Name: Samuel Murrell.
Died: February 2, 2017.
Age at death: 87.
Cause of death: Blunt and sharp trauma, strangulation.
Location: Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA.
Disability: Frail elderly.
Details:
Samuel was murdered by his nephew, who stabbed and strangled him in front of his wife. She survived to testify at the trial.
Case status:
Greg Shields (Nephew), convicted of first-degree manslaughter, sentenced to 25 years, to be served after he finishes an 8-year sentence for an unrelated assault.
Source:
Shields receives 25-year sentence for death of elderly uncle
Multiple injuries lead to death of man in murder case
Samuel Murrell Obituary – Bowling Green, Kentucky