Conn. Wife Pleaded for Life, Daughters' Safety Over Text Message

In the end, the pleas for help came too late. As Alice Morrin's husband roamed their Vernon, Conn., home, armed with a knife and gun, the mother of two was sending frantic text messages to a friend and placing a call to 911. The Hartford Courant reported on a series of text messages Morrin, 43, sent to an unidentified friend late Sunday night begging for help. "Jim just dragged me in our room put loaded gun to my head," read one of the messages. "Hurry please he would hear me on the phone. I... Full Story