Remembering the Disabled Murdered by Caregivers
Age 30-59
Name: Alfonso Rafael Jr.
Died: October 26, 2015.
Age at death: 56.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Westchester, Florida, USA.
Disability: Unspecified; wheelchair user.
Details:
Alfonso Jr. was shot by his father in a murder-suicide.
Case status:
Alfonso Rafael (Father), deceased.
Source:
Father and Son Found Shot to Death in Westchester: Police
Name: Simone Mottram.
Died: October 19, 2015.
Age at death: 51.
Cause of death: Traumatic injury.
Location: Inverell, New South Wales, Australia.
Disability: Mental illness.
Details:
Simone’s son bludgeoned her with a bottle and stabbed her with a kitchen knife.
Case status:
Bradley Craig Mottram (Son), pleaded guilty to murder, sentenced to 13-and-a-half to 18 years.
Source:
‘Troubled’ NSW man jailed for killing mum
Bradley Craig Mottram jailed 13 years for killing mum
Simone Mottram’s murder by her own son still ‘tortures’ her father
‘Totally inadequate’ sentence questioned by relatives as son jailed for killing his mother
Trial tipped in Mottram murder case
Name: Johanna Hove-Becker.
Died: October 8, 2015.
Age at death: 32.
Cause of death: Fall injury.
Location: Mons, Belgium.
Disability: History of mental illness.
Details:
Johanna had had bulimia as a teenager, but recovered and went on to become a psychologist. When she was 32 years old, her husband drugged her, pushed her out of a window, and tried to pass it off as suicide due to mental illness.
Johanna was a triathlete. She was an especially good swimmer–her father said she was “like a seal” in the water. She had a master’s degree in psychology.
Case status:
Craig R. Becker (Husband), convicted of premeditated murder, assault and battery, and conduct unbecoming an officer; sentenced to life with the possibility of parole and dismissed from the military.
Source:
Did she jump or was she pushed? ‘Dateline’ NBC profiles death of former Jacksonville resident
Did she jump or was she pushed? ‘Dateline’ NBC profiles death of former Jacksonville resident
Navy officer sentenced to life for murdering his wife in Belgium
Navy Officer’s Years-Long Murder Case Gets Another Twist with Court Ruling
War Hero Claims Navy Abandoned Him, Others Cry Murder
Johanna Hove-Becker Obituary
Name: Kenneth Pernell Mobley Jr.
Died: October 5, 2015.
Age at death: 30.
Cause of death: Drowning.
Location: Greenville County, South Carolina, USA.
Disability: Unspecified; dwarfism, “physical abnormalities”.
Details:
Kenneth’s sister beat him and starved him. When she poured hot water over his head, burning him, he drowned.
Case status:
Kendra Mobley (Sister), pleaded guilty to neglect, sentenced to 28 years.
Jamario Alexis Green (Sister’s boyfriend), sentenced to 9 years for failing to report a crime.
Source:
Woman burned, beat her disabled brother, who died weighing 51 pounds
Kenneth Pernell Mobley, Jr (1985 – 2015) – Find A Grave Memorial
Obituary for Kenneth Pernell Mobley, Jr. – MIAMI, FL
Name: John “Jack” Craig.
Died: October 4, 2015.
Age at death: 53.
Cause of death: Suffocation.
Location: Portsmouth, Virginia, USA.
Disability: Unspecified mobility impairment.
Details:
Jack Craig’s boyfriend tied his hands, strangled him, and put a plastic bag over his head, suffocating him. Wanted for an unrelated robbery, the killer confessed but told the police that Jack’s murder had been an “assisted suicide”.
Case status:
Wayne McClellan (Boyfriend/Housemate), pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, sentenced to 40 years in prison with 23 years suspended.
Source:
Portsmouth man gets 17 years in prison for killing boyfriend
Neighbors: Accused killer had party in home while body was there
Name: Kathryn “Katie” Burroughs.
Died: September 22, 2015.
Age at death: 35.
Cause of death: Suffocation.
Location: Barrington, Illinois, USA.
Disability: Cerebral palsy, intellectual disability.
Details:
Katie’s father suffocated her, then committed suicide.
Katie enjoyed attending summer camp.
Case status:
Harry Burroughs (Father), deceased.
Source:
Barrington father, daughter dead in apparent murder-suicide, coroner says
Name: David Swallow.
Died: September 9, 2015.
Age at death: 49.
Cause of death: Fire.
Location: Dunston, England, UK.
Disability: Intellectual disability.
Details:
David’s mother burned their house down in a murder-suicide; David was taken to the hospital and died there sixteen days later. His father, who tried to rescue him, was hurt but survived.
Case status:
Audrey Swallow (Mother), deceased.
Source:
Desperate attempt to save disabled man from blaze
‘She’d never have hurt him’ – Coroner’s verdict on fire which killed mother and son
Fatal Dunston house fire started deliberately
Double death fire ‘started by woman who wanted to kill herself’
Double fire death inquest set to be held today
Name: Julie Anne Collier.
Died: September 5, 2015.
Age at death: 55.
Cause of death: Head trauma.
Location: Chippenham, Wiltshire, England, UK.
Disability: Mobility impairment (wheelchair user), possibly due to alcoholic neuropathy and a bad fall.
Details:
Julie’s husband killed her by beating her in the head and face.
Julie was an outgoing woman whose favorite band was the Manchester pop group “Take That”.
Case status:
Christopher Collier (Husband), charged with murder; pleaded guilty to manslaughter, sentenced to 4 years.
Source:
Man charged with murder in Chippenham
Police launch investigation into Chippenham woman’s death
Neighbours tell of their shock as husband faces murder charge
Family tribute to Julie Collier after murder charge
Man who killed disabled wife in drink-fuelled row jailed
Man who beat disabled wife to death during argument at Chippenham home is jailed for four years
Alcoholic husband jailed for four years for bludgeoning disabled wife to death in Chippenham
Name: Carolyn Hyatt.
Died: August 28, 2015.
Age at death: 43.
Cause of death: Stroke secondary to burn injury.
Location: Shirebrook, Derbyshire, England, UK.
Disability: Intellectual disability from having meningitis as a child; diabetes, mobility impairment from stroke.
Details:
Carolyn’s boyfriend poured alcohol over her as she lay in bed, then lit her on fire. Carolyn managed to put out the fire and call emergency services before collapsing on her bed. She was found with burns to 20 percent of her body and taken to the hospital, where she stayed for three weeks before another massive stroke, brought on by her burn injuries, killed her.
Case status:
David Dunstan (Boyfriend), convicted of murder, sentenced to 25 years to life.
Source:
Mansfield man murdered girlfriend he had been seeing for just a month
David Dunstan who murdered special needs girlfriend Carolyn Hyatt is jailed for life
Family pay tribute to murdered sister
Name: Melisha K. Mosier Ludwick.
Died: August 11, 2015 (Body found); died July 2015.
Age at death: 38.
Cause of death: Asphyxia.
Location: Hilham, Tennessee, USA.
Disability: Unspecified; attended special education classes, received disability benefits; under the care of a psychiatrist.
Details:
Melisha was killed by her live-in boyfriend and Social Security payee. He strangled her and dismembered the body.
Case status:
Edward Walsh (Boyfriend), convicted of first-degree murder and abuse of a corpse, sentenced to life, died in prison.
Source:
Murderer Describes Killing In Own Words
State of Tennessee v. Edward Walsh | Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts
Eight testify in Celina murder trial
Brutal murder case goes to grand jury