SIMON: We met with a group of four women from different parts of America who share a solemn sorrow. Each was married to a police officer who took his life.<\/p>\n
Kristen Clifford’s husband was Officer Steven Clifford of the Nassau County, N.Y., police. They had just gotten a puppy. They looked forward to having children. One day in May 2017, he wasn’t responding to her text messages, so she drove home.<\/p>\n
KRISTEN CLIFFORD: And I went inside, and I saw a bunch of notes, his police identification, his driver’s license, everything laid out very neatly, methodically. And I ran down the hallway to our bedroom, and the door was closed. And there was a note on it that said, I did it. Do not enter. Call 911.<\/p>\n
SIMON: Melissa Swailes was married to Officer David Swailes of the Los Angeles Police Department. They had four sons. David Swailes had symptoms of post-traumatic stress from his time in the U.S. Navy. On their youngest son’s second birthday, Melissa Swailes came home and found her husband behind their bathroom door.<\/p>\n
MELISSA SWAILES: I remember just screaming over and over, I can’t, I can’t, I can’t.<\/p>\n
SIMON: Erin Gibson was married to Sergeant Clinton Gibson of the Liberty Lake, Wash., police. They were high school sweethearts. They had four children.<\/p>\n
ERIN GIBSON: It didn’t even register in my mind that Clint was dead. Nothing made sense after that, so…<\/p>\n
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