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Tial Melvin

No Photo Name: Tial La’Chella Melvin.
Died: February 3, 2018.
Age at death: 22.
Cause of death: Starvation, hypothermia.
Location: Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA.
Disability: Cerebral palsy, physically and mentally disabled.

Details:
Tial died from starvation and hypothermia, weighing fifty pounds despite being 5’1″ tall. Her sister had also been neglected.

Case status:
Bertha Brewington Melvin (Adoptive mother), charged with first-degree murder and two counts of domestic abuse, neglect, and exploitation of disabled or elderly adults; died before trial.

Source:
Fayetteville woman charged with murdering disabled daughter
Fayetteville mom charged with starving disabled daughter to death :
Fayetteville mom charged with murder, neglect of disabled daughter
Fayetteville woman starved her mentally disabled daughter to death, police say
N. Carolina mom charged in daughter’s malnourishment death
Mom charged with starving disabled daughter to death
Fayetteville mom charged with starving daughter to death
Disabled Fayetteville woman died weighing 50 lbs, autopsy says
Mom starves mentally disabled 55-pound adult daughter to death: Police
Fayetteville woman dies after being charged with killing disabled daughter

Barbara Wilmes

Name: Barbara J. Wilmes.
Died: February 3, 2018.
Age at death: 80.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: South Bend, Indiana, USA.
Disability: Alzheimer’s disease.

Details:
Barbara was shot by her husband in a murder-suicide.

Barbara was a paralegal, a private pilot, a skilled gardener, and a mother and grandmother.

Case status:
Phillip Wilmes (Husband), deceased.

Source:
Find a Grave: Barbara J Korpal Wilmes
Husband-wife deaths on Myrtle Road ruled murder-suicide
Support available for those suffering with Alzheimer’s and Dementia
Neighbors say senior couple found dead suffered from dementia
Friends and family remember elderly couple found dead in St. Joseph County

Adeline Hill

Name: Adeline Hill.
Died: January 29, 2018.
Age at death: 66.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Disability: Unspecified; wheelchair user.

Details:
Adeline and her daughter Renee Cosom, age 42, were shot dead. Police found her daughter’s boyfriend at the house and took him in for questioning.

Case status:
Daughter’s boyfriend; suspect, no charges.

Source:
Adeline Hill, age 66
Victims in Northeast Philadelphia shooting identified
Boyfriend Questioned in Murders of Woman and Her Mother
Man questioned after mother, daughter killed in NE Philly

Patricia Todd

Name: Patricia Gayle Todd.
Died: January 27, 2018.
Age at death: 54.
Cause of death: Stabbed.
Location: Honea Path, South Carolina, USA.
Disability: Unspecified; wheelchair user.

Details:
Patricia was stabbed to death, and police arrested her boyfriend, whom they found at her house covered in blood.

Case status:
Kenneth Shane Yarborough (Boyfriend), convicted of murder, sentenced to 30 years.

Source:
Gayle Todd
Upstate man stabbed girlfriend to death in wheelchair, authorities say
Honea Path man faces murder charge
Deputies arrest man they say stabbed a wheelchair-bound woman to death
Inmate Record

Nancy Barclay

No Photo Name: Nancy Barclay.
Died: January 24, 2018.
Age at death: 83.
Cause of death: Strangled.
Location: Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
Disability: Alzheimer’s disease.

Details:
Nancy and her husband had been married for 63 years. One night, she forgot to take her sleeping tablets; so instead of going to sleep, she went to sit at the kitchen table instead. Finding her there when he woke in the early morning, Nancy’s husband allegedly strangled her until she died.

Case status:
Harold Barclay (Husband), charged with murder, released on bail; died before he could be tried.

Source:
Man killed wife to put her ‘out of her misery’
Elderly husband accused of murdering wife of 60 years in their suburban home
Man, 85, charged with murdering his dementia-suffering wife, 83
Elderly Perth man charged with murder of 83-year-old sick wife
Harold Barclay: Man accused of killing wife who had Alzheimer’s granted bail
Accused ‘mercy killing’ husband dies in hospital

Jeanette Brown

Name: Jeanette Brown.
Died: January 22, 2018.
Age at death: 74.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Halifax, Virginia, USA.
Disability: Bipolar disorder.

Details:
Jeanette was shot by her husband. He claimed that he had “felt sorry for her” because of her bipolar disorder and that it had been a “mercy killing”.

Jeanette and her sisters used to sing at nursing homes. She had bought seeds for a garden she was planning to plant that year.

Case status:
John Frederick Brown (Husband), convicted of murder, sentenced to life.

Source:
Brown gets life for wife’s murder | South Boston Virginia News | TheNewsRecord.com
Murder charge certified; suspect says ‘I’m glad she’s out of her misery’ during recorded interview aired at hearing
Court hears evidence in alleged mercy killing
Jeanette King Brown
Brown faces first degree murder charge in wife’s death

Kathleen West

Name: Kathleen Dawn “Kat” West.
Died: January 13, 2018.
Age at death: 42.
Cause of death: Head trauma.
Location: Calera, Alabama, USA.
Disability: Bipolar disorder.

Details:
Kat’s husband hit her on the head with a bottle, killing her.

She owned an online web site where she worked as an adult model; her mother says she “wanted everyone to think she was beautiful”.

Kat was the mother of one daughter, who is now living with her grandparents.

Case status:
William Jeffrey West (Husband), convicted of reckless manslaughter, sentenced to 16 years.

Source:
Kat West’s husband, Jeff West, sentenced to 16 years in wife’s death
Alabama husband pleads not guilty in death of exhibitionist wife
Bond cut denied for man accused of killing exhibitionist wife: report
Kat West’s mother says Jeff West not guilty of murder; bond reduction denied
Few answers in Calera mother’s mysterious murder
Kat West’s Mom Defends Husband Accused Of Exhibitionist’s Murder, Says It Was An Accident
Ex-cop pleads not guilty in death of exhibitionist wife
Ala. Husband Is Accused of Killing Wife Found Partially Naked Outside Home — But Victim’s Mom Defends Him
Kat West trial: Jeff West found guilty of reckless manslaughter

Lorene Hopkins-Pequignot

Name: Lorene “Bug” Hopkins-Pequignot.
Died: January 12, 2018.
Age at death: 69.
Cause of death: Strangled.
Location: Fieldale, Virginia, USA.
Disability: Bipolar disorder.

Details:
Lorene was strangled. Her husband told police it had been a home invasion, but they arrested him, and he was charged with her murder.

She was a retired secretary with a talent for decorating and housekeeping. She read her Bible often.

Case status:
Thomas Richard Pequignot, charged with first-degree murder. In July 2022, Thomas was declared incompetent to stand trial due to progressive dementia and hospitalized indefinitely.

Source:
Victim’s family surprised when husband indicted on charges of murder in 2018 death of woman in Fieldale
New evidence delays start of Henry County murder trial
Victim’s family surprised when husband indicted on charges of murder in 2018 death of woman in Fieldale
How did my sister die? Woman wants answers about year-old case from Henry County Sheriff’s Office

14-year-old girl and 11-year-old girl

Name Unknown.
Age at death: 14.

Name Unknown.
Age at death: 11.

Died: January 9, 2018.
Cause of death: Strangled/suffocated.
Location: Bjärred, Lomma Municipality, Sweden.
Disability: Myalgic encephalopathy.

Details:
These two sisters lived with their parents. Both had chronic fatigue syndrome and were home-schooled. When the younger girl was diagnosed, her parents began planning to kill the whole family. Months later, they carried out a murder-suicide by strangling both girls and then killing themselves.

The 11-year-old girl took piano lessons. Her 14-year-old sister was intellectually curious and liked learning.

Case Status:
Inquest concluded; murder-suicide committed by their parents.

Source:
Morden i Bjärred – Elisabet Höglund söker svar i ny bok
Döttrarna i Bjärred hade fått diagnosen ME – föräldrarna valde att avsluta deras liv
Morden i Bjärred – Elisabet Höglund söker svar i ny bok
Nu berättar polisen: Här är vad som hände familjen i Bjärred
Faktafel i boken morden i Bjärred.
Polisen: Fynd i villan kan förklara vad som hänt
Barnen i Bjärred led av ME – föräldrarna tog beslut att avsluta familjens liv
Barnen i Bjärred ströps/kvävdes till döds av sina föräldrar. Föräldrarna hade planerat morden i flera månader utan att barnen anat något!

Kakoli Das

No Photo Name: Kakoli Das.
Died: January 9, 2018.
Age at death: 46.
Cause of death: Abuse.
Location: Behala, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Disability: Deaf; schizophrenia, physical disability.

Details:
When Kakoli’s niece died of dengue, Kakoli’s sister and her husband blamed her for the death. Neighbors reported that she and her mother, also disabled, were often beaten and starved, until one day Kakoli was found dead.

Case status:
Keya Mullick (Sister) and her husband, detained by neighbors, under investigation.

Source:
Deaf-mute woman killed in ‘assault’ by kin at Behala
Woman death sparks unrest