Remembering the Disabled Murdered by Caregivers
Names on the main memorial list.
Name: Jared Greenwood.
Died: September 30, 2007 (Body found).
Age at death: 26.
Cause of death: Sepsis.
Location: Bloomfield, New Mexico, USA.
Disability: Autism, intellectual disability.
Details:
Jared’s mother neglected him; he died of blood poisoning from infected bedsores.
Case status:
Sandra Greenwood (Mother), convicted of neglect, sentenced to two and a half years in jail.
Source:
Autism Memorial: Jared Greenwood
Updated at 7:40am — Mother Gets 2 1/2 Years for Leaving Son To Die
Name: Criste Reimer .
Died: August 14, 2007.
Age at death: 47.
Cause of death: Fall injury.
Location: Kansas City, Missouri, USA.
Disability: Hydrocephalus, neurofibromatosis.
Details:
Criste’s husband threw her from a fourth-floor balcony to her death.
Case status:
Stanley Reimer (Husband), pled guilty to second-degree murder, sentenced to 25 years to life.
Source:
Sisters of woman thrown from balcony wanted to keep her away from husband
Name: Jesse Weaver.
Died: July 8, 2007.
Age at death: 11.
Cause of death: Seroquel overdose.
Location: Lincoln County, Colorado, USA.
Disability: Mental illness.
Details:
Jesse’s mother abruptly withdrew his psychiatric medication. Jesse committed suicide about three weeks later.
Case status:
Traci Weaver (Mother); Wade Weaver (Father). Department of Social Services concluded that they were responsible for emotional abuse, medical neglect, and failure to protect Jesse.
Source:
Children lost in the system
Child Fatality Review: Jesse Weaver
Name: Daniel Christopher Benoit.
Died: June 25, 2007.
Age at death: 7.
Cause of death: Suffocated.
Location: Fayetteville, Georgia, USA.
Disability: Fragile X (Disputed).
Details:
Daniel’s father suffocated him in a murder-suicide. He also killed Daniel’s mother, Nancy.
Daniel might not have had Fragile X; a family member reported that he did not, but the media widely reported Daniel’s Fragile X as having been the stressor that drove his father to kill him.
Case status:
Chris Benoit (Father), deceased.
Source:
Christopher Michael BENOIT
Chris Benoit double-murder and suicide – Wikipedia
The tragic family secret Benoit kept from the world
Attorney: Couple argued over care of mentally retarded 7-year-old son
Sandra Toffoloni talks about her sister’s murder at the hands of Chris Benoit
SON’S DISABILITY SUGGESTED AS FACTOR IN BENOIT MURDER-SUICIDE
Chris Benoit Conspiracy Theories Debunked: What Really Happened?
Name: Raelynn Tiana Mascal.
Died: May 18, 2007.
Age at death: 2.
Cause of death: Blunt trauma, shaken baby.
Location: Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
Disability: Speech and motor skills delays.
Details:
Raelynn was beaten to death by her mother.
Case status:
Michelle Lepowski (Mother), involuntary manslaughter, sentenced to 12 years.
Source:
Mom gets 12 years for killing child; Prosecutor sought longer sentence for ‘monster’ who beat 2-year-old
Case goes to jury in woman’s murder trial
Mom gets 12 years for killing child; Prosecutor sought longer sentence for ‘monster’ who beat 2-year-old
Name: Brandon Williams.
Died: March 22, 2007.
Age at death: 5.
Cause of death: Blunt trauma.
Location: Pima County, Arizona, USA.
Disability: Autism.
Details:
Brandon died after regular abuse by his mother and two of her housemates. He had been beaten and poisoned with overdoses of Tylenol.
Brandon loved watching the Disney Channel, especially “Lilo & Stitch”.
Case status:
Diane Marsh (Mother), convicted of child abuse and negligent homicide; sentenced to 10 years; paroled after 3.8 years.
Mark Moss (Housemate), failing to report child abuse, charges dropped.
Flower Thompson (Housemate), convicted of murder, sentenced to 10 years.
Source:
People You’ll See in Hell: Diane Marsh, Flower Tompson And Mark Lee Moss
Murderpedia: Diane Marsh
Brandon Williams
Autism memorial: Brandon Williams
Name: Summer Phelps.
Died: March 10, 2007.
Age at death: 4.
Cause of death: Drowned.
Location: Spokane, Washington, USA.
Disability: Developmentally disabled.
Details:
Summer was made to clean her soiled clothing for ten hours, then drowned by her stepmother in the dirty water.
Case status:
Adriana Lytle (Stepmother), plead guilty to homicide by abuse, sentenced to 65 1/2 years.
Jonathan Lytle (Father), found guilty of homicide by abuse, sentenced to 75 years in prison.
Source:
Angelizd’s Place: Summer Phelps
Abuse Angels: Summer Phelps
Name: Rebecca Riley.
Died: December 13, 2006.
Age at death: 4.
Cause of death: Drug overdose.
Location: Hull, Massachusetts, USA.
Disability: ADHD, bipolar disorder.
Details:
Rebecca died of a drug overdose. Her psychiatrist had prescribed high doses of medication to begin with, but her parents gave her even more, and eventually she died of poisoning.
Case status:
Michael Riley (Father), first degree murder, life without parole.
Carolyn Riley (Mother), second degree murder, fifteen years to life.
Kayoko Kifuji (Doctor), no charges.
Source:
Rebecca Riley
Name: Ulysses Stable.
Died: November 22, 2006.
Age at death: 12.
Cause of death: Blood loss.
Location: New York City, New York, USA.
Disability: Autism.
Details:
Ulysses’s father cut his throat and left him in the bathtub to bleed out.
Case status:
Jose Stable (Father), convicted, sentenced to three-and-a-half years.
Source:
Solomon, A. (2014). Far from the tree: Parents, children and the search for identity. Scribner Classics.
Autism Memorial: Ulysses Stable
Autistic Boy Is Slashed to Death and His Father Is Charged
Name: M.E., possibly Michael Egan.
Died: November 22 (?), 2006.
Age at death: 13.
Cause of death: Neglect.
Location: Unknown; possibly Illinois, USA.
Disability: Unknown.
Details:
M. E. was “starved and deprived [of] medical care by his parents”.
Case status:
Unknown.