Florence Albert

No PhotoName: Florence Albert.
Died: November 17, 2024.
Age at death: 94.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Rochester, New York, USA.
Disability: Unspecified; nursing home resident.

Details:
Florence’s son walked into her nursing home and shot her in a murder-suicide.

Case Status:
Robert Albert (Son), deceased.

Sources:
Rochester police identify man, woman dead after murder-suicide at nursing home
Two people are dead after apparent murder-suicide at a nursing home in Rochester
RPD: Son shoots and kills mother at nursing home, then kills himself
RPD: Man kills mother in murder-suicide at nursing home
City, county emergency teams carefully help residents during nursing home murder-suicide
Assemblymember, nurses’ union weigh in on nursing home safety after murder-suicide

Barbara Conroy

Photo of an older woman with wispy white hair, tan skin, cat-eye glasses, and a red shirt printed with stars. She is scowling at the camera, corners of her lips pulled down.Name: Barbara Ann Conroy.
Died: November 17, 2024.
Age at death: 78.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Disability: Heart disease, Crohn’s disease, psychosis; wheelchair user.

Details:
Barbara’s husband picked her up from her nursing home before killing her in a murder-suicide.

Case Status:
Dennis Raymond Conroy (Husband), deceased.

Sources:
2 people, 78 and 81, dead in suspected murder-suicide at Cleveland Metroparks, police say
Endangered Missing Adult Alert: Barbara Conroy

Barbara Brandt

Photo of an older woman wearing a red shirt and glasses, which are slipping down her nose. She has light skin, and her short gray hair is wispy.Name: Barbara “Bobbie” Brandt.
Died: October 4, 2024.
Age at death: 81.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Cromwell, Connecticut, USA.
Disability: Unspecified; wheelchair user.

Details:
Bobbie’s husband went to her nursing home and fatally shot her before killing himself.

Bobbie left behind her two cats, which had been living with her husband and were taken into custody by animal control when he died.

Case Status:
Dennis Brandt (Husband), deceased.

Sources:
Nursing Home Murder-Suicide: Cops ID Husband, Wife Dead in CT
Cromwell neighbors shocked, saddened by nursing home murder-suicide: ‘There’s an empty spot’
Nursing Home Murder-Suicide: Cops ID Husband, Wife Dead in Cromwell
Cromwell nursing home resident killed in apparent murder-suicide
Police ID husband, wife killed in apparent murder-suicide at Apple Rehab Cromwell
Cromwell Nursing Home Murder-Suicide IDs Released: Police
Murder-suicide at Cromwell nursing home raises ‘discussion’ on safety protocols, official says

Donna Kitzmiller

Photo of a middle aged woman with short brown hair, light skin, and red cheeks. She is wearing glasses and a light-yellow sweater, and smiling broadly at the camera.Name: Donna L. Kitzmiller.
Died: September 28, 2024.
Age at death: 80.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Grand Haven Charter Township, Michigan, USA.
Disability: Alzheimer’s disease.

Details:
Donna’s husband fatally shot her before fatally shooting himself. He told a 911 operator that he was “giving [her] a merciful ending”.

Donna was a retired elementary school teacher. She loved nature and wildlife, enjoyed reading and watching movies, and cared for pet Golden Retrievers and cats.

Case Status:
William Kitzmiller (Husband), deceased.

Sources:
Retired cop, 80, shot wife in ‘merciful’ end to her Alzheimer’s disease, 911 call shows
Retired Cop Fatally Shot Wife, Then Himself, Claiming ‘Merciful Ending’ Because of Her Alzheimer’s: 911 Call
William & Donna Kitzmiller Obituary | Sep 28, 2024 | Grand Haven, MI

Carmel McDougall

Photo of an older woman in a lacy white dress, wearing a corsage of red roses on her wriest. She is smiling. Her skin is brown, and her short black hair is curly. There are balloons in the background.Name: Carmel McDougall.
Died: September 18, 2024.
Age at death: 85.
Cause of death: Brain trauma.
Location: Roosevelt, New York, USA.
Disability: Dementia.

Details:
Carmel died from head injuries sustained after a fall. According to video recordings from their home security system, the fall happened because Carmel’s son put her in a headlock and swung her around, causing her to lose her balance; police say he was “frustrated with [her] declining health”. Videos from two weeks before show her daughter “constrict[ing] her mother’s ability to move and breathe”.

Carmel was born in Jamaica and had lived in Canada before moving to New York. Her passion for cooking invigorated her career as a hospital dietician. Along with her own four children, she fed and cared for many children in her community. She was a devoted Christian who spent much of her time after retirement doing volunteer work for the Most Holy Rosary Church.

Case Status:
Michael Rainford McDougall (Son), charged with second-degree manslaughter, first-degree endangerment of a vulnerable person, and criminally negligent homicide.
Nichole McDougall Mullings (Daughter), charged with first-degree endangerment of a vulnerable person.

Sources:
LI Son Charged After Abuse Of Mother Leads To Her Death: DA
Roosevelt siblings indicted in elder abuse case, mother dead.
Obituary of Carmel McDougall

Jimmy Cardwell

No PhotoName: Jimmy Lamar Cardwell.
Died: August 28, 2024.
Age at death: 71.
Cause of death: Sepsis, osteomyelitis.
Location: Rockledge, Florida, USA.
Disability: Hemiparesis after stroke.

Details:
Paramedics responded to Jimmy’s house to find him thin, filthy, and with multiple infected wounds. He was taken to the hospital, where doctors tried to save his life with emergency surgery, but died later that day. Police say his son admitted to bathing him only every few months and not seeking help for his father’s medical conditions, including the pressure sores that eventually became infected and killed him.

Case Status:
Alton Cardwell (Son), charged with aggravated manslaughter.

Sources:
Brevard County man charged with manslaughter of his father, deputies say
Rockledge Man Arrested for Aggravated Manslaughter of Disabled Father
Son accused in death of elderly father, found smelling of rotting flesh

Consuelo Gonzalez

No PhotoName: Consuelo Gonzalez.
Died: August 21, 2024.
Age at death: 88.
Cause of death: Infected bedsores, untreated broken hip, dehydration/malnutrition.
Location: Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
Disability: Disabled elder.

Details:
Consuelo was found at her home, having been badly neglected. She had severe, infected bedsores and a broken hip that had gone untreated for a long time. She was taken to the hospital, but died a day later.

Case Status:
Salvador Gonzalez Rivera (Son), charged with murder.

Sources:
Charleston man charged with murder after bedridden mother dies at hospital
Son’s charges upgraded to murder after bedridden woman dies at Charleston hospital

Woman in her 70s

No PhotoName Unknown.
Died: June 9, 2024.
Age at death: 70s.
Cause of death: Drowned.
Location: Muan-gun, Jeollanam-do, South Korea.
Disability: Dementia.

Details:
This unnamed woman and her son were in an SUV driven by her other son when he drove the car off a pier, allegedly attempting to drown them all. She and one son drowned; the driver was pulled out alive.

Case Status:
“Kim”, her son, is charged with murder.

Sources:
Man sentenced for murder of dementia-stricken mother
An SUV crashed into the sea at a dock in Muan-gun, Jeollanam-do, killing two people

Devassia Kumbukkal

No PhotoName: Devassia Kumbukkal.
Died: May 12, 2024.
Age at death: 76.
Cause of death: Head injury.
Location: Udayagiri, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Disability: Unspecified.

Details:
After a family argument, Devassia’s nephew allegedly attacked him with an axe and a heavy stone, causing fatal head injury.

Case Status:
Shinemon (Nephew), charged with murder.

Sources:
Disabled man hacked to death by nephew in Kannur

Kathrikutty

No PhotoName: Kathrikutty.
Died: May 3, 2024.
Age at death: 82.
Cause of death: Throat cut.
Location: Muvattupuzha, Kerala, India.
Disability: Unspecified; bedridden.

Details:
Kathrikutty died from having her throat cut. Authorities say that her husband was angry that she was bedridden and needed care, so he attacked her with a knife and killed her.

She was the mother of five children.

Case Status:
Joseph (Husband), charged with murder.

Sources:
Elderly man slits bedridden wife’s throat, arrested
Frustated man murders his octogenarian, bedridden wife in Kerala
Murder: Elderly Man Kills Bedridden Wife by Slitting Her Throat
Invalid elderly woman murdered by husband in Muvattupuzha