Deborah Spungen

Deborah Spungen has the reputation of being a tireless advocate for homicide victims. She founded Families of Murder Victims in Philadelphia in 1980 after the death of her daughter Nancy. In 1983 she wrote “And I Don’t Want to Live this Life”, followed by a textbook in 1998 “Homicide: the Hidden Victims”. She returns to writing after a nearly 30-year hiatus. Her 2018 book “Table for One: Essays from a Widow’s Journey” explores Spungen’s difficult transition from being a partner in a loving relationship that lasted 54 years to being a widow, alone and searching for a new sense of self.