Name: Dorothy Davis.
Died: October 7, 2019.
Age at death: 77.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Midwest City, Oklahoma, USA.
Disability: Dementia.
Details:
Dorothy was shot as she lay in bed. Police received a call in which her husband allegedly admitted to killing her; when they arrived at her house, they arrested her husband for the murder.
In the afternoons, neighbors often saw her sitting on the porch, holding hands with her husband.
Case status:
Royce Davis (Husband), charged with first-degree murder.
Source:
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