which then commands a higher dowery. a girl who has been violated does not command a dowery. in fact, may not be able to find a husband. >> tina's death may have been part of an old tradition -- the honor killing. >> she stained the family's honor. and blood, zein would say, blood must cleanse blood. >> in societies where honor killings are common, it is generally a killing done by a male member of a family, presumably to avenge a dishonor on the honor of the female member of the family. she had a black boyfriend. this was enough to cause the anger of her family and her father to arise to the boiling point, where indeed he felt the family had been so shamed by her indiscretion that the only way to avenge it was to kill her.