Age: Elder – Page 28 – Disability Day of Mourning

John Nichols

Name: John W. Nichols.
Died: April 14, 2018.
Age at death: 77.
Cause of death: Poisoning.
Location: Millmont, Pennsylvania, USA.
Disability: Chronic heart disease.

Details:
John’s wife, a retired nurse and responsible for dispensing her husband’s medication, is accused of poisoning him with heart medication, causing his heart to fail and killing him. She had allegedly been draining their bank account and borrowing against his life-insurance policy.

John was a carpenter who liked fishing, hunting, and the outdoors.

Case Status:
Myrle E. Miller (Wife), charged with first-degree murder, felony insurance fraud theft, and perjury.

Sources:
Union County woman accused of ‘coldness of heart’ during homicide trial for death of husband
Witness admits to impersonating homicide victim at accused killer’s request
Prosecution rests in trial of Pa. woman accused of fatally poisoning her husband
History of Pa. woman accused of killing husband prompts pre-trial measures
Trial for Pa. woman accused of poisoning her husband delayed indefinitely
Jury selection set for Union County woman accused of killing husband
UPDATE Grand jury led to homicide charges against 76-year-old Winfield woman
Union County woman accused of poisoning husband has preliminary hearing Monday
Pennsylvania Woman Charged with Poisoning Her Husband
Remembering the life of John Nichols 1940 – 2018

Susan and Daniel Gibson

Photo of a brown-haired, fair-skinned teenager in profile, head resting on his hand, wearing a khaki shirt. Name: Susan Gibson.
Age at death: 75.
Disability: Unspecified; wheelchair user.

Name: Daniel L. Gibson.
Age at death: 17.
Disability: Unspecified; special needs.

Died: April 9, 2018.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Reeds Spring, Missouri, USA.

Details:
Susan and her grandson Daniel were shot dead by Susan’s son, Daniel’s father, in a murder-suicide. Also killed was Cynthia Miller, 43, the girlfriend of the killer.

Case status:
Victor Gibson (Father of Daniel, son of Susan), deceased.

Source:
Daniel Gibson, age 17
Neighbor describes family who lived at Stone County home where 4 were found dead
One teen, three adults die in suspected murder-suicide in Missouri Ozarks
Four found shot to death in home near Branson West

David Parton

Portrait photo of David Parton, an elderly gentleman wearing a suit with a rose pinned to his lapel. He is mostly bald, fair skinned with a fringe of white hair, wears square glasses, and looks at the camera with a neutral expression. Name: David Arthur Parton.
Died: April 1, 2018.
Age at death: 76.
Cause of death: Blunt trauma.
Location: Canton, Georgia, USA.
Disability: Parkinson’s disease.

Details:
David’s wife had allegedly been abusing him for some time before he died from a severe beating.

Case status:
Betty Sue Parton (Wife), charged with felony murder, malice murder, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, aggravated battery, and elder abuse.

Source:
Ball Ground woman charged with murder in death of disabled husband
Woman Charged With Killing Disabled Husband In Cherokee County
Bond Denied For Woman Accused Of Killing Disabled Husband
74-year-old woman indicted, accused of killing disabled husband
76-year-old woman faces grand jury indictment in murder of disabled husband
Obituary for David Parton – CANTON, GA

Douglas Fischer

Photo of Douglas Fischer, an elderly man, somewhat chubby, wearing a baseball cap and T-shirt and leaning back against a metal fence, looking contemplatively into the middle distance through wire-rimmed glasses. Name: Douglas Fischer.
Died: March 29, 2018.
Age at death: 77.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Bluevale, Ontario, Canada.
Disability: Mobility impaired (Used wheelchair or walker).

Details:
Doug’s daughter was dating a man who planned to move in with them and help care for Doug and his wife. But when the relationship broke up, his daughter’s ex became angry and violent. He entered their house, shot Doug and his wife Marian, and held Doug’s daughter Gail hostage. Gail was able to call 911, but by the time police arrived, Douglas and Marian had died from their wounds.

Douglas and Marian had been married in 2011, creating a blended family that included five children and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. They were both retired.

Case statys:
Kevin Carter (Daughter’s ex-boyfriend), pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree murder and one count of kidnapping, sentenced to 25 years to life.

Source:
Huron County man Kevin Carter admits to grisly murders of ex-girlfriend’s parents
Huron County double homicide victims identified

Susao Okuda

No Photo Name: Susao Okuda.
Died: March 16, 2018.
Age at death: 76.
Cause of death: Strangled.
Location: Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan.
Disability: Mobility impaired due to stroke.

Details:
Mr. Okuda’s wife went to a neighbor and asked them to call the police. The police, who found Mr. Okuda strangled in his home, questioned his wife. Police say she admitted that she had “become tired” because she had to care for him, so she killed him.

Case status:
Sachiko Okuda (Wife), arrested on suspicion of murder.

Source:
65-year-old woman arrested over death of bedridden husband
Chiba: Woman, 65, accused of killing disabled husband

Patricia Gottlieb

No Photo Name: Patricia Preshner Gottlieb.
Died: March 12, 2018.
Age at death: 83.
Cause of death: Sepsis.
Location: Havertown, Pennsylvania, USA.
Disability: Dementia.

Details:
Patricia’s daughter neglected her. She died of sepsis from having been kept in a filthy environment, covered in bedsores, and was denied even basic care.

She had two grandchildren.

Case status:
Ellyn Gottlieb (Daughter), open guilty plea to neglect of an elder, sentenced to one year less a day to two years less a day in prison.

Source:
Havertown woman charged with neglect, death of her mother
Pennsylvania woman charged in mother’s death after victim found covered in feces, ulcers
‘Inhumanely Treated By Her Daughter’: Haverford Township Woman Arrested In Death Of 83-Year-Old Mother
Woman charged with neglect in death of her mother, 83
PATRICIA GOTTLIEB Obituary

Leo McWilliams

Name: Norman “Leo” McWilliams.
Died: March 8, 2018.
Age at death: 84.
Cause of death: Throat cut.
Location: Buckhannon, West Virginia, USA.
Disability: Alzheimer’s disease.

Details:
Leo’s son cut his throat, killing him.

Leo was a retired machine shop teacher who bred Old English Bulldogs.

Case status:
Timothy McWilliams (Son), pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter, sentenced to 15 years.

Source:
McWilliams sentenced to 15 years in plea agreement
Decades after previous killing, Upshur man faces new murder charge
Norman ‘Leo’ (Mac) McWilliams
Timothy McWilliams
Buckhannon man pleads guilty to killing father
Man accused of murdering his father pleads to voluntary manslaughter

Yoshi Kinouchi

No Photo Name: Yoshi Kinouchi.
Died: February 26, 2018.
Age at death: 86.
Cause of death: Strangled.
Location: Ishioka, Ibaraki, Japan.
Disability: Dementia, mobility impaired.

Details:
Ms. Kinouchi was allegedly strangled by her son, who functioned as her caregiver.

Case status:
Takeshi Kinouchi (Son), charged with murder.
Takeshi’s brother Toshikazu, who had an unspecified illness, died of starvation in the same house while Takeshi was his caregiver; but Takeshi was not charged in his death because he had not known about it.

Source:
Man who killed mother with dementia driven into corner by poverty, her care

Motomu Nomaguchi

No Photo Name: Motomu Nomaguchi.
Died: February 25, 2018.
Age at death: 80.
Cause of death: Strangulation.
Location: Atsugi, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
Disability: Unspecified; bedbound.

Details:
Mr. Nomaguchi was strangled to death by his wife, who then killed herself.

Case status:
Yuriko Nomaguchi (Wife), deceased.

Source:
Elderly couple found dead in apparent murder-suicide
Kanagawa: Elderly man, wife found dead in residence in apparent murder-suicide

Kenny Khan

No Photo Name: Koong Boon “Kenny” Khan.
Died: February 22, 2018.
Age at death: 78.
Cause of death: Pneumonia, sepsis.
Location: Liverpool, England, UK.
Disability: Lewy Body Dementia, osteoarthritis, emphysema and liver disease.

Details:
Kenny lived in a filthy house, starving and neglected by his wife, until he died of bronchopneumonia secondary to sepsis from infected pressure sores.

Case status:
Lorraine Khan (Wife), pleaded guilty to willful neglect, sentenced to 16 months suspended for 18 months and 20 days of rehabilitation activities.

Source:
Inside disgusting rat-infested flat where wife let husband rot to death
Dementia sufferer found dead with rotting flesh after wife’s neglect