Janet Hagberg, a Minneapolis-based artist, provides commentary on The Silent Witness Exhibit, an art installation created by the Arts Action Against Domestic Violence, an ad hoc group of women artists and writers in Minnesota.

In 1991, more than 500 women gathered at the MN State Capitol to speak out against domestic violence murders and to commemorate the victims, as they officially launched the Silent Witness Exhibit. The success of the launch spurred the creation of a national initiative aimed at eradicating domestic violence murders.