O.J. Simpson is a prime example. He was famous, wealthy, and powerful and he abused his wife for ten years and eventually killed her without police interference because he had connections and could bribe the police. Money hides problems, money hides domestic violence. If a woman's abuser is well known in the community, the police may not interefere if he is guilty of domestic violence. For example, well known and respected doctors, lawyers, businessmen, politicians, church men, etc.
Domestic violence is a major problem in our society.
Rich corporations rape the earth on a daily basis, women are beaten, tortured, and killed on a daily basis, and it's just another day in the capitalist system. The current American socierty pays lipservice to protecting women from domestic violence. Restraining orders, which did not come about until the mid 1980's are not by any means effective in protecting women from being killed. They are a pieceo of paper issued by the courts. Abusers have no problem violating restraining orders and tracking down their victims and killing them.