Author: Mx. Daxer

Evelyn Bailey

Portrait photo of Evelyn Bailey, an elderly woman wearing a white suit jacket and a string of pearls. Her salt-and-pepper hair is permed and cut short. She has pale skin and is wearing large glasses and a flag lapel pin. She is smiling for the camera.Name: Evelyn Bailey.
Died: September 22, 2018.
Age at death: 93.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Erwin, Tennessee, USA.
Disability: Alzheimer’s disease.

Details:
Evelyn’s son-in-law shot her dead from behind; then he killed himself.

Before retiring, Evelyn worked as a shirt inspector in a garment factory. She liked flowers and sewing by hand. She had two children, six grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.

Case status:
Grady Hughes (Son-in-law), deceased.

Sources:
Unicoi County murder-suicide involved family members
Unicoi man kills mother-in-law, self
Evelyn Bailey

Mary Terry

No PhotoName: Mary Kathleen Black Terry.
Died: September 21, 2018.
Age at death: 79.
Cause of death: Shooting.
Location: Catonsville, Maryland, USA.
Disability: Unspecified; recent injury requiring wheelchair use.

Details:
Mary and her husband were living in a retirement community when she was injured and had to start using a wheelchair. Mary’s husband fatally shot her, then killed himself.

Case status:
Clifford Wilson Terry (Husband), deceased.

Source:
Police ID Elderly Couple In Murder-Suicide In Retirement Community
Police name Clifford and Mary Terry as couple in murder-suicide at Catonsville retirement home
UPDATE: Couple identified after retirement community murder suicide
Baltimore County police investigating suspected murder-suicide in parking lot of Catonsville retirement community

Dante Mullinix

Photo of Dante Mullinix, a small boy with a mop of curly blond hair, wearing an orange polo shirt and looking at the camera.Name: Dante Mullinix.
Died: September 15, 2018.
Age at death: 2.
Cause of death: Head injury, strangulation.
Location: Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA.
Disability: Developmental disability, nonverbal, autism.

Details:
Dante was a happy baby. He had a developmental delay, and had difficulty chewing and swallowing. He could say a few words, like “ew” and “yeah”. He was being evaluated for autism.

His aunt called him “Monkey Man” because he had a favorite blanket with a monkey on it which he carried everywhere. Before he went to sleep, he rubbed his face against his blanket.

Dante’s mother left him with her friend; shortly thereafter, Dante was brought to the hospital, unresponsive, with bruises, a compressed neck, and a brain injury, and died a few days later. The babysitter was charged with murder, but acquitted; Dante’s mother, who admitted to not seeking medical care for him, was sentenced to 5 years probation.

Case status:
Leah Mullinix (Mother), pleaded guilty to child endangerment, sentenced to 5 years probation.
Tyree Bowie (Mother’s friend), charged with first- and third-degree murder; acquitted.

Source:
Mother won’t serve jail time for neglecting Dante Mullinix before his death
Autism Memorial: Dante Mullinix
Police charge aunt for sharing documents about abused nephew’s death: ‘I’m exposing the truth’
‘This poor kid was doomed from the beginning:’ The tragic life and death of Dante Mullinix

Mark Randolph

Photo of Mark Randolph. He is a middle-aged, muscular man wearing a black tank top. His tanned skin is decorated with tattoos. He is wearing sunglasses, and his salt-and-pepper hair is cut short. He is smiling slightly.Name: Mark Randolph.
Died: September 15, 2018.
Age at death: 50.
Cause of death: Blunt neck trauma.
Location: Gloucester, New Jersey, USA.
Disability: Unspecified; disabled in a car accident.

Details:
Mark Randolph’s family knew something was wrong when one day he didn’t send them his usual good-morning text message. When they checked on him, they found him dead. He had died from blunt trauma to the head and neck, allegedly inflicted by his own brother.

He worked as a cook before his car accident. He appointed himself as “the neighborhood’s dad”, buying ice cream for the neighbors from the ice cream truck and playing catch with the children. His family remembers him as charitable and friendly.

Case status:
Shawn Randolph (Brother), charged with murder.

Source:
Man charged with killing brother who ‘would do anything for him,’ family said
Man charged with killing brother claims self defense in text messages
Man charged with brother’s murder in Camden County

Warren Raymond Jr.

Photo of a man with fair skin and chin-length, dark-blond hair, wearing large glasses and a fuzzy red sweater. Name: Warren Lee Raymond Jr.
Died: September 13, 2018.
Age at death: 30.
Cause of death: Head trauma.
Location: Catawba County, North Carolina, USA.
Disability: Autism.

Details:
Warren’s father bludgeoned him to death with a sledgehammer and beat and stabbed Warren’s mother to death.

Case Status:
Warren Lee Raymond Sr. (Father), pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree murder, sentenced to 40-50 years.

Source:
Dad Pummels Autistic Son With Sledgehammer, Stabs Wife To Death
Warren Lee Raymond, JR. Obituary – Visitation & Funeral Information
Autism Memorial: Warren Raymond Jr.
With a sledgehammer, the father pummels his autistic son, stabbing his wife to death.
Catawba man likely to die in prison after convicted of killing wife, son
Catawba County Man Pleads Guilty To Murdering Wife, Son, Receives Lengthy Prison Term
Catawba County man who killed wife and son sentenced
64-year-old man sentenced to 40-50 years in prison for killing wife, son with autism in Catawba Co.

George Blair

Photo of a man with a full gray beard and mustache, ruddy skin, and neatly combed back gray hair. He is wearing a blue shirt; his expression is amused.Name: George Blair.
Died: September 11, 2018.
Age at death: 60.
Cause of death: Neglect.
Location: Varney, West Virginia, USA.
Disability: Unspecified; “bedridden”.

Details:
When George’s body was found, he had been dead for some time. His wife and son, also restricted to bed, were alive but had been badly neglected. They were taken to the hospital. Authorities arrested his daughter, who lived in the home and was supposed to be caring for the family.

George loved to garden and his family said that he could grow anything.  He also enjoyed watching football.

Case status:
Jessica Blair (Daughter), charged with felony neglect of an incapacitated adult resulting in death and two charges of misdemeanor neglect of an incapacitated adult.

Source:
State Police: Woman arrested on neglect charges in connection with father’s death
Police find man dead along with bedridden family members in need of medical attention
West Virginia State Police investigating death in Mingo County
Obituary

Jalen Goldsborough

Photo of a boy lying in bed, covered with a blanket. He has dark-brown eyes, brown skin, and dark hair. His hands are balled into fists.Name: Jalen Goldsborough.
Died: September 2, 2018.
Age at death: 13.
Cause of death: Malnutrition.
Location: Hopewell, Virginia, USA.
Disability: Shaken baby syndrome; required 24-hour care.

Details:
Jalen was abused by his father when he was a baby. He survived and his father went to prison, but Jalen was left with severe disabilities.

At 13, Jalen was found starved to death, his mother having been deliberately reducing his food intake for several months.

Case status:
Amy FaJohn (Mother), pleaded no contest to second-degree murder, sentenced to 20 years in prison.
Anthony Saunders (Mother’s boyfriend), pleaded guilty to child neglect, sentenced to 5 years in prison.

Source:
Woman sentenced for son’s starvation death
Starved teen weighed 24 lbs at time of death, mother pleads no contest to murder
Mother Pleads Guilty in Starvation Death of Son with Severe Disability
Hopewell mother convicted of murder in starvation death of son, 13, who weighed 24 pounds when he died
Virginia mother convicted over starvation death of 13-year-old son
Medical Examiner: Murdered Hopewell teen with special needs starved to death
2 charged in death of Hopewell 13-year-old
Murdered Hopewell teen was victim of severe abuse as infant
Mother charged with murder in death of severely disabled 13-year-old

Bonnie Hanks

Photo of a middle-aged woman with dyed red hair, wearing a black tank top and a gold cross necklace. Her skin is freckled, and she wears sunglasses.Name: Bonnie Hanks.
Died: August 28, 2018.
Age at death: 52.
Cause of death: Multiple injuries from a beating.
Location: Fort Pierce, Florida, USA.
Disability: Multiple sclerosis.

Details:
Bonnie was beaten to death by her boyfriend. He explained the bruises on her body by claiming that she fell down a lot because she had multiple sclerosis.

Bonnie cared about her appearance and never left home without first fixing her hair and doing her make-up. She liked having coffee with friends.

Case status:
Jeffrey Yankowski (Boyfriend), convicted of first-degree murder; automatic life without parole.

Source:
St. Lucie County jury convicts Jeffrey Yankowsi in 2018 beating death of girlfriend Bonnie Hanks
Bonnie Hanks, beaten to death in St. Lucie County, was a ‘good soul’

Abel Leveque-Flett

Photo of a toddler boy with pale skin and shaggy black hair, wearing a blue striped tank top; he has two fingers in his mouth.Name: Abel Joseph Leveque-Flett.
Died: August 23, 2018.
Age at death: 3.
Cause of death: Undetermined; after severe abuse.
Location: Little Grand Rapids, Manitoba, Canada.
Disability: Epilepsy, developmental disability, mobility impairment.

Details:
Abel was dead on arrival to a nursing station. He had seven broken bones, severe bruising, and burns. An autopsy was inconclusive because it could not be determined whether he had died from his disability or from the abuse he had endured, but his caregivers were both convicted of “failing to provide the necessaries of life”.

Case Status:
Houston Bushie (Temporary guardian), pleaded guilty to failing to provide the necessaries of life, sentenced to 3 years.
Alayna Flett (Family member, temporary guardian), pleaded guilty to failing to provide the necessaries of life.

Sources:
Guardian sentenced to 3 years for death of toddler who had ‘profoundly disturbing’ injuries
Mar 2021: First Nation demands justice in boy’s death
Manitoba’s families minister calls for review of boy’s death after caregivers charged
Temporary guardians charged in connection with death of 3-year-old in Little Grand Rapids, Man.

Ronald Blankenship

No PhotoName: Ronald Blankenship.
Died: August 20, 2018.
Age at death: 64.
Cause of death: Bronchopneumonia.
Location: Monticello, Illinois, USA.
Disability: Unspecified; diabetes, mobility impaired.

Details:
Ronald lived with his sister and nephew, who were supposed to care for him. He died of severe, untreated bronchopneumonia and was found in filthy surroundings.

When Ronald was found dead, police also found a young woman with Down syndrome, who had been adopted by one of Ronald’s relatives; she was taken into adult protective services. Three dogs and three cats, also neglected, were taken by animal control; two of the dogs, Cocker Spaniels named Chance and Puddy, were too sick to survive and had to be euthanized.

Case status:
Christie Brown (Sister), convicted of criminal abuse or neglect of a disabled person and aggravated cruelty to a companion animal.
Mason Brown (Nephew), convicted of criminal abuse or neglect of an elderly person, sentenced to 5 years in prison and 1 year on parole.
Justin Tatman (Power of Attorney), charged with criminal neglect, charges dropped.

Source:
Neglect charges on one defendant dropped
Monticello man found guilty of neglect after death of uncle
Bond set for three in neglect case | Piatt County Journal-Republican
3 arrested in connection with death of Monticello man