Eight times he punched her in the belly. He's in jail but his name is Brad and he did the same thing to me. I never died. Boychuk interviewed Tony to get the facts Phoenix detectives needed to investigate their case against Jessica's alleged killer. Since 1994, the ASU assistant nursing professor has conducted interviews with more than 80 children who have witnessed murders.
Police use the videotaped interviews as evidence to charge suspects.
The number of children witnessing severe violence has grown dramatically in the last decade. Tascha Boychuk wants to know how children recount these events, and how they resolve their grief. Boychuk also interviews children who've been sexually and physically abused. In 11 years, she's talked to almost 1,700 children. Her work has helped police solve cases and salvage witnesses.