Name: Ari Ase.
Age at death: 8.
Disability: Autism.
Name: Mya Ase.
Age at death: 7.
Disability: Autism.
Name: John Savage.
Age at death: 3.
Disability: Autism.
Died: July 7, 2019.
Cause of death: Carbon monoxide poisoning.
Location: Syracuse, New York, USA.
Details:
Ari, Mya, and John were all autistic. Ari smiled all the time; Mya sang songs. Both liked music. Mya was a talented artist whose teacher thought she would one day become famous. Ari would read the dictionary for fun. Three-year-old John, a precocious boy who could already count and spell, loved reading books.
Their mother packed the three children into a rental car and ignited a charcoal grill, filling the car with carbon monoxide and killing them all.
Case status:
Crystal Savage (Mother), deceased.
Source:
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