1, 2006, Daysha was murdered by her ex-boyfriend, Jeffrey Boyd Santos Jr., a man she had lived with and loved, and the father of her only child. She was 21. This is her story as told by her journals, her family and her friends. She is missed, and she is remembered.
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