Eric Peterson

Jul 1, 2024 | sltrib.com | Eric Peterson |Emma Louise Penrod

The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune, with support from the McGraw Center for Business Journalism at CUNY's Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism. The urgent call came into the Tooele County 911 dispatcher just after 9:30 one night last November. A young woman, possibly 30 years old, was having seizures.

Apr 8, 2024 | sltrib.com | Eric Peterson |K. Sophie Will

Imagine a hostage situation. A woman is trapped in her home, and her life and the lives of her family members depend on how well she obeys her captor's commands. A hostage negotiator calls and asks if she's OK. With a gun to her head, she says, "yes.""Great," the negotiator replies, "let us know if you need any help in the future," then hangs up. This is how the late sociologist Evan Stark saw the experiences of many victims of domestic violence.

Apr 8, 2024 | sltrib.com | Eric Peterson |K. Sophie Will

Editor's note * The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project with funding from The Alicia Patterson Foundation and the Fund for Investigative Journalism. Jennifer Andrus didn't have any bruises. She didn't have black eyes, or other injuries to her face or head that are considered typical warning signs of domestic violence. Yet she describes her marriage as torture.

Feb 27, 2024 | sltrib.com | Eric Peterson |K. Sophie Will

Editor's note * The following story was funded by The Alicia Patterson Foundation and The Fund for Investigative Journalism and was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project. Carla feels like she's "on a roller coaster" with her boyfriend, Jake. He's dragged her back to her seat during a fight in a restaurant and hit her in front of her son. But he apologizes; he recently bought her flowers after he broke her phone.

Feb 14, 2024 | cityweekly.net | Sydnee Gonzalez |Eric Peterson

The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with Salt Lake City Weekly. The Utah Legislature is made up of part-timers whose day jobs shape their approach to lawmaking. In many cases, their expertise as doctors, educators, business owners and more offers insight into a myriad of issues affecting Utahns. But lawmakers' professional interests can also open the door for conflicts of interest.