Meghan Scully

Photo of Meghan Scully, a woman with curly chin-length dark blonde hair and pale skin. She has green eyes and is wearing make-up and smiling slightly.Name: Meghan Scully.
Died: November 25, 2017.
Age at death: 38.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA.
Disability: Unspecified disability.

Details:
Meghan and her mother, 68-year-old Mary, were shot and killed by her father in a murder-suicide.

Case status:
Robert Scully (Father), deceased.

Source:
Police: Spotsylvania Co. Man Killed Wife, Daughter, Himself
Autopsy shows Spotsylvania man killed wife and daughter before killing himself, police say
Meghan Scully, age 38

William Brownlee Sr.

Photo of William Brownlee, an older African-American man, wearing a gray shirt. Someone off to the left of the photo has their arm around him.Name: William “Earl” Brownlee Sr.
Died: November 23, 2017.
Age at death: 62.
Cause of death: Burns.
Location: West Point, Mississippi, USA.
Disability: Unspecified; unable to leave his bed.

Details:
Earl’s daughter-in-law set his bed on fire. He burned to death.

He had seven brothers and sisters. He liked to eat candy and loved the outdoors.

Case status:
Latoria Brownlee (Daughter-in-law), pleaded guilty to murder, sentenced to life in prison.

Source:
Woman pleads guilty to killing her father-in-law
Woman Accused of Setting Fire That Killed Father-In-Law
West Point woman charged with setting fire that killed her disabled father-in-law
Name released of man who dies in Thanksgiving holiday fire
Clay Woman Indicted for Capital Murder
West Point woman jailed on capital murder charge
Deadly Thanksgiving Day fire being investigated as homicide
West Point woman charged in death of her father-in-law

Wade Denton

No PhotoName: Wade Denton.
Died: November 19, 2017 (Body found, died several months previously).
Age at death: 49.
Cause of death: Neglect.
Location: Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA.
Disability: Blind, diabetic.

Details:
Wade’s estranged wife had promised to make sure he had food and water in the trailer where he lived after she moved out. Instead, she left him alone there with his two dogs, without food or running water, and without a phone to call for help, and spent his Social Security checks. Wade’s body was found months later alongside the bodies of the dogs. His cause of death is undetermined, but due to neglect.

Case status:
Jennifer Denton (Estranged wife), pleaded guilty to neglect and animal cruelty, sentenced to 20 years in prison.

Source:
Woman convicted of leaving husband and dogs to die sentenced in Payne County
Woman arrested after diabetic, visually impaired husband found dead
Stillwater woman arrested after husband’s body found decaying in mobile home
Stillwater woman arrested after husband’s decaying body discovered inside mobile home
Stillwater woman arrested in discovery of decaying body
Woman accused of abandoning disabled husband who died
Woman Whose Disabled Husband & Dogs Died Charged with Neglect

Marcia Neigebauer

Photo of Marcia Neigebauer, a woman with fair skin, blonde hair, and glasses.Name: Marcia Neigebauer.
Died: November 19, 2017.
Age at death: 63.
Cause of death: Strangled.
Location: Pittsfield Township, Michigan, USA.
Disability: ALS.

Details:
Marcia’s husband strangled her with her own breathing tube.

She was a retired banker who opened a bed-and-breakfast, volunteered as a girl scout leader and youth leader, and enjoyed sewing and crafts.

Case status:
Kent Neigebauer (Husband), pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, sentenced to 12-18 years in prison.

Source:
Ex-cop sentenced after pleading guilty to wife’s murder
Retired police officer accused of killing wife found incompetent for trial
Husband of murdered former Delano Inn owner not competent yet for trial
Marcia Neigebauer Obituary – Ann Arbor, MI

Katie Kearns

Close-up photo of a blonde woman with fair skin; her hair is tied back, her eyes lined with eyeliner. She is wearing a pendant on a thin chain and smiling, mouth closed.Name: Katie Kearns.
Died: November 17, 2017.
Age at death: 24.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Coal City, Illinois, USA.
Disability: Depression.

Details:
Katie was a bartender who “lived every day like it was her last”. When Katie turned up missing, friends worried it had something to do with her work, because the bar where she worked was in a high-crime area. When her phone was traced, it led police to her body; she had been shot. Katie’s boyfriend was arrested, at first for concealing her death, and then for first-degree murder.

She was one of four children.

Case Status:
Jeremy Boshears (Boyfriend), charged with first-degree murder and concealing a homicide.

Source:
Jury trial begins in Joliet Outlaws murder case
Will County Murder Trial Postponed
Outlaws Murder Defendant Shouldn’t Call Expert Witness: Glasgow
Joliet Outlaw Jeremy Boshears Charged In Bartender’s Death
Katie Kearns Memorial Fund, organized by Lou Panos
Katie Kearns May Have Killed Herself: Bretz Law Firm

Dylan Davis

Photo of Dylan Davis, a boy with short brown hair and fair skin, photographed outdoors. He is grinning at the camera.Name: Dylan Martin Davis.
Died: November 17, 2017.
Age at death: 11.
Cause of death: Positional asphyxia.
Location: Georgetown, Ohio, USA.
Disability: Autism.

Details:
When Dylan had a meltdown, his step-grandfather–a very large man–sat on him to restrain him and suffocated him to death.

Case status:
Donald Martin Jr. (Step-grandfather), pleaded guilty to reckless homicide, but was then allowed to withdraw his plea; found innocent because the court decided he had not known his actions would be fatal.

Source:
Autism Memorial: Dylan Davis
Police arrest and charge 400-pound man in death of 11-year-old autistic step-grandson
28-stone man ‘killed his ‘autistic’ step grandson, 11, by SITTING ON HIM’
400-pound man pleads guilty in step-grandson’s pinning death
Ohio boy crushed by 28-stone grandad
400-pound Ohio man pleads guilty to accidentally smothering step-grandson
400-pound man admits accidentally crushing step-grandson, 11, to death
400 lb grandpa pleads guilty to suffocating 11 year old autistic boy
Ohio granddad pleaded guilty in pinning death of grandson. Then a judge cleared his name
400-Pound Man Who Crushed Grandson To Death Found Not Guilty

Kayla Hensley

Photo of Kayla Hensley, a teen girl with long, straight blond hair, fair skin, and braces on her teeth. Behind her is a green lawn and a fence. She is wearing a dark blue top and smiling.Name: Kayla Dezaray Hensley.
Died: November 11, 2017.
Age at death: 18.
Cause of death: Stabbed.
Location: Weaverville, North Carolina, USA.
Disability: Cerebral palsy, deaf.

Details:
Kayla was stabbed to death by her brother.

Staff at American Eagle Outfitters, where she worked, remember her as “a ray of sunshine”.

Case status:
Claude Henderson II (Brother), charged with first-degree murder; pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, sentenced to 16 to 25 years.

Source:
Kayla Dezaray Hensley: Disabled teen’s brother who slit her throat and left body by dumpster gets 16 years
Teenager, 17, sentenced to at least 16 years in jail for killing disabled sister three years ago
Teen, 17, sentenced to at least 16 years in jail for killing sister
Kayla Dezaray Hensley: Disabled teen’s brother who slit her throat and left body by dumpster gets 16 years
Boy, 14, admits slitting throat of sister, 18, & throwing body in dumpster
Kid slashes his disabled 18-year-old sister to death: Investigators
Boy arrested for ‘stabbing girl to death before dumping body near skip’
Kayla Hensley Weaverville brother murders hearing impaired sister

Carol Croucher

No PhotoName: Carol Croucher.
Died: November 10, 2017.
Age at death: 70.
Cause of death: Blunt trauma.
Location: Mobile, Alabama, USA.
Disability: Unspecified; “bedridden and in hospice care”.

Details:
Carol’s son beat her to death with her own oxygen tank because she “wouldn’t stop crying”.

Case status:
Joseph Wayland Wood (Son), convicted of murder, sentenced to 5 years.

Source:
DA: Alabama man beat mother to death with oxygen tank when she ‘wouldn’t stop crying’
Son brutally beat his mother to death with an oxygen tank because ‘she wouldn’t stop crying’: Prosecutor
ADA: Man beat bedridden mother to death with her own oxygen tank

Charity Depina

Photo of Charity Depina, a young woman with curly black hair and tan skin, wearing a blue fairy costume with wings showing behind her back.Name: Charity Depina.
Died: November 10, 2017.
Age at death: 22.
Cause of death: Head, chest, and abdominal trauma.
Location: Fresno, California, USA.
Disability: Autism.

Details:
Charity DePina was a polite, high-spirited young woman who attended Bible study and other church services three times a week.

She loved listening to music, watching comedies and eating burgers and fries at Burger King and Mexican pizzas at Taco Bell. Her hair was a big deal. She was always getting it done in braids and she liked to change the color once a month. Her favorite colors were red and blue.
–Sacramento Bee

Charity was studying to become a teacher’s aide.

Charity’s boyfriend, who had a history of violently assaulting her, beat her to death with a curtain rod.

Case status:
Gabriel Salinas (Boyfriend), pleaded no contest to second-degree murder and torture, sentenced to 22 years to life.

Source:
Autism Memorial: Charity Depina
Jealous of cousin, murder suspect’s own words build criminal case in brutal beating
Fresno man who fatally beat, tortured woman he met online agrees to plea deal
Man confesses to beating girlfriend to death with closet rod, police say
Man takes blame for girlfriend’s death in Fresno
She wanted ‘love and attention.’ Her boyfriend is charged with torturing and killing her

63-year-old man and 83-year-old woman

No PhotoName Unknown, male.
Died: November 9, 2017.
Age at death: 63.
Disability: Intellectual disability, cerebral palsy.

Name Unknown, female.
Died: November 10, 2017.
Age at death: 83.
Disability: Dementia, wheelchair user.

Cause of death: Smoke inhalation and burns.
Location: Kangasala, Finland.

Details:
This 83-year-old woman and her 63-year-old son died when their house was set on fire by a relative.

The son was known by neighbors as a kind, helpful man who could often be seen taking walks around the neighborhood.

Case status:
Lilya Carmen Lilith Lehtonen (Granddaughter of the 83-year-old woman, niece of the 63-year-old man), convicted of murder and destruction of property, sentenced to life.

Source:
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Woman charged in double arson murder
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Äiti ja poika kuolivat, naapurusto järkyttyi Kangasalan epäillystä murhapoltosta: ”Hän oli erittäin topakka nainen”
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Kangasalan tulipalossa kuolivat äiti ja poika – Talon omistaja oli hetkellisesti muualla: ”Ei voida tietää, mikä epäillyn tarkoitus oli”
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