*“JMGC”, (Male)
(Died September 1, 2023, Age 25)
Cause of death: Homicide-suicide (Poisoning)
Location: Valencia, Spain
Disability: Down syndrome
Perpetrator: LMC (Mother), age 54
Source: Una mujer mata a su hijo discapacitado y después se quita la vida en un hotel de València
+#“SK”, (Unknown)
(Died June 14, 2022, Age 53)
Cause of death: Systemic failure (Stroke secondary to self-neglect)
Location: England, UK
Disability: Autism, pathological demand avoidance, chronic kidney disease
Perpetrator: Residential care staff
Source: SK: Safeguarding Adults Review
#(n/a), Joemon
(Died September 20, 2023, Age 27)
Cause of death: Unknown suspicious death (Body emaciated & bruised)
Location: Attingal, Kerala, India
Disability: Unspecified mental disability
Perpetrator: Dr Ambedkar Memorial Rehabilitation Centre for the Mentally Challenged and Residential School staff
Source: Relatives file complaint against rehab centre over death of disabled inmate in Kollam
*(n/a), Mahesh
(Died June 2023, Age Adult)
Cause of death: Homicide (Hanged)
Location: Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Disability: Stroke; bedridden
Perpetrator: Latha (Wife) and Vikram (Wife’s boyfriend)
Source: Hyderabad: Woman held for hubby’s
(n/a), Sheenu
(Died September 20, 2023, Age 47)
Cause of death: Homicide (Bludgeoned; head injury)
Location: Gurgaon, Haryana, India
Disability: Prosthetic limb
Perpetrator: Unsolved
Source: Man with disability ..
*(Unknown), (Female)
(Died August 21, 2023, Age 10 months)
Cause of death: Homicide (Unspecified; homicide)
Location: Giyani, Limpopo, South Africa
Disability: Unspecified
Perpetrator: Her mother
Source: Limpopo woman to face murder charge for death of 10-month-old daughter
*(Unknown), (Female)
(Died August 21, 2023, Age 10m)
Cause of death: Homicide (Unspecified)
Location: Giyani, Limpopo, South Africa
Disability: Unspecified
Perpetrator: Her mother, age 29
Source: Mother arrested after death of disabled baby
#(Unknown), (Female)
(Died August 31, 2023, Age 63)
Cause of death: Homicide (Bludgeoned)
Location: Corfu, Greece
Disability: Unspecified; hospitalized in mental ward
Perpetrator: Fellow patient at General Hospital of Corfu
Source: Psychiatric ward patient kills another patient in Corfu hospital
#(Unknown), (Female)
(Died September 8, 2023, Age 100)
Cause of death: Unknown suspicious death (Died the day after sexual assault; cause unspecified)
Location: Teshikaga, Hokkaido, Japan
Disability: Unspecified; bedridden
Perpetrator: Fellow resident, age 79
Source: 79-year-old man arrested over sexual assault, death of 100-year-old nursing home resident
#(Unknown), (Male)
(Died November 8, 2022, Age 70s)
Cause of death: Homicide (Head injury)
Location: Preston, England, UK
Disability: Dementia
Perpetrator: Fellow resident at Hulton House Care Residence
Source: Murder probe launched after resident of care home specialising in dementia dies
(Unknown), (Male)
(Died September 22, 2023, Age 53)
Cause of death: Accidental (Starvation; left alone when their caregiver was hospitalized)
Location: Sau Mau Ping, Hong Kong, China
Disability: Intellectual disability
Perpetrator: Systemic failure
Source: A heartbreaking end for mom of ‘brothers who starved to death’
(Unknown), (Male)
(Died September 22, 2023, Age 55)
Cause of death: Accidental (Starvation; left alone when their caregiver was hospitalized)
Location: Sau Mau Ping, Hong Kong, China
Disability: Intellectual disability
Perpetrator: Systemic failure
Source: Hong Kong mum died month after 2 intellectually disabled sons found dead in flat, health authorities say
#(Unknown), (Male)
(Died April 28, 2023, Age 81)
Cause of death: Homicide (Unspecified homicide)
Location: Warren, Rhode Island, USA
Disability: Unspecified; nursing home resident
Perpetrator: Robert Hill (Fellow patient at Crestwood Nursing and Rehabilitation)
Source: Court date for nursing home patient accused of murder delayed again
(Unknown), Ange
(Died December 2000, Age 98)
Cause of death: Homicide (Attacked with bolo)
Location: Leyte, Philippines
Disability: Blindness
Perpetrator: Ed
Source: ‘Ed and Ange’
!Acevedo, Joel
(Died April 25, 2020, Age 25)
Cause of death: Restraint-related (Suffocation)
Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Disability: Asthma, chronic illness
Perpetrator: Michael Mattioli (Off-duty police)
Source: Jurors view police body cams in homicide case against former officer
*Albone, Sarah
(Died February 25, 2023, Age 38)
Cause of death: Homicide (Suffocation, head injury)
Location: Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, England, UK
Disability: Multiple sclerosis
Perpetrator: Matthew Waddell (Partner)
Source: Biggleswade: Matthew Waddell guilty of body-in-suitcase murder
*Albone, Sarah
(Died February 25, 2023, Age 38)
Cause of death: Homicide (Head injury, airway obstruction)
Location: Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, England, UK
Disability: Multiple sclerosis
Perpetrator: Matthew Waddell (Partner)
Source: Biggleswade: Matthew Waddell guilty of body-in-suitcase murder
*+Alsubaihi, Amanpreet “Abraham”
(Died October 13, 2023, Age 9)
Cause of death: Homicide (Strangled)
Location: Reno, Nevada, USA
Disability: Autism
Perpetrator: Ansonia Laws (Mother)
Source: Mother in custody for allegedly killing her son, father gives his reaction
Aston, Stephanie
(Died September 1, 2023, Age 33)
Cause of death: Medical mapractice (Diagnosed with factitious disorder, denied medical treatment; died of vascular EDS)
Location: Auckland, New Zealand
Disability: Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
Perpetrator: Systemic failure
Source: Stephanie Aston death: EDS sufferers call for change after doctors accused woman of faking illness
*+Baba Junior, (Male)
(Died September 5, 2023, Age 4 months)
Cause of death: Proxy Homicide (Suffocation)
Location: Berekum, Bono Region, Ghana
Disability: Suspected Autism
Perpetrator: Dj Poli (Father) and Nana (Fetish priest)
Source: Man allegedly pays fetish priest GHS800 to kill 4-month-old autistic son, buries him secretly
!Baldwin, Georgia Kay
(Died September 14, 2021, Age 52)
Cause of death: Neglect (Dehydration)
Location: Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Disability: Mental illness
Perpetrator: Tarrant County Jail
Source: Tarrant County inmate’s ‘unnecessary death’ spotlights mental health crisis in jails nationwide
Bano, Khusnaseeba
(Died September 3, 2018, Age 21)
Cause of death: Homicide (Stabbed)
Location: Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Disability: Unspecified
Perpetrator: Shaqeel Khan
Source: Man gets life sentence for killing disabled woman
!Barrientos, Justin
(Died January 31, 2023, Age 31)
Cause of death: Suicide/Medical Neglect (Untreated trauma from swallowing foreign object)
Location: Lawton, Oklahoma, USA
Disability: Schizoaffective disorder
Perpetrator: Lawton Correctional and Rehabilitation Facility staff
Source: Mother files civil rights lawsuit over son’s death in Lawton Correctional Facility
*Bateman, Sara
(Died March 30, 2023, Age 50)
Cause of death: Homicide (Broken neck; strangled)
Location: Willenhall, England, UK
Disability: Leg amputee, wheelchair user
Perpetrator: Matthew Hyde (Boyfriend)
Source: Killer strangled amputee girlfriend to death with a dog lead after she poked him with walking stick
!Battiste-Kosoko, Noni
(Died July 11, 2023, Age 19)
Cause of death: Medical mapractice (Olanzopine toxicity)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Disability: Bipolar disorder
Perpetrator: Fulton County Jail
Source: Autopsies spotlight mental health crisis at Fulton County Jail
#Bell, Elizabeth
(Died November 9, 2023, Age 81)
Cause of death: Homicide (Arson)
Location: Glendale, Arizona, USA
Disability: Unspecified; bedridden
Perpetrator: Wayne Tweed (Caregiver, paid)
Source: Man charged with murder, arson after woman he cared for dies in Glendale house fire
Bennett, Maurice “Moza”
(Died April 7, 2023, Age 54)
Cause of death: Homicide (Blunt & sharp trauma)
Location: Ormesby, Middlesborough, England, UK
Disability: Foot amputee
Perpetrator: David Thompson-Love (Neighbor)
Source: Man jailed for Maurice Bennett murder in Ormesby
+Blizzard, Skyler Desmond
(Died April 29, 2023, Age 16)
Cause of death: Natural (Pneumonia; given Versed overdose)
Location: Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Disability: Autism
Perpetrator: Paramedics
Source: Paramedic accused of giving special needs teen meds before death to ‘shut him up,’ coroner’s report says
#Bower, Marianne
(Died September 28, 2021, Age 68)
Cause of death: Homicide (insulin poisoning)
Location: Lower Burrell, Pennsylvania, USA
Disability: Multiple sclerosis
Perpetrator: Heather Pressdee (Serial killer, Belair Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center nurse)
Source: Local nurse accused of killing 2 patients, hurting another with intentional doses of insulin
Boykin, William
(Died December 22, 2010, Age 66)
Cause of death: Homicide (Stabbed, strangled)
Location: Dayton, Ohio, USA
Disability: Paraplegic, chronic pain
Perpetrator: Unsolved
Source: Mystery: ‘Stabbed over 100 times;’ Family of William Boykin seeks justice
Brackett, Bill
(Died October 25, 2023, Age 48)
Cause of death: Homicide (Gunshot)
Location: Lewiston, Maine, USA
Disability: Deaf
Perpetrator: Robert Card
Source: These are the victims of the Lewiston, Maine, mass shootings
*#Brassard-Levesque, Therese
(Died September 30, 2023, Age 79)
Cause of death: Homicide (Unspecified)
Location: Terrebonne, Quebec, Canada
Disability: Alzheimer’s disease
Perpetrator: Gilles Brassard (Husband)
Source: Man, 81, charged in wife’s murder at Quebec seniors’ home
*#Brassard-Lévesque, Thérèse
(Died September 30, 2023, Age 79)
Cause of death: Homicide (Unspecified homicide)
Location: Terrebonne, Quebec, Canada
Disability: Alzheimer’s disease
Perpetrator: Her partner
Source: Police investigate homicide at Terrebonne, Que., seniors’ residence
Brierly, Sarah
(Died February 14, 2023, Age 49)
Cause of death: Homicide (Bludgeoned)
Location: Sheffield, England, UK
Disability: Depression
Perpetrator: David Scot (Flatmate)
Source: Thug murdered defenceless mum on Valentine’s Day and robbed her as she lay dead
#Britt, Jason
(Died February 4, 2022, Age 28)
Cause of death: Accidental (Heart and kidney failure from steroid use; due to eating disorder; due to abuse, rape)
Location: Meridian, Idaho, USA
Disability: Epilepsy
Perpetrator: Agape Boarding School staff
Source: Mother files wrongful death lawsuit against now-closed Christian boarding school in Missouri
Brown, Florence
(Died September 12, 2023, Age 94)
Cause of death: Homicide-Suicide (Gunshot)
Location: Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA
Disability: Dementia
Perpetrator: Stanley Brown (Husband)
Source: Lansdale husband, 93, killed wife, 94, in murder-suicide, Montgomery County DA says
Brown, J.B. “Ray”
(Died September 8, 2023, Age 69)
Cause of death: Homicide (Gunshot)
Location: Farrell, Pennsylvania, USA
Disability: Depression
Perpetrator: Mercedes Nicol McKelvey and Da’Ryan C. Allen
Source: Remembering J.B.: Community, family mourns murder victim
!Brown, Trey Chavez
(Died September 19, 2023, Age 48)
Cause of death: Homicide (Unspecified homicide)
Location: Columbia, South Carolina, USA
Disability: Mental illness
Perpetrator: Someone at South Carolina Broad River Correctional Institution
Source: Upstate man convicted of murder killed in Columbia detention center
*Bruno, Michael J.
(Died September 17, 2022, Age 74)
Cause of death: Homicide (Gunshot)
Location: Boardman, Ohio, USA
Disability: Depression, PTSD, frail elder
Perpetrator: Michael N. Bruno (Son)
Source: Man who killed his father gets 18 to life
Burns, Joseph
(Died August 30, 2023, Age 51)
Cause of death: Homicide (Gunshot)
Location: Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Disability: Depression
Perpetrator: Unsolved
Source: ‘Gave you anything’: Daughter says father shot and killed in KC was committed to family
Burpee, Donald
(Died September 20, 2021, Age 85)
Cause of death: Unknown suspicious death (Acute oxycodone over-medication)
Location: Durham, Maine, USA
Disability: Prostate cancer; mental disability
Perpetrator: Unsolved; died while under guardianship
Source: Eight deaths raise questions about oversight of Maine’s public guardianships
Byrd, Bryheim
(Died September 4, 2023, Age 36)
Cause of death: Homicide (Gunshot)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Disability: Wheelchair user
Perpetrator: Unsolved
Source: Man, 36, shot to death sitting in wheelchair on South Philadelphia street
!Cameron, Damien
(Died July 26, 2021, Age 29)
Cause of death: Restraint-related (Asphyxia, neck compression)
Location: Braxton, Mississippi, USA
Disability: Bipolar disorder, schizophrenia
Perpetrator: Rankin County police
Source: New Evidence Raises Questions in Mississippi Police Killing
Campbell, Alastair
(Died October 30, 2023, Age 52)
Cause of death: Homicide (Stabbed)
Location: Renfrew, Scotland, UK
Disability: Partially blind; one eye
Perpetrator: Unnamed 47-year-old
Source: Disabled murder victim ‘crawled into street to escape knife bloodbath’ before dying
#Campbell, Joseph
(Died December 25, 2022, Age 83)
Cause of death: Homicide (Insulin overdose)
Location: Chicora, Pennsylvania, USA
Disability: Nursing home resident
Perpetrator: Heather Pressdee (Nurse)
Source: Family suing nursing home after nurse accused of giving 83-year-old man lethal doses of insulin
*Carlson, Mary Lynne
(Died October 25, 1996, Age 53)
Cause of death: Proxy homicide (Stabbed)
Location: Peoria, Arizona, USA
Disability: Multiple sclerosis
Perpetrator: Doris Carlson, David Carlson, John Daniel McReaken, Scott Smith
Source: Woman Hires Men to Brutally Kill Bedridden Mother-in-Law with Multiple Sclerosis
#Cary, Lois Kathryn
(Died December 23, 2022, Age 82)
Cause of death: Neglect (Hypothermia; worker did not prevent her from walking outside without proper clothing)
Location: Lansing, Michigan, USA
Disability: Nursing home resident
Perpetrator: Colleen Kelly O’Connor (Staff at Vista Springs Imperial Park at Timber Ridge)
Source: ‘Caregivers have a responsibility’: Nursing home employee arrested after 82-year-old woman freezes to death
Chacon, Albeiro Ruiz
(Died June 28, 2019, Age 35)
Cause of death: Homicide (Beaten; while defending mother from a robbery)
Location: El Palmar, Confines, Santander, Colombia
Disability: Down syndrome
Perpetrator: Unsolved; three robbers wanted
Source: Un joven con Síndrome de Down es asesinado por defender a su madre
Chambers, Bob Kenneth
(Died September 9, 2020, Age 67)
Cause of death: Accidental (Hit-and-run; intoxicated)
Location: Waterloo, Iowa, USA
Disability: Legally blind
Perpetrator: Juan Rubio Alejo
Source: Former Waterloo man sentenced to 11 years in prison for fatal car accident
Cho, Sehee
(Died September 12, 2023 (Body found), Age 33)
Cause of death: Homicide (Beaten, starved)
Location: Duluth, Georgia, USA
Disability: Depression
Perpetrator: Mihee Lee, Gawom Lee, Joonho Lee, Juoonhyum Lee, Huynji Lee, unnamed 15 year old
Source: Woman whose body was found in a car’s trunk in US had left South Korea to start anew, detective says
*Christian, Sebastian
(Died November 22, 2023, Age 65)
Cause of death: Homicide (Bludgeoned)
Location: Alappuzha, Kerala, India
Disability: Mobility impaired/Bedridden due to car accident injury
Perpetrator: Sebin Christian (Son)
Source: Alappuzha man kills bedridden father for defecating on bed…
Civilne, Jean
(Died April 10, 2023, Age 44)
Cause of death: Homicide (Beaten with baseball bat)
Location: Williamsbridge, New York, New York, USA
Disability: Epilepsy
Perpetrator: Jowayney Francis, Richard Smith
Source: Cops nab second suspect in 2020 baseball bat murder: police
!Clinton, Daryl
(Died August 10, 2019, Age 56)
Cause of death: Neglect (Blunt force trauma to cervical spine; delay in medical treatment)
Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
Disability: Amputee, diabetes
Perpetrator: Oklahoma County Detention Center
Source: ‘Slowly bleeding’: Family wants answers years after brother’s jail-related death
#Cooper, Lillie Johnson
(Died October 6, 2023, Age 88)
Cause of death: Homicide (Broken hip; pushed to the floor)
Location: Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina, USA
Disability: Unspecified; memory care resident
Perpetrator: Cynthia Williams Sellars (Windsor Point Retirement Community employee)
Source: Ex Fuquay-Varina nursing home employee charged with murder
*#Crammond, Ray
(Died April 29, 2023, Age 73)
Cause of death: Neglect (Pneumonia; bedsores)
Location: Iowa, USA
Disability: Unspecified; bedridden
Perpetrator: Diana Lynn Becker-Abeyta (Unlicensed live-in caretaker)
Source: Live-in caretaker murders bedridden elderly man in Iowa: Police
Crawford, Gwen Zelda
(Died January 8, 2023, Age 60)
Cause of death: Homicide (Insulin overdose)
Location: Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
Disability: Kidney disease
Perpetrator: John Hayes (Nurse)
Source: Woman killed by ‘rogue nurse’ moved to Triad for better medical care, brother says
+Creffield, Tom
(Died February 6, 2020, Age 24)
Cause of death: Systemic failure (Self-inflicted injuries; lack of response to mental health crisis)
Location: Redcar, Teesside, England, UK
Disability: Autism, paranoid schizophrenia
Perpetrator: Lustrum Vale mental health unit
Source: Tom Creffield: Inquest finds discharge planning at TEWV mental health unit contributed to death of young autistic man
+Dan, Noya
(Died October 7, 2023, Age 12)
Cause of death: War crime (Gunshot)
Location: Kibbutz Nir-Oz, Israel
Disability: Autism
Perpetrator: Hamas
Source: A Harry Potter fan’s murder reverberates from Israel to Boston
+#Dixon, Quincy
(Died September 21, 2022, Age 23)
Cause of death: Accidental/Neglect (Medication overdose)
Location: Darlington, South Carolina, USA
Disability: Autism
Perpetrator: Briar Gate Community Training Home
Source: Family files wrongful death lawsuit after son allegedly overdosed at Darlington care facility
#Doe, Loretta
(Died August 11, 2020, Age 66)
Cause of death: Homicide (Neck compression, injuries to head and back)
Location: Rancho Cordova, California, USA
Disability: Mobility impaired, wheelchair user
Perpetrator: Oluwatoyin Mudashiru (Benny’s Care Home staff)
Source: Defendant Convicted of Elder Abuse Causing Death of 66-Year-Old Disabled Woman
!Dominguez, Jesse
(Died November 19, 2023, Age 33)
Cause of death: Police shooting (Gunshot)
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Disability: Bipolar disorder
Perpetrator: Police
Source: Death of pedestrian at the hands of LA officer reopens debate on police brutality
+Donovan, Daniel
(Died February 12, 2022, Age 47)
Cause of death: Negligence/Suicide (Hypothermia)
Location: Beverly, Massachusetts, USA
Disability: Autism
Perpetrator: Beverly Hospital
Source: Beverly Hospital facing negligence lawsuit after patient’s death in woods nearby
!Dorado, Ricardo
(Died August 21, 2022, Age 33)
Cause of death: Restraint-related (Heart attack/suffocation while in restraint)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Disability: Schizophrenia
Perpetrator: Atlanta police
Source: Atlanta will pay $3.75M to family of Nebraska man who died after being handcuffed and held face down
#Ellis, William
(Died September 11, 2018, Age 86)
Cause of death: Homicide (Sharp and blunt force head trauma)
Location: Carpenter Canyon, Nevada, USA
Disability: Wheelchair user
Perpetrator: Patrick Byrom and Kortny Payne (Caretaker)
Source: Caretaker, boyfriend accused of killing 86-year-old wheelchair-bound Las Vegas man, stealing his car, money
#Fannell, Juneanne
(Died April 5, 2023, Age 82)
Cause of death: Homicide (Gunshot)
Location: Rio Rancho, New Mexico, USA
Disability: Unspecified; bedridden; hospice patient
Perpetrator: Henry Cardana (Caretaker)
Source: 82-year-old allegedly killed by caretaker hours after cops ignored cries for help
#Fino, Carmelo
(Died July 16, 2022, Age 83)
Cause of death: Neglect (Lack of monitoring; wandering/exposure)
Location: Birżebbuġa, Malta
Disability: Dementia
Perpetrator: St. Vincent De Paul care home staff
Source: Involuntary Homicide And Neglect: Six St Vincent De Paul Staff Members To Be Charged With Carmelo Fino’s Death
!Floyd, S. A.
(Died November 1, 2023, Age 67)
Cause of death: Police shooting (Gunshot)
Location: Spirit Lake, Idaho, USA
Disability: Partial blindness
Perpetrator: Spirit Lake police
Source: Investigators remain tightlipped at press conference on death of 67-year-old woman after Spirit Lake police shooting | The Spokesman-Review
Francy, David
(Died March 6, 2022, Age 47)
Cause of death: Homicide (Gunshot)
Location: Delhi, Ohio, USA
Disability: Multiple sclerosis
Perpetrator: Marc Henderson
Source: ‘They want to know why’: Families left wondering why Delhi man killed 2 last year
*G, Amalie
(Died March 6, 2023, Age 100)
Cause of death: Homicide (Hit with an axe)
Location: Hamburg, Germany
Disability: Dementia
Perpetrator: Artur B (Grandson)
Source: Woman, 100, decapitated in her wheelchair as axe-wielding grandson confesses to murder
Garcia, Uriel
(Died September 15, 2023, Age 16)
Cause of death: Homicide (Gunshot)
Location: Palatine, Illinois, USA
Disability: Deaf
Perpetrator: Unsolved
Source: Shooting of 2 teens in Palatine gang-related, shooter sought
!Georgatos, Austin
(Died January 28, 2021, Age 20)
Cause of death: Suicide/Neglect (Hanging; after having medication discontinued, denied mental health care)
Location: Buckeye, Arizona, USA
Disability: Schizophrenia
Perpetrator: Arizona State Prison Lewis Complex
Source: ‘Tentative’ settlement in wrongful death lawsuit over man’s death in prison reached
!Gilbert, Kendall Darnell
(Died August 27, 2023, Age 40)
Cause of death: Police shooting (Gunshot)
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Disability: Schizophrenia
Perpetrator: Police
Source: Community reacts to IMPD shooting, killing man armed with machete
*Gonzales, Caleb Elazar
(Died February 25, 2023, Age 16)
Cause of death: Neglect (Died after neglect)
Location: Lago Vista, Texas, USA
Disability: Physical and mental disabilities
Perpetrator: Veronica Marie Soriano (Mother)
Source: Woman accused of burying her disabled child in empty lot after not reporting his death
Green, Jared
(Died March 30, 2023, Age 3)
Cause of death: Accidental/Negligence (Accidental gunshot while playing with unsecured gun)
Location: Hamilton, Ohio, USA
Disability: Developmental disability
Perpetrator: Benjamin Bishop
Source: Former officer sentenced to prison for 3-year-old’s accidental shooting death
!Green, Timothy
(Died August 22, 2022, Age 37)
Cause of death: Police-involved death (Taser used)
Location: Olympia, Washington, USA
Disability: Bipolar disorder, schizophrenia
Perpetrator: Police
Source: Family of man shot by police wants Olympia to pay $21 million for his death. Here’s why
#Griffiths, Ernest
(Died February 25, 2023, Age 83)
Cause of death: Neglect (Untreated wound, sepsis)
Location: Grand Junction, Colorado, USA
Disability: Dementia
Perpetrator: Mantey Heights Rehabilitation and Care Center
Source: A Colorado veteran needed help. He ended up dead after the VA referred him to a nursing home
Hadjilyra, Ioli
(Died September 4, 2019, Age 26)
Cause of death: Homicide (Asphyxia and/or drug toxicity)
Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Disability: Mental illness
Perpetrator: Bradley Scott Edwards
Source: Man jailed for ‘unprovoked’ killing of young woman in Brisbane park
*Halstead, Logan
(Died October 29, 2023, Age 19)
Cause of death: Neglect (Denied medical care)
Location: Headland, Alabama, USA
Disability: Spina bifida
Perpetrator: Michael Halstead (Father) and Karen Halstead (Mother)
Source: Parents of disabled Alabama teen found in backyard freezer charged in his death
!Hardison, William
(Died August 26, 2023, Age 63)
Cause of death: Police shooting (Gunshot)
Location: Garfield, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Disability: PTSD, cancer
Perpetrator: Police
Source: Family, friends of Garfield shooter protest his death
*Hite, Barbara Ann
(Died September 8, 2023, Age 78)
Cause of death: Homicide (Multiple blunt force injuries)
Location: Temperance, Michigan, USA
Disability: Unspecified disability
Perpetrator: Edward Hite
Source: Relative of murder victim allegedly killed by 81-year-old says suspect has dementia, attacked her first
Ho, (Male)
(Died September 22, 2023, Age 55)
Cause of death: Systemic failure (Starvation; left without care after mother hospitalized)
Location: Sau Mau Ping, Hong Kong, China
Disability: Intellectual disability
Perpetrator: Systemic failure
Source: Brothers suspectedly starved to death in Sau Mau Ping after mother admitted to hospital
Ho, (Male)
(Died September 22, 2023, Age 53)
Cause of death: Systemic failure (Starvation; left without care after mother hospitalized)
Location: Sau Mau Ping, Hong Kong, China
Disability: Intellectual disability
Perpetrator: Systemic failure
Source: Brothers suspectedly starved to death in Sau Mau Ping after mother admitted to hospital
!Hollman, Johnny
(Died August 11, 2023, Age 62)
Cause of death: Police-involved death (Cardiac arrhythmia after taser use)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Disability: COPD, diabetes
Perpetrator: Police
Source: Cause of death revealed for Atlanta deacon killed after being tased by police officer, family reacts to report
!Irizarry, Eddie
(Died August 14, 2023, Age 27)
Cause of death: Police shooting (Gunshot)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Disability: Schizophrenia
Perpetrator: Mark Dial (Police)
Source: Philadelphia Police Officer Charged in Fatal Shooting
#J. B., (Male)
(Died December 4, 2022, Age 55)
Cause of death: Homicide (insulin poisoning)
Location: Chicora, Pennsylvania, USA
Disability: Nursing home resident with “poor quality of life”
Perpetrator: Heather Pressdee (Serial killer,Quality of Life Services-Chicora nurse)
Source: Lawsuit claims nurse killed 3rd victim with insulin, blames Lower Burrell nursing home
#J. C., (Male)
(Died December 25, 2022, Age 83)
Cause of death: Homicide (insulin poisoning)
Location: Chicora, Pennsylvania, USA
Disability: Dementia
Perpetrator: Heather Pressdee (Serial killer,Quality of Life Services-Chicora nurse)
Source: Is Heather Pressdee a Healthcare Serial Killer?
*Jackson, Ahmad
(Died October 20, 2023, Age 5)
Cause of death: Homicide-Suicide (Undetermined)
Location: Sanford, Florida, USA
Disability: Unspecified special needs
Perpetrator: Catorreia Hutto (Mother)
Source: Florida mother and 5-year-old twins dead in apparent double murder-suicide, officials say
*Jackson, Ava
(Died October 20, 2023, Age 5)
Cause of death: Homicide-Suicide (Undetermined)
Location: Sanford, Florida, USA
Disability: Unspecified special needs
Perpetrator: Catorreia Hutto (Mother)
Source: Florida mother and 5-year-old twins dead in apparent double murder-suicide, officials say
Jackson, Jonathan Dee
(Died November 23, 2020, Age 48)
Cause of death: Homicide (Gunshot)
Location: Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Disability: Arthritis, neuropathy, carpal tunnel syndrome
Perpetrator: Unsolved
Source: Police seek witnesses, clues in unsolved 2020 Birmingham double murder
!Jackson, Mustaffa
(Died February 12, 2023, Age 25)
Cause of death: Neglect (Untreated sepsis; untreated UTI)
Location: Glen Mills, Pennsylvania, USA
Disability: Paraplegic
Perpetrator: George W. Hill Correctional Facility staff
Source: Delco inmate who died by “delayed homicide” had urosepsis, autopsy shows
Jarmon-Joiner, Jarmel
(Died September 12, 2020, Age 34)
Cause of death: Homicide (Gunshot)
Location: Houston, Texas, USA
Disability: Wheelchair user
Perpetrator: Cornelius Watson
Source: Gang member sentenced to 80 years after killing an innocent bystander in a wheelchair
*JMGC, (Male)
(Died September 1, 2023, Age 25)
Cause of death: Homicide-Suicide (Poisoning)
Location: Valencia, Spain
Disability: Down syndrome
Perpetrator: LMC (Mother)
Source: Una mujer mata a su hijo discapacitado y después se quita la vida en un hotel de València
!Johnson, William
(Died September 27, 2021, Age 36)
Cause of death: Medical neglect (Fatal seizure; denied medication, overmedicated, or undermedicated while in jail)
Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Disability: Epilepsy
Perpetrator: El Paso County jail
Source: El Paso County settles jail death lawsuit for $3 million
Jones, Coybern
(Died October 30, 2023, Age 67)
Cause of death: Homicide (Gunshot)
Location: Jonesboro, Georgia, USA
Disability: PTSD
Perpetrator: Joe Link
Source: Family says Jonesboro mayoral campaign manager was longtime chess buddies with his killer
*+Junior, Baba
(Died September 5, 2023, Age 4 months)
Cause of death: Proxy homicide (Suffocation)
Location: Berekum, Bono, Ghana
Disability: Suspected autism
Perpetrator: Dj Poli (Father) and a hired fetish priest
Source: Man allegedly pays fetish priest GHS800 to kill 4-month-old autistic son, buries him secretly
*Karr, Eda Lyn
(Died October 18, 2022, Age 63)
Cause of death: Neglect (Unspecified neglect)
Location: Stevensville, Montana, USA
Disability: Parkinson’s disease
Perpetrator: Ronan Sterling-Shanahan, aka Justin Whitfield (Son)
Source: Stevi man sentenced to 30 years in mother’s death
Karyotis, Antonis
(Died September 5, 2023, Age 36)
Cause of death: Homicide (Pushed off ship because he was late; drowned)
Location: Athens, Greece
Disability: Unspecified special needs
Perpetrator: Agios Nikolaos Lasithiou; Blue Horizon; Attica Group
Source: Blue Horizon: “They Threatened To Throw Me Overboard,” Says Traveller Following Tragic Death
*Kefauver, Vivian Norwood
(Died November 17, 2023, Age 80)
Cause of death: Homicide (Broken neck)
Location: Houston, Texas, USA
Disability: Disabled elder
Perpetrator: Suzette Kefauver (Daughter)
Source: Woman charged with murder claims she was trying to lift 80-year-old mom from ground, records show
Kerns, Libby
(Died January 26, 2022, Age 47)
Cause of death: Homicide (Gunshot)
Location: Huntsville, North Carolina, USA
Disability: Mental illness
Perpetrator: Christopher Nailor
Source: Man pleads not guilty to killing Rowan Co. woman, putting body in shallow grave
!Knotts, Kenneth
(Died November 29, 2022, Age 41)
Cause of death: Restraint-related (Sudden cardiac arrest while restrained)
Location: Dallas, Texas, USA
Disability: Mental illness; paranoia
Perpetrator: UT Southwestern hospital police
Source: Hospital police restrained a man in crisis. His Dallas death was ruled a homicide
Koike, Kelly Brock
(Died August 13, 2023, Age 37)
Cause of death: Unknown suspicious death (Found in duffel bag)
Location: San Francisco, California, USA
Disability: Schizophrenia, catatonia, bipolar disorder
Perpetrator: Alexander Madden and Emilia Beckhusen
Source: 2 Arrested in Death of Woman Found in Duffle Bag in Golden Gate Park
#Kubo, Eiji
(Died August 20, 2023, Age 81)
Cause of death: Homicide (Punched in the face; subdural hematoma)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Disability: Elder nursing home resident
Perpetrator: Kaoru Fukuzawa (Care Home Hanabatake employee)
Source: Nursing home worker arrested over death of 81-year-old resident claims he ‘got fed up’
!Kunwar, Manish
(Died October 5, 2023, Age 27)
Cause of death: Death in custody (Unknown cause)
Location: New York City, New York, USA
Disability: Mental illness
Perpetrator: Eric M. Taylor Center; Rikers Island
Source: Nepali man’s mysterious death in NYC jail leaves friends and family questioning conditions there
*Lal, Mohan
(Died July 24, 2016, Age Adult)
Cause of death: Homicide (Head injury from axe)
Location: Naal Bashat, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Disability: No arms
Perpetrator: Joli Ram (Uncle) and Thakri Devi (Aunt)
Source: Udhampur couple gets life for killing
Lallan, Sylvan “Puncin”
(Died September 29, 2023, Age 39)
Cause of death: Homicide (Gunshot)
Location: Rio Claro, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago
Disability: Wheelchair user
Perpetrator: Suspect arrested
Source: Suspect charged in Andrea’s murder, 3 held for Guanapo killings
#Lane, Mary Emma
(Died June 17, 2023, Age 92)
Cause of death: Neglect (Dementia, worsened by untreated foot infection)
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Disability: Dementia
Perpetrator: Hunter Woods Nursing and Rehabilitation Center staff
Source: ‘How long was she in pain?’ Families fault Charlotte nursing home for resident neglect
!Lau, Jeremy
(Died March 1, 2022, Age 46)
Cause of death: Restraint-related (Facedown restraint, hit with flashlight, Taser used)
Location: Portland, Maine, USA
Disability: Mental illness
Perpetrator: Police
Source: No charges against Maine authorities in death of handcuffed man who was hit in head
*Lew, Gary
(Died April 11, 2023, Age 68)
Cause of death: Homicide (Beating)
Location: Denton, Nebraska, USA
Disability: Wheelchair user
Perpetrator: Christina Thornley (Daughter), Justin Thornley (Son in law), Jacob Thornley (Cousin), Braden Bongers
Source: No charges against Maine authorities in death of handcuffed man who was hit in head
Littlefield, Dorothy
(Died May 23, 2022, Age 72)
Cause of death: Unknown suspicious death (Heart disease, in the context of excessive medication for Alzheimer’s disease)
Location: Portland, Maine, USA
Disability: Heart disease, Alzheimer’s disease
Perpetrator: Unsolved; died while under guardianship
Source: Eight deaths raise questions about oversight of Maine’s public guardianships
*Lizanec, Michelle
(Died February 13, 2021, Age 44)
Cause of death: Homicide (Stabbed)
Location: Inchture, Scotland, UK
Disability: Depression
Perpetrator: John Lizanec (Husband)
Source: Man accused of murdering wife at Inchture home told mum: ‘I have done something bad’
MacFarlane, Bryan
(Died October 25, 2023, Age 41)
Cause of death: Homicide (Gunshot)
Location: Lewiston, Maine, USA
Disability: Deaf
Perpetrator: Robert Card
Source: These are the victims of the Lewiston, Maine, mass shootings
#Mack, Randolph J.
(Died December 4, 2020, Age 64)
Cause of death: Neglect (Bedsore; sepsis)
Location: Timonium, Maryland, USA
Disability: Stroke
Perpetrator: Stella Maris nursing home staff
Source: Jury awards $9M in Baltimore County nursing home bedsore death
#Maeda, Yuko
(Died May 28, 2022, Age 77)
Cause of death: Homicide (Psychotropic medication overdose)
Location: Shiojiri, Nagano Prefecture, Japan
Disability: Nursing home resident
Perpetrator: Daisuke Mochizuki (nursing home staff)
Source: Ex-nursing home employee rearrested over resident’s death
*Maki, Melvin
(Died June 4, 2018, Age 77)
Cause of death: Homicide (Blunt head trauma)
Location: Rock Creek, Oregon, USA
Disability: Dementia
Perpetrator: Shaun Edwin Maki (Son)
Source: Man found guilty of killing his 77-year-old father
*Mansoff, Cheryl
(Died September 2, 2023, Age 63)
Cause of death: Homicide (Beaten)
Location: Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
Disability: Leg amputee, diabetes
Perpetrator: Stephen Teetaert (Caregiver)
Source: Neighbours, uncle talk about homicide
#McDaniel, Benny
(Died March 28, 2023, Age 80)
Cause of death: Accidental/Negligence (Detergent poisoning; laundry room left open)
Location: Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Disability: Dementia
Perpetrator: Prosperity Pointe nursing home staff
Source: Lawsuit: Prosperity Pointe left laundry room door unlocked, patient with dementia drank detergent and died
#McDougal, Dennis Craig
(Died June 30, 2023, Age 76)
Cause of death: Neglect (Malnutrition; sepsis, pneumonia, bone fractures)
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Disability: Cerebral palsy
Perpetrator: His caregiver
Source: Death of 76-year-old Ann Arbor man ruled homicide caused by neglect, malnutrition
#Miller, Jonas
(Died October 2022, Age 80)
Cause of death: Unknown suspicious death (Heart disease; over-medicated with morphine)
Location: Canton, Maine, USA
Disability: Heart disease, diabetes, kidney and liver disease
Perpetrator: Unsolved; died while under guardianship
Source: Eight deaths raise questions about oversight of Maine’s public guardianships
Monaghan, Dennis Reid
(Died May 2017, Age Adult)
Cause of death: Negligence (Poorly maintained building; fall from road into courtyard)
Location: Qawra, Northern Region, Malta
Disability: Visually impaired
Perpetrator: Albert Borg (Building owner)
Source: Derelict hotel owner guilty of involuntary homicide of blind tourist in fall
Moore, Marcus
(Died April 12, 2023, Age 39)
Cause of death: Homicide (Beaten)
Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
Disability: Wheelchair user
Perpetrator: Christopher Canada and Jamie Jack
Source: Man Charged In Connection With SE OKC Homicide Expected In Court
*Morley, Jean
(Died July 31, 2023, Age 92)
Cause of death: Homicide (Suffocation)
Location: Fisher, New South Wales, Australia
Disability: Dementia
Perpetrator: Donald Morley (Husband)
Source: 92-year-old Donald Morley will plead guilty to murder of his dementia-suffering wife, Jean
*Morris, Dana
(Died September 30, 2023, Age 55)
Cause of death: Homicide (Stabbed with screwdriver)
Location: Modesto, California, USA
Disability: Double leg amputee
Perpetrator: Zachary Morris (Son)
Source: Man charged with stabbing his double-leg amputee mother to death with a screwdriver
#Morris, William
(Died July 19, 2023, Age 76)
Cause of death: Neglect (Pneumonia, septic shock, dementia)
Location: Charlotte, West Virginia, USA
Disability: Dementia
Perpetrator: Charter Senior Living Facility
Source: Cotswold senior-living home cited after death of resident
!Murphy, Tristin
(Died September 16, 2021, Age 37)
Cause of death: Suicide/Neglect (Chainsaw wounds; denied mental health care and given work duty with chainsaw)
Location: Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA
Disability: Schizophrenia
Perpetrator: South Florida Reception Center staff
Source: Florida inmate’s shocking chainsaw suicide is a wake-up call about mental illness
#Nicholls, Patricia
(Died November 3, 2022, Age 73)
Cause of death: Neglect (Propped in wheelchair unattended; circulation restricted, cardiac arrest)
Location: Gloversville, New York, USA
Disability: Unspecified special needs
Perpetrator: Sarah Mango and Jacquelyn Bayless
Source: Gloversville police charge 2 in 2022 supervised living facility death case
#Patterson, Bettye
(Died October 16, 2016, Age 80)
Cause of death: Neglect/Systemic Failure (Left without supplemental oxygen during power outage; suffocation)
Location: Palos Heights, Illinois, USA
Disability: COPD, diabetes
Perpetrator: Providence Palos Heights
Source: Nursing Home Resident’s Family Awarded $5.5M In Power Outage Death
*Pearce, Eileen
(Died June 5, 2021, Age 89)
Cause of death: Homicide (Smothered)
Location: Bexleyheath, London, England, UK
Disability: Dementia
Perpetrator: Kevin Pearce (Son)
Source: Bexleyheath carer admits killing dementia sufferer mother
#Peasley, Johnathan
(Died October 25, 2023, Age 40)
Cause of death: Homicide (Assault)
Location: Australind, Western Australia, Australia
Disability: Unspecified; group home resident
Perpetrator: 33-year-old fellow group home resident
Source: Australind death: Man charged with murder over NDIS group home attack
Perry, Thomas
(Died August 30, 2023, Age 72)
Cause of death: Homicide (Trauma)
Location: Tucson, Arizona, USA
Disability: Unspecified; qualified for disabled license plate
Perpetrator: Anthony Cruz
Source: Detectives ask for help finding slain man’s SUV
Pham, Chuong
(Died November 1, 2023, Age 87)
Cause of death: Homicide (Assault)
Location: Garden Grove, California, USA
Disability: Dementia
Perpetrator: Mario Brancato
Source: 87-year-old man fatally assaulted by apparent stranger in his Garden Grove home
#Pokoyski, Teresa May
(Died October 21, 2012, Age 85)
Cause of death: Neglect (Aspiration pneumonia, sepsis; poor feeding practices)
Location: Neath, Wales, UK
Disability: Brain hemorrhage
Perpetrator: Gnoll care home, Neath
Source: Teresa Pokoyski neglected before death, inquest finds
Poling, Taylor
(Died December 7, 2010, Age 20)
Cause of death: Homicide (Gunshot)
Location: Saginaw, Michigan, USA
Disability: Developmental delay, speech impairment, hearing impaired, seizures
Perpetrator: Tyrill L. Wade
Source: ‘A nightmare that lasted 4,656 days.’ Saginaw man heads to prison 13 years after woman’s murder.
#Polk, Vanessa L.
(Died October 19, 2022, Age 64)
Cause of death: Neglect (Infected bedsore)
Location: Waco, Texas, USA
Disability: Dementia, diabetes, leg amputee
Perpetrator: Waco Nursing and Rehab center; Lakeshore Village Nursing and Rehabilitation; Eduro Healthcare
Source: Woman files wrongful death lawsuit against Waco nursing home after mother dies from ‘severely infected’ pressure ulcer
#Powers, Calvin
(Died October 14, 2023, Age 83)
Cause of death: Neglect (Exposure; lack of surveillance, left outside for 7 hours)
Location: Jenison, Michigan, USA
Disability: Mobility impaired; resident in memory care facility
Perpetrator: American House Jenison Cherrywood staff
Source: State recommends closing Jenison adult foster care home after death
*Price, Ellie
(Died April 29, 2020, Age 26)
Cause of death: Homicide (Stabbed)
Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Disability: Borderline personality disorder
Perpetrator: Ricardo Barbaro
Source: Brothel owner and benefactor complained after woman’s death
Rezabala, Pedro Luis Toala “Lagrimita”
(Died October 17, 2023, Age 33)
Cause of death: Homicide (Gunshot)
Location: Portoviejo, Ecuador
Disability: Paraplegic
Perpetrator: Unsolved; three caught on video
Source: Moment disabled man ‘films his own murder’ during livestream
!Riveira, Ryden
(Died September 2022, Age 23)
Cause of death: Homicide (Beating)
Location: Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Disability: Schizophrenia, ADHD
Perpetrator: Unsolved; Oahu Community Correctional Center
Source: State declines to release details on brutal beating in OCCC cell that left man dead
+#Robinson, Joshua
(Died March 24, 2022, Age 38)
Cause of death: Medical neglect (Perforated bowel)
Location: Arlington, Texas, USA
Disability: Autism
Perpetrator: EduCare group home staff
Source: Families demand answers after two men with autism died in Arlington homes run by the same company
+#Rodriguez, Jefry
(Died September 17, 2019, Age 11)
Cause of death: Neglect (Head trauma)
Location: New Kent, Virginia, USA
Disability: Autism
Perpetrator: Cumberland Hospital staff
Source: Mom settles $25 million lawsuit against Cumberland Hospital after son’s death
Rossi, Matthew
(Died February 10, 2023, Age 19)
Cause of death: Neglect (Unspecified lack of care)
Location: Hanover, New Jersey, USA
Disability: Muscular dystrophy
Perpetrator: Emelio J. Rivera (Nurse)
Source: Carlstadt Man, A Nurse, Charged In Death Of Wheelchair-Bound Man, 19
*Ruiz, Ethan Ortiz
(Died October 14, 2023, Age 3)
Cause of death: Negligence (Wandering/drowning; no attempt made to keep Ethan safe; parents intoxicated)
Location: Sanford, Florida, USA
Disability: Autism
Perpetrator: His parents
Source: Toddler wanders from apartment and drowns in pond, Florida cops say. Parents charged
!Rupard, Lonnie
(Died March 17, 2022, Age 46)
Cause of death: Neglect (Pneumonia, malnutrition, dehydration)
Location: San Diego, California, USA
Disability: Schizophrenia
Perpetrator: San Diego Central Jail
Source: Report: Inmate died of pneumonia, malnutrition and dehydration; death ruled a homicide
Rustan, Ronald
(Died December 10, 2020, Age 66)
Cause of death: Medical neglect (COVID; sent to prison with ongoing severe COVID outbreak despite knowledge that he was high-risk)
Location: Faribault, Minnesota, USA
Disability: Chronic illness
Perpetrator: Faribault Correctional Facility
Source: Lawsuit: Minnesota inmate died from COVID-19 because prison doctors didn’t act
*+Rycroft, Callum
(Died August 5, 2023, Age 12)
Cause of death: Accidental/Negligence (Died in traffic accident after drunk-driving crash)
Location: Leeds, England, UK
Disability: Spina bifida, autism
Perpetrator: Matthew Rycroft (Father)
Source: Drunk father jailed for manslaughter of disabled son in motorway crash
Salazar, Seattle
(Died August 9, 2021, Age 41)
Cause of death: Homicide (Gunshot)
Location: Lubbock, Texas, USA
Disability: Unspecified disability; blind or visually impaired
Perpetrator: Jesus Tijerina, Tazmin Paul (Acquitted)
Source: Not guilty: jury disagrees murder in Lubbock rap song played out in real life
*Salter, Jean Ann
(Died October 8, 2023, Age 78)
Cause of death: Homicide (Strangled)
Location: Mount Maunganui, North Island, New Zealand
Disability: Dementia
Perpetrator: John Alfred Salter (Husband)
Source: Dementia case: Mount Maunganui retirement village murder of Jean Salter by husband John Salter sparks calls for more community support
Salter, Robert
(Died September 2, 2023, Age Adult)
Cause of death: Accidental (Hit-and-run)
Location: McDonough, Georgia, USA
Disability: Wheelchair user
Perpetrator: Unsolved
Source: Police searching for hit-and-run driver accused of killing man in wheelchair
!Sanchez, Guillermo San Miguel
(Died October 6, 2021, Age 25)
Cause of death: Police shooting (Gunshot)
Location: Olivarez, Texas, USA
Disability: Unspecified; mental disorder
Perpetrator: Police
Source: Lawsuit: Man deputies shot 10 times in rural Weslaco was disabled
#Scott, Edward
(Died May 5, 2022, Age 80)
Cause of death: Neglect (Died after being assaulted, neglected; exact cause unspecified)
Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Disability: Elder nursing home resident
Perpetrator: Eliut Lopez-Enriquez (Nurse at the Gardens at Blue Ridge nursing home)
Source: ‘These people are hurting me,’ man told son before he died in Dauphin County nursing home
Seesahi, Shawn
(Died November 13, 2023, Age 19)
Cause of death: Homicide (Stabbed)
Location: Wolverhampton, England, UK
Disability: Glaucoma
Perpetrator: Two unnamed 12-year-olds
Source: Two 12-year-olds are charged with murder over stabbing of Shawn Seesahai, 19, near primary school in Wolverhampton as family pay tribute to ‘well-loved’ teen
Serbay, Angel
(Died September 3, 2005, Age 25)
Cause of death: Homicide (Strangled)
Location: Yonkers, New York, USA
Disability: Depression
Perpetrator: Christopher Gonzalez
Source: Two Strangulation Murders Linked to New York Man Over a Decade Later: “My Worst Nightmare”
#Sirois, Janice
(Died August 8, 2022, Age 61)
Cause of death: Homicide (Poisoned with alcohol, opioids, and paroxetine)
Location: Fort Kent, Maine, USA
Disability: PTSD, several chronic conditions
Perpetrator: Unsolved; died while under guardianship
Source: Eight deaths raise questions about oversight of Maine’s public guardianships
+#Smith, Conner
(Died November 7, 2023, Age 25)
Cause of death: Medical neglect (Ischemic bowel)
Location: Arlington, Texas, USA
Disability: Autism
Perpetrator: EduCare group home staff
Source: Families demand answers after two men with autism died in Arlington homes run by the same company
Smith, Josh
(Died February 2020, Age 25)
Cause of death: Suicide (Suicide, after long term worries about being denied benefits)
Location: Scotland, UK
Disability: Mental illness
Perpetrator: n/a
Source: Young man who died by suicide feared DWP would take disability benefits away
Spencer, Richard
(Died January 14, 2023, Age 87)
Cause of death: Unknown suspicious death (Heart disease, in the context of excessive medication for multiple comorbidities)
Location: Maine, USA
Disability: Heart disease, frail elder
Perpetrator: Unsolved; died while under guardianship
Source: Eight deaths raise questions about oversight of Maine’s public guardianships
*St. John, Philista
(Died September 6, 2023, Age 86)
Cause of death: Homicide (Stabbed)
Location: Polson, Montana, USA
Disability: Dementia
Perpetrator: Garrett Edward Vaska (Son)
Source: Polson man charged with stabbing his mother with dementia to death
#Strout, Eugene
(Died July 28, 2020, Age 77)
Cause of death: Unknown suspicious death (Sepsis due to prolonged immobility)
Location: Hancock, Maine, USA
Disability: Parkinson’s disease, Lewy body dementia
Perpetrator: Unsolved; died while under guardianship
Source: Eight deaths raise questions about oversight of Maine’s public guardianships
+Talotta, Anthony
(Died September 21, 2022, Age 57)
Cause of death: Medical neglect (Untreated infection)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Disability: Autism, intellectual disability, diabetes, anxiety, depression
Perpetrator: Allegheny County Jail staff
Source: Lawsuit over death of autistic man in a Pittsburgh jail alleges negligence, systemic discrimination
!Thibodeau, Alan R.
(Died July 23, 2022, Age 51)
Cause of death: Medical neglect (Septic shock, dehydration, starvation)
Location: Augusta, Georgia, USA
Disability: Bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, diabetes
Perpetrator: Bamberg County jail; Geri Gillespie (Nurse)
Source: Bamberg County sued after mental health patient wastes away in jail, dies
+Thompson, JoJo
(Died September 26, 2019 (Approximate), Age 29)
Cause of death: Medical malpractice (Delayed treatment of sepsis; turned away from hospital)
Location: Florida, USA
Disability: Autism, down syndrome
Perpetrator: Cleveland Clinic at Tradition
Source: ‘Like saying my son’s life had no value’: Mother speaks against Florida ‘Free Kill’ law
#Tong, Lim Han
(Died August 24, 2023, Age 42)
Cause of death: Homicide (Unspecified homicide)
Location: Ipoh, Malaysia
Disability: Nursing home resident
Perpetrator: Lai Mun Kong (Fellow resident at Pusat Jagaan Maju Jaya)
Source: Man charged with murder of fellow Ipoh nursing home resident
Varyapraj, Surinder Kaur
(Died March 5, 1996, Age 36)
Cause of death: Homicide (Strangled)
Location: Handsworth, England, UK
Disability: Mental illness
Perpetrator: Unsolved
Source: Sikh activists demand justice for mum-of-three’s unsolved murder almost 30 years on
#Velez, Koren
(Died July 15, 2020, Age 68)
Cause of death: Homicide (Blunt force trauma, brain bleed)
Location: Scarborough, Maine, USA
Disability: Disabled veteran; unspecified
Perpetrator: Unsolved
Source: Eight deaths raise questions about oversight of Maine’s public guardianships
Vozzella, Steven
(Died October 25, 2023, Age 45)
Cause of death: Homicide (Gunshot)
Location: Lewiston, Maine, USA
Disability: Deaf
Perpetrator: Robert Card
Source: ryan MacFarlane, victim in Maine mass shooting, was 1st deaf person to earn CDL in Vermont
Wall, Laurie
(Died April 27, 2021, Age 51)
Cause of death: Unknown suspicious death (Acute intoxication by levetiracetam, fluoxetine and lacosamide)
Location: Cornville, Maine, USA
Disability: Cerebral palsy, profound ID, wheelchair user
Perpetrator: Unsolved; while at a foster home
Source: Eight deaths raise questions about oversight of Maine’s public guardianships
!Washington, Andrew Jerome
(Died August 27, 2023, Age 52)
Cause of death: Police shooting (Gunshot)
Location: Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
Disability: Bipolar disorder
Perpetrator: Stephen Gigante (Police)
Source: Andrew Washington’s murder highlights Jersey City’s inaction over racist policing
*Watts, Lynda
(Died September 10, 2023, Age 72)
Cause of death: Suicide (Gunshot; gun provided by daughter with the knowledge that she would shoot herself)
Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
Disability: Dementia
Perpetrator: Jaye Dee Watts (Daughter)
Source: Oklahoma woman caught on camera providing gun mother used to take own life, court docs say
!Webb, Anitrel “Kiki”
(Died March 7, 2023, Age 45)
Cause of death: Suicide/Neglect (Hanging; suicide watch checks not made)
Location: Troy, Virginia, USA
Disability: Mental illness
Perpetrator: Fluvanna Correctional Center
Source: Why did Kiki Webb have to die?
!Wright, Kellie
(Died July 10, 2021, Age 50)
Cause of death: Unknown suspicious death (Brought to hospital with multiple broken ribs; died from head trauma)
Location: Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA
Disability: Depression
Perpetrator: Pottawatomie County jail
Source: Cover-up Alleged in Pottawatomie County Jail Deaths
Zoanelli, Karin
(Died December 4, 2022, Age 87)
Cause of death: Homicide (Died when oxygen concentrator stopped working because of a “criminal firearm attack” causing a power outage)
Location: Carthage, North Carolina, USA
Disability: Chronic lung disease
Perpetrator: Unsolved
Source: Death of woman following attacks on North Carolina power stations ruled a homicide
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