The series

Lucedale police investigated the domestic violence case of Dawn Franklin. She told Sun Herald staff writer Margaret Baker about her two years of abuse at the hands of David Adele and how she finally got out.

Part 1: Falling under a killer's control

Part 2: Franklin recounts the day her abuser almost killed her

Part 3: Franklin faces her abuser

This story was originally published February 20, 2016 at 7:41 PM with the headline "The series ."