2011

+Wilson, Hezekiah
(Died January 2, 2011, Age 38)
Cause of death: Homicide (Gunshot)
Location: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Disability: Autism
Perpetrator: Unsolved
Source: Hezekiah Wilson III

Winspear, Carl
(Died January 3, 2011, Age 28)
Cause of death: Medical neglect (DNR notice placed in his file against his and his mother’s will)
Location: Sunderland, England, UK
Disability: Cerebral palsy, nonverbal
Perpetrator: Sunderland Royal Hospital staff
Source: Grieving mother sues Sunderland Royal Hospital over ‘do not resuscitate’ note on disabled son’s file

!Howard, Kenneth
(Died January 14, 2011, Age 55)
Cause of death: Medical neglect (Untreated liver failure; not given medical attention while in jail)
Location: Trenton, New Jersey, USA
Disability: Cirrhosis of the liver
Perpetrator: Joseph Schiaretti (Police officer), Jose Millan and Richard Reyes (Police aides)
Source: Family of man who died in Trenton police lockup settles suit with city

*Parojinog, Donald
(Died January 18, 2011, Age 83)
Cause of death: Neglect (Starvation)
Location: Washington DC, USA
Disability: Stroke
Perpetrator: Donna Parojinog (Daughter)
Source: Woman sentenced in elderly father’s death

#McCann, Paul
(Died January 23, 2011, Age 42)
Cause of death: Homicide (Beating)
Location: Charleston, Illinois, USA
Disability: Developmental disability
Perpetrator: Keyun Newble, Marquis Harmon (Group home workers)
Source: Disabled Joliet man beaten to death in group home, authorities say

Kennedy, John
(Died January 25, 2011, Age 20)
Cause of death: Accidental/Systemic failure (Hit-and-run; unable to use sidewalks because snow was not cleared)
Location: Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
Disability: Wheelchair user
Perpetrator: Green Bay city infrastructure
Source: Lights on Green Bay bridges to remember hit-and-run victim

(Various), (4 or more people)
(Died 1978 to January 27, 2011, Age Various; mother was 89)
Cause of death: Homicide (Various methods)
Location: Menen, Belgium
Disability: Various, often chronic/terminal illness; mother had depression
Perpetrator: Ivo Poppe (Serial killer; nurse; related to four of his victims)
Source: ‘Deacon of death’ accused of Belgium serial killings

*Schnecker, Calyx
(Died January 27, 2011, Age 16)
Cause of death: Multiple homicide (Shot)
Location: Tampa, Florida, USA
Disability: None; killer claimed she had bipolar disorder
Perpetrator: Julie Schnecker (Mother)
Source: ‘I saved them’: Julie Schenecker crime scene photos show chilling murder of ‘mouthy’ children in upscale Tampa home

*Vanhaverbeke, Ivonna
(Died January 27, 2011, Age 90)
Cause of death: Homicide (Suffocation or injection of air bubbles)
Location: Menen, Belgium
Disability: Unspecified; chronic or terminal illness
Perpetrator: Ivo Poppe (Son)
Source: ‘Deacon of death’ accused of Belgium serial killings

!Cicelski, Matthew
(Died January 29, 2011, Age 39)
Cause of death: Police shooting (Carrying toy rifle)
Location: Oakland, California, USA
Disability: TBI from being hit by car
Perpetrator: Michael Beaver, Katherine Evans, and Adam Humphrey (Police officers)
Source: Family of man killed by cops sues city

*Sinclair, Jaden
(Died January 30, 2011, Age 7)
Cause of death: Abuse (Bronchitis, died in a home where seven of his special-needs siblings were badly abused)
Location: Richmond, Texas, USA
Disability: Cerebral palsy
Perpetrator: Paula Sinclair and Allen Richardson (Adoptive parents)
Source: Deputies dig deeper into couple who imprisoned 7 special needs children

Young, Laura
(Died February 1, 2011, Age 38)
Cause of death: Homicide (Stabbing)
Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Disability: Developmental disability
Perpetrator: Loujack Café (Accused; not charged)
Source: Remembering Laura Young

#Jakobowski, Melinda
(Died February 10, 2011, Age 24)
Cause of death: Medical neglect (Not given CPR when she stopped breathing)
Location: Wauchula, Florida, USA
Disability: Mental illness, history of suicide attempts
Perpetrator: Staff at Florida Institute of Neurologic Rehabilitation
Source: Death Of Connecticut Psychiatric Patient At Florida Facility Leads To Lawsuit, Renewed Scrutiny

Singer, Edwin
(Died October 2, 2011, Age 55)
Cause of death: Homicide (Blunt trauma)
Location: Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Disability: Emphysema
Perpetrator: Bradley Walters, Paul Russell, Brett Drummond (Neighbors)
Source: R v Drummond (Sentence) [2013] VSC 104 (13 March 2013)

*Anthony, Christine
(Died February 15, 2011, Age 50)
Cause of death: Homicide (Burns)
Location: Narromine, New South Wales, Australia
Disability: Spastic paraplegia
Perpetrator: David Allan Harding (Ex-boyfriend)
Source: ‘Defenceless woman’ murdered

Adcock, Jack
(Died February 18, 2011, Age 6)
Cause of death: Medical neglect (Doctor “accidentally” mistook him for a 2-year-old child with a DNR, stopped resuscitation)
Location: Leicester, England, UK
Disability: Down syndrome
Perpetrator: Dr. Bawa-Garba, Theresa Taylor, Isabel Amaro (Leicester Royal Infirmary staff)
Source: Doctor and two nurses charged with manslaughter over death of six-year-old boy

*Ali, Cynara
(Died February 19, 2011, Age 16)
Cause of death: Homicide (Smothered)
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Disability: Cerebral palsy
Perpetrator: Cindy Ann Sherry Ali (Mother)
Source: ‘My baby’s not breathing’: 911 call of mother accused in disabled teen’s death

#Woods, Mark
(Died February 23, 2011, Age 40)
Cause of death: Homicide (Stabbed, apartment set on fire)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Disability: Quadriplegic
Perpetrator: Tyrone Benedict (Caretaker; not a housemate)
Source: Caregiver charged with murder, arson in death of disabled man

*Hosannah, Matinah
(Died February 25, 2011, Age 2)
Cause of death: Neglect (Starvation, untreated asthma attack)
Location: Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Disability: Asthma, developmental delays
Perpetrator: Sean Hosannah (Father) and Maria Hosannah (Mother)
Source: Parents sentenced in malnutrition death

Thomas, Charal “Ra Ra”
(Died February 28, 2011, Age 32)
Cause of death: Police shooting (Gunshot)
Location: Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Disability: Leg amputee
Perpetrator: Jon Preston Romer Jr. (Police)
Source: Fort Worth police officer indicted on charge of lying about hitting suspect during arrest

*Norman, Makayla
(Died March 1, 2011, Age 14)
Cause of death: Neglect (Starvation)
Location: Dayton, Ohio, USA
Disability: Cerebral palsy
Perpetrator: Angela Norman (Mother), Mollie E. Parsons (Nurse), Kathryn Williams (Nurse), Marky K. Kilby (Nurse)
Source: Makayla M. Norman

!Smith, Johnny
(Died March 1, 2011, Age 48)
Cause of death: Medical neglect (Symptoms ignored, denied medical attention; died while being transported)
Location: Orange, Connecticut, USA
Disability: Unspecified
Perpetrator: USG-7/US Corrections (Prison transport company)
Source: A Man Died in a Private Prison Van. The Company Says: Not Our Problem

*Vera, Rene
(Died March 2, 2011, Age 38)
Cause of death: Homicide (Stabbed)
Location: Flushing, New York, USA
Disability: Cerebral palsy
Perpetrator: Migdalia Veras (Mother)
Source: Mom allegedly kills wheelchair-bound son

*Yamamoto, Yasushi
(Died March 5, 2011, Age 77)
Cause of death: Homicide (Unspecified homicide)
Location: Tokyo Province, Japan
Disability: Unspecified mental illness
Perpetrator: Junko Yamamoto (Wife), Naoki Yamamoto (Son), Yoshikazu Okubo (Doctor; acquaintance)
Source: Woman denies killing mentally ill husband with help of doctor son

*Ardon, Brandy
(Died March 6, 2011, Age 2 months)
Cause of death: Homicide (Burned alive)
Location: Reno, Nevada, USA
Disability: Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome
Perpetrator: Suceli Ardon (Mother)
Source: Police: Baby burned alive by mother in Nevada

*Johnson, Lylah
(Died March 11, 2011, Age 8)
Cause of death: Homicide (Carbon monoxide poisoning)
Location: San Leandro, California, USA
Disability: Cerebral palsy, scoliosis
Perpetrator: Christel Johnson (Mother)
Source: San Leandro Mom Convicted Of Murder In Death Of Disabled 8-Year-Old

*Hopkins, Cassie
(Died March 12, 2011, Age 2)
Cause of death: Neglect (Left in tub)
Location: San Antonio, Texas, USA
Disability: Angelman syndrome
Perpetrator: Christopher Hopkins (Father)
Source: After local disabled toddler drowns, focus turns to father

!Tiers, Matthew Maurice
(Died May 14, 2011, Age 53)
Cause of death: Medical neglect (Inadequate medical care; poor alcohol withdrawal protocols; delay in treatment; death from sepsis)
Location: The Range, Queensland, Australia
Disability: Liver disease, hepatitis B, epilepsy, atrial fibrillation
Perpetrator: Capricornia correctional centre
Source: Inquest into the death of Matthew Maurice TIERS

#Walko, Marie H.
(Died March 16, 2011, Age 87)
Cause of death: Medical neglect (Symptoms of failing health ignored until it was too late to treat)
Location: Monessen, Pennsylvania, USA
Disability: Alzheimer’s disease
Perpetrator: Hallsworth House personal care home
Source: Monessen care home sued by deceased woman’s family

Hatcher, Aaron
(Died March 19, 2011, Age 18)
Cause of death: Restraint-related (Choked on makeshift neck restraint he was made to wear so he would look his teacher in the eye)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Disability: Cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy
Perpetrator: School staff
Source: Bill before legislature seeks cameras in special-needs classrooms

*Puhle, Kyla
(Died March 19, 2011, Age 27)
Cause of death: Neglect (Starvation, pneumonia)
Location: North Brighton, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Disability: Cerebral palsy
Perpetrator: Harry Puhle (Father) and Angela Puhle (Mother)
Source: Mercy urged for mum who starved daughter

Newton, John
(Died March 21, 2011, Age 45)
Cause of death: Homicide (Beaten)
Location: Nunthorpe, England, UK
Disability: Epilepsy, alcoholism
Perpetrator: George Thomas Jr., Stephen Thomas, Andrew Jackson, Lee Woodier
Source: Fourth man convicted over killing of Redcar dad John Newton

!King, Michael Lorenzo
(Died March 23, 2011, Age 25)
Cause of death: Restraint-related (Unspecified)
Location: Bonne Terre, Missouri, USA
Disability: Schizoaffective disorder, developmental disability
Perpetrator: Staff at Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center
Source: The secret world of investigating prison deaths in Missouri

*Harms, Christina “Nina”
(Died March 25, 2011, Age 22)
Cause of death: Abuse (Torture/murder)
Location: Kearns, Utah, USA
Disability: Fetal alcohol syndrome
Perpetrator: Cassandra Sheppard (Legal guardian), Sherrie Beckering (Housemate), and Dale Beckering (Housemate)
Source: Guardian of abused woman kept in closet sent to prison for her death

#Alexander, Frank
(Died March 28, 2011, Age 87)
Cause of death: Homicide (Pushed down)
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Disability: Dementia
Perpetrator: Joe McLeod (Roommate)
Source: Man, 87, dies after Winnipeg care home assault

+#Crain, Kristopher “K.C.”
(Died March 30, 2011, Age 22)
Cause of death: Abuse (Malnutrition, pneumonia)
Location: Albany, New York, USA
Disability: Autism, Developmental disability
Perpetrator: Oswald D. Heck Developmental Center
Source: $2.25M settlement in O.D. Heck death

!Torres, Christopher
(Died April 1, 2011, Age 27)
Cause of death: Police shooting (Gunshot)
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Disability: Schizophrenia
Perpetrator: CJ Brown and Richard Hilger (Detectives)
Source: Albuquerque Ordered To Pay $6 Million For Police Shooting Of Christopher Torres

Shoebridge, Wendy
(Died April 3, 2011, Age 41)
Cause of death: Suicide (After being accused of benefits fraud due to monthly quotas)
Location: Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
Disability: Depression
Perpetrator: n/a; Ministry of Social Development
Source: Aggressive prosecution focus at MSD preceded woman’s death, inquest told

*Singer, Jonathan
(Died April 11, 2011, Age 10)
Cause of death: Neglect (Drowning)
Location: Houston, Texas, USA
Disability: Cerebral palsy
Perpetrator: Tina Madrid and Jeffrey Singer (Parents)
Source: Texas mom charged in death of son whose body was found in a box

Cooper, Echford
(Died April 20, 2011, Age 46)
Cause of death: Multiple homicide (During robbery)
Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Disability: Unspecified; wheelchair user
Perpetrator: Carri Cook and Glen Lewis
Source: Woman found guilty of murder in deaths of Harvey youth football coaches

!Armstrong, Ronald
(Died April 23, 2011, Age 43)
Cause of death: Homicide (Cardiac arrest after being tased)
Location: Pinehurst, North Carolina, USA
Disability: Schizophrenia, bipolar disorder
Perpetrator: Jerry McDonald, Tina Sheppard, and Arthur Gatlin Jr. (Police officers)
Source: Cops Tased A Mentally Ill Non-Criminal To Death, And They Can’t Be Prosecuted

#Whitney, Byam “Bing”
(Died April 25, 2011, Age 87)
Cause of death: Neglect (Untreated pressure sores)
Location: Nashua, New Hampshire, USA
Disability: Dementia
Perpetrator: St. Joseph Hospital and Kindred Healthcare staff
Source: Nashua nursing home faces wrongful death lawsuit

#Liblick, Paula
(Died April 26, 2011, Age 62)
Cause of death: Homicide (Died of strongyloidiasis, transmitted by a rapist at her group home)
Location: Goshen, New York, USA
Disability: Developmental disability
Perpetrator: Staff at Paula’s group home or day program
Source: Remembering my sister Paula Liblick

*+Clare, Patrick
(Died April 27, 2011, Age 35)
Cause of death: Medical neglect (Medical malpractice; sedative overuse)
Location: Coalinga, California, USA
Disability: Developmental disability, epilepsy
Perpetrator: Allen Clare (Father)
Source: Crime & Punishment: Dentistry so bad that police called it murder – but DA balked

Smith, Antonio
(Died April 27, 2011, Age 35)
Cause of death: Homicide (Shot)
Location: Wilmington, Delaware, USA
Disability: Paraplegic, from previous shooting
Perpetrator: Medford Holmes
Source: Judge tosses suit filed by man charged in wheelchair killing

Hickey, Jordan
(Died April 29, 2011, Age 21)
Cause of death: Homicide (Shooting; "Thrill killing")
Location: Lincoln Acres, California, USA
Disability: Developmentally disabled
Perpetrator: Juan Gomez and Humberto Galvez (Strangers)
Source: Man guilty in 'thrill killing' of disabled man

#Washington, Makayla
(Died April 29, 2011, Age 7)
Cause of death: Neglect (Ventilator cut off)
Location: Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
Disability: Down syndrome
Perpetrator: Iliff Nursing and Rehabilitation Center staff
Source: Care of disabled citizens in Virginia will be scrutinized in court on Friday

#Gardner, Wilfred
(Died May 2011, Age 85)
Cause of death: Neglect (Unspecified)
Location: Copthorne, Sussex, England, UK
Disability: Dementia, diabetes
Perpetrator: Staff at Orchid View care home
Source: Five elderly residents at care home with ‘institutionalised abuse’

Pennington, David Lynn
(Died May 3, 2011, Age 50)
Cause of death: Homicide (Stabbed; during robbery)
Location: Florence, Alabama, USA
Disability: Mobility impairment
Perpetrator: Junior Minton, Jessica Nunley, and Tiffany Nunley
Source: 3rd suspect in 2011 stabbing death arrested

!McDonnell, Daniel
(Died May 5, 2011, Age 40)
Cause of death: Death in custody (Beaten, tasered, denied heart medication)
Location: Long Island, New York, USA
Disability: Bipolar disorder, heart disease
Perpetrator: Jail staff at First Precinct in West Babylon
Source: Family of New York man who died in police custody settle lawsuit for $2.25 million

*Williams, Hana Grace-Rose
(Died May 12, 2011, Age 13)
Cause of death: Abuse (Hypothermia, starvation, abuse)
Location: Sedro Woolley, Washington, USA
Disability: Hepatitis B; special-needs adoptee
Perpetrator: Larry and Carri Williams (Adoptive parents)
Source: Hana Grace-Rose Williams (Hana Alemu Befekadu) and Immanuel Williams

*Pyne, Ruth
(Died May 27, 2011, Age 51)
Cause of death: Homicide (Bludgeoned)
Location: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Disability: Bipolar disorder
Perpetrator: Jeffrey Pyne (Son)
Source: Does the way Ruth Pyne was killed prove premeditation?

!Sonnier, Robert
(Died May 30, 2011, Age 62)
Cause of death: Restraint-related (Died in police custody after medical neglect and restraint)
Location: Lafayette, Louisiana, USA
Disability: Unspecified mental illness; experienced hallucinations; used a cane due to back/neck surgeries; post-stroke
Perpetrator: Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Office jail
Source: Special report: Uncovering why eight people have died in Iberia Parish Sheriff's Office custody in 10 years

(Unknown), (Female)
(Died June 2011, Age 14)
Cause of death: Homicide (Her killer was embarrassed that he had had sex with her)
Location: Wabowden, Manitoba, Canada
Disability: Developmental disability, ADHD
Perpetrator: Unnamed 16-year-old boy
Source: Teen killed 14-year-old cognitively challenged girl because he was ’embarrassed’

Sinyella, Danielle
(Died June 2011, Age 39)
Cause of death: Negligence (Her drunk friends left her behind in a cemetery on a hot day)
Location: Valentine, Arizona, USA
Disability: Blind, diabetic, mobility impairment
Perpetrator: Roland Cook, Alicia Hunter, Angelina Wilder, Brainard Walema
Source: Driver who left woman to die in cemetery sentenced in Kingman

#Whitchelo, Tracy Lee
(Died June 1, 2011, Age 39)
Cause of death: Medical malpractice (Forced to stand on one leg despite muscle weakness; accused of being manipulative; died when she lost her balance and fell, hitting her head)
Location: Wellington, New Zealand
Disability: Myasthenia gravis
Perpetrator: Wellington regional hospital
Source: Patient died after falling on her head during a Wellington Hospital examination

+Norton, Jade
(Died June 5, 2011, Age 10)
Cause of death: Systemic failure (Suffocation from a faulty bed that the NHS refused to repair)
Location: Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK
Disability: Rett syndrome
Perpetrator: National Health Service
Source: Health bosses fined £100k over death of disabled girl

Forde, Bernadette
(Died June 6, 2011, Age 51)
Cause of death: Suicide (Assisted suicide)
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Disability: Multiple sclerosis; leg injury from car accident
Perpetrator: Gail O’Roarke
Source: Woman accused over assisted suicide

#Santana, Luis
(Died June 6, 2011, Age 42)
Cause of death: Negligence (Heavily medicated, left alone in bath; suffered 2nd-degree burns, heart failure)
Location: Pembroke Pines, Florida, USA
Disability: Schizophrenia
Perpetrator: South Florida State Hospital staff
Source: In State Care, 1,200 Deaths and Few Answers

!Hamel, Mario
(Died June 7, 2011, Age 36)
Cause of death: Police shooting (Gunshot)
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Disability: Mental illness
Perpetrator: Police
Source: Passerby shot by Montreal police dies

!Limoges, Patrick
(Died June 7, 2011, Age 40)
Cause of death: Police shooting (Bystander killed by ricochet; intended target was mentally ill)
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Disability: None
Perpetrator: Police
Source: Passerby shot by Montreal police dies

Mallett, Heather
(Died June 9, 2011, Age 14)
Cause of death: Homicide (Bludgeoned with rock)
Location: Wabowden, Manitoba, Canada
Disability: Cognitively challenged
Perpetrator: Unnamed 19-year-old man
Source: RCMP charge 19-year-old Wabowden man with first-degree murder in the unsolved slaying of 14-year-old Heather Mallett almost three years ago

*+Sparks, Jarred
(Died June 10, 2011, Age 19)
Cause of death: Medical malpractice (Suffocation inside hyperbaric oxygen chamber)
Location: Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA
Disability: Autism
Perpetrator: Oxy-Health, LLC; possibly parents (Did they know HBOT could be dangerous, or did Oxy-Health pull the wool over their eyes?–must research this.)
Source: Jarred Sparks

*Meeks, Christina Noel
(Died June 20, 2011, Age 4)
Cause of death: Abuse (Had a heart attack a day after a violent sexual assault by her uncle)
Location: Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA
Disability: Developmental delay; heart monitor
Perpetrator: Robert Meeks Jr. (Uncle)
Source: Affidavit Details Abuse Allegations In Muskogee Girl's Death

Ortiz, Steven
(Died June 29, 2011, Age 21)
Cause of death: Homicide (head trauma, along with family)
Location: El Rancho, New Mexico, USA
Disability: Developmental disability
Perpetrator: Nicholas Ortiz (Former housemate, not related)
Source: Triple Homicide Suspect Nicholas Ortiz Allegedly Tried Stealing From New Mexico Family

*Bones, Romana
(Died June 30, 2011, Age 13)
Cause of death: Neglect (Malnutrition, septic shock; neglect)
Location: Duval County, Florida, USA
Disability: Developmental disability
Perpetrator: Jessica Rivera (Mother)
Source: Romana Bones, 13

+!Pesare, Nicholas
(Died June 30, 2011, Age 18)
Cause of death: Police shooting (Gunshot)
Location: Largo, Florida, USA
Disability: Autism, depression
Perpetrator: Police
Source: Nicholas Pesare

#Tucker, Margaret
(Died July 1, 2011, Age 77)
Cause of death: Neglect (Unspecified)
Location: Copthorne, Sussex, England, UK
Disability: Dementia
Perpetrator: Staff at Orchid View care home
Source: Five elderly residents at care home with ‘institutionalised abuse’

*+Jackson, Chad
(Died July 2, 2011, Age 25)
Cause of death: Neglect (Starvation)
Location: Grand Junction, Michigan, USA
Disability: Autism
Perpetrator: Yodi A. Jackson (Mother)
Source: Chad Jackson

!Hill, Charles Blair
(Died July 3, 2011, Age 45)
Cause of death: Police shooting (Had a knife but threw it away)
Location: San Francisco, California, USA
Disability: Mental illness
Perpetrator: BART police
Source: Latest BART Shooting Prompts New Discussion of Reforms

!Williams, Derek
(Died July 6, 2011, Age 22)
Cause of death: Medical neglect (Died of sickle cell crisis while locked in police car; denied help)
Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Disability: Sickle cell trait
Perpetrator: Jason Bleichwehl (Police)
Source: Officer involved in in-custody death of Derek Williams fired from force

#Arden, Tracey
(Died July 7, 2011, Age 44)
Cause of death: Homicide (Insulin poisoning; Serial murder)
Location: Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, UK
Disability: Multiple Sclerosis
Perpetrator: Victorino Chua (Nurse)
Source: Nurse appears in court charged with murder of three patients

*+Conant, Joseph
(Died July 7, 2011, Age 11)
Cause of death: Multiple homicide-suicide (Shooting)
Location: Wheatland, Wyoming, USA
Disability: Autism
Perpetrator: Everett Conant III (Father, brother)
Source: Joseph Conant and family

*Conant, Nacuma
(Died July 7, 2011, Age 33)
Cause of death: Multiple homicide-suicide (Shooting)
Location: Wheatland, Wyoming, USA
Disability: Developmental disability
Perpetrator: Everett Conant III (Father, brother)
Source: Joseph Conant and family

*+Oland, Richard “Dick”
(Died July 7, 2011, Age 69)
Cause of death: Homicide (Stabbed/Bludgeoned)
Location: Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Disability: Asperger syndrome
Perpetrator: Dennis Oland (Son)
Source: Death of Richard Oland

*Bankhead, Eddie
(Died July 11, 2011, Age 35)
Cause of death: Homicide (Shooting; during robbery)
Location: Columbus, Missouri, USA
Disability: Mobility impairment; used a walker
Perpetrator: Derrick Bankhead (Cousin), Cortez Williams, and Omar Beard
Source: Man gets life for murder

!Thomas, Kelly
(Died July 11, 2011, Age 37)
Cause of death: Homicide (Police beating)
Location: Fullerton, California, USA
Disability: Schizophrenia
Perpetrator: Fullerton police
Source: What’s the value of Kelly Thomas’ life? Father’s lawsuit vs. Fullerton seeks police accountability

*Brewton, JaQuinn
(Died July 12, 2011, Age 3)
Cause of death: Homicide (Beaten)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Disability: Developmental disability
Perpetrator: Nadera Batson (Godmother), Marcus King (Godmother's boyfriend)
Source: Police: boy died from horrific abuse

*Leiper, Isabella
(Died July 17, 2011, Age 9)
Cause of death: Abuse (Blunt force trauma to the stomach)
Location: Clarence Town, New South Wales, Australia
Disability: Cerebral palsy
Perpetrator: David Leiper (Father)
Source: Man accused of disabled daughter’s manslaughter faces court

!Hartsaw, Russell
(Died July 18, 2011, Age 70)
Cause of death: Homicide (Beaten to death)
Location: San Diego, California, USA
Disability: Mental illness, frail elder
Perpetrator: Mario Lopez and four other inmates, fellow prisoners at the George Bailey Detention Facility
Source: (Un)protective custody

*Cirella, Julie
(Died July 23, 2011, Age 8)
Cause of death: Homicide (Smothered)
Location: Plainview, Nassau County, New York, USA
Disability: Cerebral palsy, severe peanut allergy
Perpetrator: Veronica Cirella (Mother)
Source: Veronica CIRELLA

*Molina, Alejandra
(Died August 1, 2011, Age 7 months)
Cause of death: Neglect (Dehydration, heat stroke)
Location: Columbus, Georgia, USA
Disability: Prematurity, special dietary needs
Perpetrator: Jessica Shah (Mother)
Source: Columbus mom whose dead baby was eaten by bugs gets reduced sentence

!McGillivary, Charles
(Died August 1, 2011, Age 45)
Cause of death: Restraint-related (Asphyxia)
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Disability: Developmental disability, hearing impairment
Perpetrator: Toronto police
Source: Charles McGillivary’s death at hands of Toronto police an accident, inquest rules

#Eason, Alonzo
(Died August 2, 2011, Age 48)
Cause of death: Neglect (Left in a hot van; hyperthermia)
Location: New York City, New York, USA
Disability: Brain injury
Perpetrator: A.H.R.C. New York City group home
Source: Disabled Man’s Death Ruled Homicide

*+Barnhard, Benjamin
(Died August 3, 2011, Age 13)
Cause of death: Homicide-Suicide (Shooting)
Location: Kensington, Maryland, USA
Disability: Autism
Perpetrator: Margaret Ferne Jensvold (Mother)
Source: Benjamin Barnhard

*Sneary, Christina
(Died August 3, 2011, Age 14)
Cause of death: Homicide (Shooting)
Location: Ferry Pass, Florida, USA
Disability: Developmentally disabled
Perpetrator: Elena Rendell (Foster sister)
Source: Former Northview Student Convicted Of Killing Younger Adoptive Sister; Will Serve One Year In Jail

!Webb, Robert Allen
(Died August 4, 2011, Age 50)
Cause of death: Neglect (Long-term exposure to hot temperatures in prison; heat stroke)
Location: Rusk, Texas, USA
Disability: Developmental disability
Perpetrator: Texas Department of Criminal Justice Hodge Unit
Source: Dying of Heat Stroke in Texas Prisons

#Fry, Stephanie June
(Died August 9, 2011, Age 52)
Cause of death: Negligence (Choking; given bread despite known history of choking on it)
Location: Stirling, Western Australia, Australia
Disability: Profoundly disabled
Perpetrator: Hardey Group Home staff
Source: Systemic failings saw disabled woman choke to death after staff miss warnings

*Lirette, Jori
(Died August 15, 2011, Age 7)
Cause of death: Homicide (Beaten)
Location: Thibodaux, Louisiana, USA
Disability: Cerebral palsy
Perpetrator: Jeremiah Wright (father)
Source: Jori Lirette, 7, Dismembered By Jeremiah Wright, His Mom's Boyfriend

*#Rabins, Barbara
(Died August 18, 2011, Age 70)
Cause of death: Neglect (Neglect)
Location: Ross, Pennsylvania, USA
Disability: Mentally disabled
Perpetrator: John Tedesco, Tina Tedesco (Caregivers)
Source: Ross Twp. fatal neglect trial, Day 2: Testimony on victim’s ‘appalling’ decline

*Medina, Noe
(Died August 25, 2011, Age 7 months)
Cause of death: Homicide (Thrown off four-story building)
Location: La habra, California, USA
Disability: congenital muscular torticollis, plagiocephaly
Perpetrator: Sonia Hermosillo (Mother)
Source: Baby Noe Medina Jr. allegedly tossed from hospital roof dies, mother Sonia Hermosillo to face a murder charge

*Warrick-Deaves, Tanilla
(Died August 27, 2011, Age 2)
Cause of death: Abuse (Beaten)
Location: Central Coast, New South Wales, Australia
Disability: Bowed legs
Perpetrator: Donna Deaves (Mother) and Warren Ross (Stepfather)
Source: Mum felt it ‘a bit late’ to save beaten Tanilla

#Hyska, Gerald
(Died August 28, 2011, Age 56)
Cause of death: Negligence (Left alone in bath, drowned)
Location: Braham, Minnesota, USA
Disability: Cerebral palsy
Perpetrator: Devra C. Stiles (Group home aide)
Source: State worker charged in group home drowning

+!Vassell, Ernest
(Died August 31, 2011, Age 56)
Cause of death: Police shooting (Gunshot)
Location: North Miami Beach, Florida, USA
Disability: Autism, TBI
Perpetrator: Police
Source: Ernest Vassell

#Bing, Al
(Died September 2011, Age 48)
Cause of death: Medical neglect (Unspecified)
Location: Rhode Island, USA
Disability: Multiple disabilities
Perpetrator: Group home staff
Source: The Death of Al Bing

#Holmes, John
(Died September 2011, Age 85)
Cause of death: Neglect (Unspecified)
Location: Copthorne, Sussex, England, UK
Disability: Dementia
Perpetrator: Staff at Orchid View care home
Source: Five elderly residents at care home with ‘institutionalised abuse’

*Degner, Matthew
(Died September 8, 2011, Age 14)
Cause of death: Neglect (Bronchopneumnoia)
Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Disability: Developmental disability
Perpetrator: Lydia Price (Mother)
Source: What went wrong in disabled Berwyn teen Matthew Degner's death?

!Moore, Jason
(Died September 11, 2011, Age 31)
Cause of death: Homicide (Repeated stun gun shocks)
Location: Ferguson, Missouri, USA
Disability: Mental illness
Perpetrator: Brian Kaminski (Police)
Source: Ferguson to pay $3M in stun gun death of nude man

#McCollum, Seamus
(Died September 12, 2011, Age 56)
Cause of death: Homicide/Abuse (Strangled)
Location: Randalstown, Northern Ireland, UK
Disability: Cerebral palsy
Perpetrator: Staff at Maine Nursing Home
Source: Inquest into man’s nursing home death adjourned at last minute

#Klass, Julian
(Died September 21, 2011, Age Adult)
Cause of death: Medical malpractice (Aspiration pneumonia caused by high doses of morphine and olanzapine)
Location: Ipswitch, Suffolk, England, UK
Disability: Unspecified
Perpetrator: Ipswich Hospital
Source: Doctors and nurses cleared over death of Julian Klass

Montambault, David
(Died September 24, 2011, Age 39)
Cause of death: Accidental/Neglect (Fell from the back of a moving pickup truck; the driver did not stop to help)
Location: Waterbury, Connecticut, USA
Disability: Cerebral palsy, Developmental disability
Perpetrator: Richard Janulawicz Jr.
Source: Waterbury man appears in court on manslaughter charge

*+Watkins, Evan
(Died September 30, 2011, Age 4)
Cause of death: Abuse (Beaten)
Location: Lakeland, Florida, USA
Disability: Developmental delay, possible autism
Perpetrator: Marton Sandor Pal (Mother's boyfriend)
Source: Evan Watkins

*+Pintar, Julian
(Died October 1, 2011, Age 11)
Cause of death: Abuse (Hypothermia)
Location: Kandos, New South Wales, Australia
Disability: Autism
Perpetrator: His parents
Source: Julian Pintar

#Trodden, Enid
(Died October 2011, Age 86)
Cause of death: Neglect (Unspecified)
Location: Copthorne, Sussex, England, UK
Disability: Dementia, Parkinson’s disease
Perpetrator: Staff at Orchid View care home
Source: Five elderly residents at care home with ‘institutionalised abuse’

*Turner, Dana
(Died October 9, 2011, Age 31)
Cause of death: Homicide (Stabbed, strangled, run over with car)
Location: Innisfail, Alberta, Canada
Disability: Mental illness
Perpetrator: Mark Lindsay (Boyfriend)
Source: Convicted murderer Mark Lindsay loses appeal of murder conviction

Ferguson, Cole
(Died October 10, 2011, Age 21)
Cause of death: Multiple homicide (Shot)
Location: Gulfport, Mississippi, USA
Disability: Cerebral palsy
Perpetrator: Paul Ellis Buckman
Source: Minister ‘Still Wrestling’ with His Faith After Murder of His Wife and Son

Ferguson, Trevor
(Died October 10, 2011, Age 21)
Cause of death: Homicide-Suicide (Shooting)
Location: Gulf Port, Mississippi, USA
Disability: Developmental disability
Perpetrator: Paul Buckman, accused by Trevor's family of sexual assault
Source: Mother and son murdered, suspect kills himself

*Sam, Cora
(Died October 10, 2011, Age 60)
Cause of death: Neglect (Starvation; infected bedsores)
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Disability: Cerebral malformation; likely stroke
Perpetrator: Amy Sam Ho (Sister)
Source: Woman, 62, Sentenced To 15 Years For Neglect Of Disabled Sister That Ended In Sibling’s Death

Becchetti, Antonia
(Died October 14, 2011, Age 82)
Cause of death: Accidental/Negligence (Denied request for wheelchair at airport; fell on an escalator, died of head injury)
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Disability: Unspecified mobility impairment requiring wheelchair use for long distance walking
Perpetrator: Pearson Airport staff
Source: Summary of 8 lawsuits that allege wheelchair service problems at Pearson airport led to injuries – Canada – CBC News

#Millard, Gladys
(Died October 14, 2011, Age 87)
Cause of death: Homicide (Serial murder; poisoned; injection, probably insulin)
Location: Woodstock, Ontario, Canada
Disability: Unspecified; nursing home resident
Perpetrator: Elizabeth Tracy Mae Wettlaufer (Nurse; serial killer)
Source: Family, friends of alleged victims of Woodstock, Ont., nurse remember loved ones

Graves, Wayne
(Died October 19, 2011, Age 62)
Cause of death: Homicide (Strangled; robbery)
Location: New York City, New York, USA
Disability: Mobility impairment
Perpetrator: Raymond Epps
Source: Boston Drifter Gets Prison for Strangling Disabled Man

Pimentel, Jennifer
(Died October 20, 2011, Age 26)
Cause of death: Homicide (Strangled)
Location: Seattle-Tacoma, Washington, USA
Disability: Developmental disability
Perpetrator: Kendell Huether and Kevin Bradfield ("Friends")
Source: Two arrested in death of missing SeaTac woman

Shaar, Edwin
(Died October 20, 2011, Age 68)
Cause of death: Homicide (Stabbed, shot)
Location: College Station, Texas, USA
Disability: Disabled veteran
Perpetrator: Gabriel Paul Hall
Source: The case against Gabriel Hall: How Jeff Ross’s comedy roast led to Texas inmate’s death sentence

#Matheson, Helen
(Died October 27, 2011, Age 95)
Cause of death: Homicide (Serial murder; poisoned; injection, probably insulin)
Location: Woodstock, Ontario, Canada
Disability: Unspecified; nursing home resident
Perpetrator: Elizabeth Tracy Mae Wettlaufer (Nurse; serial killer)
Source: Who were the victims in alleged nursing home murders?

!Williams, Elliott
(Died October 27, 2011, Age 37)
Cause of death: Medical neglect (Died of untreated broken neck, dehydration)
Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Disability: Mental illness
Perpetrator: Tulsa County Jail staff
Source: Judge’s order: Elliott Williams’ jail cell became ‘burial crypt’

!Adams, Dennis
(Died November 4, 2011, Age 58)
Cause of death: Suicide (Denied mental health treatment, inadequate supervision in jail)
Location: Taylorville, Illinois, USA
Disability: Mental illness
Perpetrator: Christian County Jail staff
Source: Suicidal inmate’s family sues Christian County

*+Webber, Cordero
(Died November 4, 2011, Age 5 months)
Cause of death: Abuse (Head injury)
Location: Jacksonville, Florida, USA
Disability: None diagnosed; parents thought he had autism
Perpetrator: Cordero Anthony Webber (Father), Kierra Monet Hayes Laird (Mother)
Source: Cordero Webber Jr.

*Guy, Betty
(Died November 7, 2011, Age 84)
Cause of death: Homicide (Smothered with a pillow)
Location: Haverfordwet, England, UK
Disability: Frail elder, chronic pain, mobility impaired
Perpetrator: Barry Rogers (Grandson) and Penelope John (Daughter)
Source: Betty Guy murder trial: ‘I’ll finish off ill gran’

#Zurawinski, Mary
(Died November 7, 2011, Age 96)
Cause of death: Homicide (Serial murder; poisoned; injection, probably insulin)
Location: Woodstock, Ontario, Canada
Disability: Unspecified; nursing home resident
Perpetrator: Elizabeth Tracy Mae Wettlaufer (Nurse; serial killer)
Source: Who were the victims in alleged nursing home murders?

*+(Unknown), (Female)
(Died November 12, 2011, Age 7)
Cause of death: Homicide-Suicide (Unspecified homicide)
Location: Martiguez, France
Disability: Autism
Perpetrator: Their mother
Source: A mother kills her autistic son and commits suicide in France

*+(Unknown), (Male)
(Died November 12, 2011, Age 6)
Cause of death: Homicide-Suicide (Unspecified homicide)
Location: Martiguez, France
Disability: Autism
Perpetrator: Their mother
Source: A mother kills her autistic son and commits suicide in France

*Conyer, Cameron
(Died November 13, 2011, Age 23)
Cause of death: Homicide (Stabbed)
Location: Rochester, New York, USA
Disability: Cerebral palsy
Perpetrator: Joseph Myles (Mother’s ex-boyfriend)
Source: Details in Capture of Murder Suspect Joseph Myles

*Sjostrand, Anna
(Died November 13, 2011, Age 36)
Cause of death: Homicide (Drowned)
Location: Morundah, New South Wales, Australia
Disability: Epilepsy
Perpetrator: Shaun Hannocks (Husband)
Source: Anna Sjostrand inquest hears from her family in Sweden

#Alipio, Urbana
(Died November 18, 2011, Age 79)
Cause of death: Multiple homicide (Arson; to destroy evidence of drug theft)
Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Disability: Disabled elderly; nursing home resident
Perpetrator: Roger Dean
Source: Murderpedia: Roger Kingsley Dean

#Becke, Doris
(Died November 18, 2011, Age 96)
Cause of death: Multiple homicide (Arson; to destroy evidence of drug theft)
Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Disability: Disabled elderly; nursing home resident
Perpetrator: Roger Dean
Source: Murderpedia: Roger Kingsley Dean

#Bennett, Lola
(Died November 18, 2011, Age 86)
Cause of death: Multiple homicide (Arson; to destroy evidence of drug theft)
Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Disability: Disabled elderly; nursing home resident
Perpetrator: Roger Dean
Source: Murderpedia: Roger Kingsley Dean

#Galea, Caesar
(Died November 18, 2011, Age 82)
Cause of death: Multiple homicide (Arson; to destroy evidence of drug theft)
Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Disability: Disabled elderly; nursing home resident
Perpetrator: Roger Dean
Source: Murderpedia: Roger Kingsley Dean

#Green, Reginald
(Died November 18, 2011, Age 87)
Cause of death: Multiple homicide (Arson; to destroy evidence of drug theft)
Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Disability: Disabled elderly; nursing home resident
Perpetrator: Roger Dean
Source: Murderpedia: Roger Kingsley Dean

#Smith, Alma
(Died November 18, 2011, Age 73)
Cause of death: Multiple homicide (Arson; to destroy evidence of drug theft)
Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Disability: Disabled elderly; nursing home resident
Perpetrator: Roger Dean
Source: Murderpedia: Roger Kingsley Dean

#Sterling, Dorothy
(Died November 18, 2011, Age 80)
Cause of death: Multiple homicide (Arson; to destroy evidence of drug theft)
Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Disability: Disabled elderly; nursing home resident
Perpetrator: Roger Dean
Source: Murderpedia: Roger Kingsley Dean

#Valkay, Neeltje
(Died November 18, 2011, Age 90)
Cause of death: Multiple homicide (Arson; to destroy evidence of drug theft)
Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Disability: Disabled elderly; nursing home resident
Perpetrator: Roger Dean
Source: Murderpedia: Roger Kingsley Dean

#Webeck, Verna
(Died November 18, 2011, Age 83)
Cause of death: Multiple homicide (Arson; to destroy evidence of drug theft)
Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Disability: Disabled elderly; nursing home resident
Perpetrator: Roger Dean
Source: Murderpedia: Roger Kingsley Dean

#Wood, Ella
(Died November 18, 2011, Age 97)
Cause of death: Multiple homicide (Arson; to destroy evidence of drug theft)
Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Disability: Disabled elderly; nursing home resident
Perpetrator: Roger Dean
Source: Murderpedia: Roger Kingsley Dean

#Wu, Dorothy
(Died November 18, 2011, Age 85)
Cause of death: Multiple homicide (Arson; to destroy evidence of drug theft)
Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Disability: Disabled elderly; nursing home resident
Perpetrator: Roger Dean
Source: Murderpedia: Roger Kingsley Dean

!Chamberlain, Kenneth
(Died November 19, 2011, Age 68)
Cause of death: Police shooting (Gunshot)
Location: White Plains, New York, USA
Disability: Bipolar disorder, arthritis, respiratory disorder
Perpetrator: Anthony Carelli (Police officer)
Source: Judge: Chamberlain wrongful death lawsuit to proceed

*Rhodes, Arville
(Died November 22, 2011, Age 63)
Cause of death: Homicide (Head injury, starvation, dehydration)
Location: New Tazewell, Tennessee, USA
Disability: Mental and physical disabilities “from childhood”
Perpetrator: Johnny Monday Rhodes (Nephew) and Sharon Marie Smith (Nephew’s wife)
Source: Son says his mother is innocent of killing a handicapped man

Carter, Isaiah
(Died November 24, 2011, Age 18)
Cause of death: Homicide (Shot; bystander in gang shooting)
Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Disability: Speech delay, special needs
Perpetrator: Unsolved
Source: Five years after Isaiah Carter’s murder, his mom still misses Sundays in the kitchen and waits for closure in the case

Shachtay, Victoria
(Died November 25, 2011, Age 23)
Cause of death: Homicide (Pipe bomb)
Location: Innisfail, Queensland, Australia
Disability: Spinal cord injury from car accident
Perpetrator: Brian Malley
Source: Father of murder victim moving on

#Holmes, David
(Died November 26, 2011, Age 35)
Cause of death: Negligence (Scalded in hot bath)
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Disability: Epilepsy; nonspeaking
Perpetrator: Caregiver at Glamorgan House (Supported Lifestyles Ltd.)
Source: Family of man scalded to death in care demands government action after inquiry

*Hines, Nalecia
(Died November 28, 2011, Age 4)
Cause of death: Homicide (Stabbed)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Disability: Down syndrome
Perpetrator: Carulus Hines (Mother)
Source: Police shoot, kill mother stabbing child

+Raven, Michael
(Died November 28, 2011, Age 12)
Cause of death: Suicide (Related to bullying)
Location: Brunshaw, England, UK
Disability: Autism
Perpetrator: n/a
Source: Michael Raven

*Crawford, Gabrielle
(Died December 2, 2011, Age 8 months)
Cause of death: Abuse (Beaten)
Location: Tampa Bay, Florida, USA
Disability: Hydrocephalus, prematurity, multiple birth defects
Perpetrator: Rosalee Crawford (Mother)
Source: A dead baby was failed by many in the case of Gabrielle Crawford

Marchand, Jo Beth
(Died December 2, 2011, Age 59)
Cause of death: Homicide (Raped)
Location: Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Disability: Developmental disability
Perpetrator: James Wesley Brooks Jackson
Source: Headstone now marks North Texas grave of ‘sweet sister’

*Adams, Joseph Maoping
(Died December 3, 2011, Age 5)
Cause of death: Abuse (Forced to drink vinegar)
Location: Lexington, Kentucky, USA
Disability: Hirschsprung’s disease, colectomy, reactive attachment disorder
Perpetrator: Rick and Deah Adams (Adoptive parents)
Source: Joseph Maoping Adams

*Andrews, Angela
(Died December 6, 2011, Age 40)
Cause of death: Homicide (Head injury)
Location: Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA
Disability: Disabled Army veteran
Perpetrator: Lorenzo Hull (Boyfriend)
Source: Beating death conviction upheld, sentence tossed

Gilbert, Shannan
(Died December 11, 2011 (Body found; missing May 2010), Age 24)
Cause of death: Homicide (Serial murder)
Location: Oak Beach, Babylon, New York, USA
Disability: Bipolar disorder
Perpetrator: Unsolved
Source: Shannan Gilbert’s 911 Call: Why Wasn’t the Audio Released or a Transcript?

!Gibson, Stanley
(Died December 12, 2011, Age 43)
Cause of death: Police shooting (Unarmed)
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Disability: PTSD, anxiety, depression; war veteran
Perpetrator: Jesus Arevalo (Police officer)
Source: Family of slain veteran still wants to see someone held accountable

Irvin, Ronald
(Died December 13, 2011, Age 47)
Cause of death: Homicide (Shot; during home invasion)
Location: Augusta, Georgia, USA
Disability: Unspecified; work-related injury
Perpetrator: Unsolved
Source: Murder Mystery: Slaying in 2011 home invasion remains unsolved

#Watson, Beryl
(Died December 16, 2011, Age 70)
Cause of death: Neglect (Malnutrition; aspiration pneumonia)
Location: Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia
Disability: Dementia, Huntington’s disease
Perpetrator: Staff at Bupa Care Services
Source: Death of Beryl Watson after stay at Kempsey nursing home sparks call for aged care accreditation overhaul

Williams, Brett
(Died December 16, 2011, Age 46)
Cause of death: Homicide (Stabbed)
Location: Eggs and Bacon Bay, Tasmania, Australia
Disability: Blind
Perpetrator: Stuart Barry Russell
Source: Stuart Barry Russell, 44, says jury’s guilty verdict in Eggs and Bacon Bay murder case ‘unsafe and unsatisfactory’

#Parker, Anthony
(Died December 19, 2011, Age 16)
Cause of death: Homicide (Head slammed into floor)
Location: Fairfield, Ohio, USA
Disability: Unspecified; group home resident at home for disabled or trouble youth
Perpetrator: Lance Tiernan (Fellow group home resident)
Source: Lance Tiernan and One Way Farm

#Wills, (Baby)
(Died December 23, 2011, Age Newborn)
Cause of death: Medical neglect (Stillbirth, died along with mother, due to medical neglect)
Location: Pembroke Pines, Florida, USA
Disability: None; mother was hospitalized for Schizophrenia
Perpetrator: South Florida State Hospital staff
Source: In State Care, 1,200 Deaths and Few Answers

#Wills, Rashida
(Died December 23, 2011, Age 34)
Cause of death: Medical Neglect (Staff ignored her when she said she had gone into labor at 8 months; she died and her baby was stillborn)
Location: Pembroke Pines, Florida, USA
Disability: Schizophrenia
Perpetrator: South Florida State Hospital staff
Source: In State Care, 1,200 Deaths and Few Answers

#Sonneberger, Richard
(Died December 24, 2011, Age 40)
Cause of death: Negligence (Left alone in bath; drowned)
Location: Lakemore, Ohio, USA
Disability: Developmental disability
Perpetrator: Brandon L. Swain (Group home aide)
Source: Man charged in Lakemore death

Tice, Eva
(Died December 24, 2011, Age 60)
Cause of death: Homicide (Stabbed; robbery)
Location: San Pedro, California, USA
Disability: Developmental disability
Perpetrator: Unsolved
Source: Detectives Ask For Public’s Help to Solve Christmas Eve Murder

Faria, Elizabeth “Betsy”
(Died December 27, 2011, Age 42)
Cause of death: Homicide (Stabbed)
Location: Lincoln County, Missouri, USA
Disability: Cancer
Perpetrator: Husband (Russell Faria), convicted but acquitted; Pamela Hupp (Friend, life insurance beneficiary), under investigation
Source: Betsy Faria Murder: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

*Sherwin, Logan
(Died December 29, 2011, Age 2)
Cause of death: Abuse (Beaten)
Location: Crestview, Florida, USA
Disability: Developmentally disabled
Perpetrator: Grant Sherwin (Father)
Source: Custodial dad, gal pal charged in death of his 2-year-old son (Crestview, Florida)

(Unknown), Ms. DE
(Died December 31, 2011, Age Early 50s)
Cause of death: Suicide (After being declared “fit to work” despite disability; benefits cut)
Location: Scotland
Disability: Unspecified
Perpetrator: DWP
Source: DWP: The case for the prosecution