Category: Age: Elder

Age 60+

Brian Hageness

Photo of a fair-skinned man, smiling for the camera, wearing a wide-brimmed tan hat and teal shirt.Name: Brian Paul Hageness.
Died: June 19, 2019.
Age at death: 61.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA.
Disability: Wheelchair user.

Details:
Brian was shot by his wife.

Case Status:
Elizabeth Hageness (Wife), convicted of murder, sentenced to 20 years in prison; mistrial declared due to juror misconduct; pleaded guilty to manslaughter, sentenced to 10 years in prison.

Sources:
Hot Springs woman pleads guilty in husband’s killing, sentenced to 10 years in prison
Wife changes plea, sentenced to 10 years in husband’s death after mistrial declared
Jury finds woman guilty in husband’s shooting death

91-year-old woman

No PhotoName Unknown.
Died: June 19, 2019.
Age at death: 91.
Cause of death: Blunt trauma.
Location: Shevchenko, Isilkulsky district, Omsk Oblast, Siberia, Russia.
Disability: Blind; frail elder.

Details:
This 91-year-old woman was allegedly beaten to death by her son because he was tired of caring for her.

Case status:
Ivan L. (Son), charged with infliction of bodily harm resulting in death.

Source:
A resident of Omsk region beat to death a blind 91-year-old mother
Житель Омской области досмерти избил свою слепую 91-летнюю мать
Омич устал ухаживать за тяжелобольной слепой матерью и забил ее до смерти — СуперОмск

Wilma Melchert

Photo of an older woman with short, permed brown hair, wearing a flower-print dress.Name: Wilma Melchert.
Died: June 12, 2019.
Age at death: 85.
Cause of death: Morphine overdose.
Location: Gillespie, Illinois, USA.
Disability: Dementia, diabetes.

Details:
Wilma did a lot of volunteer work and was active in her community, went to church and was a member of the Lions Club. Her daughter, Denise, says that her mother “wanted to live.”

Wilma’s daughter-in-law took her home from her nursing home and poisoned her with a morphine overdose.

Case status:
Amy Melchert (Daughter-in-law), pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter, sentenced to 5 years.

Source:
Woman sentenced in mother-in-law’s death
Metro East woman sentenced for role in overdose death of mother-in-law
Wood River nurse charged with killing mother-in-law in hospice

Alma Shaver

Photo of an elderly woman with gray hair and wrinkled fair skin, smiling for the camera.Name: Alma Shaver.
Died: June 10, 2019.
Age at death: 80.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Brick Township, New Jersey, USA.
Disability: Dementia.

Details:
Alma’s husband shot her in a murder-suicide.

She was a homemaker who led a Girl Scout troop and raised three daughters.

Case status:
Richard Shaver (Husband), deceased.

Source:
Sweethearts Forever. Then Came Alzheimer’s, Murder and Suicide.

Betty Crews

Photo of an older woman with straight white hair dyed partly blonde and dark circles under her eyes.Name: Betty Elouise Crews.
Died: June 7, 2019.
Age at death: 72.
Cause of death: Starvation.
Location: Harriman, Tennessee, USA.
Disability: Disabled elder.

Details:
Betty lived with her daughter and another caretaker. Their lack of care led to her starvation death.

Case status:
Christopher Kennedy, convicted of felony murder; at large.
Evelyn Kennedy (Daughter), convicted of felony murder, sentenced to 51 years to life.

Source:
Convicted murderer at large after Roane County trial
Daughter, one other charged with murder after 72-year-old mother starved to death in Roane County
Daughter charged in starving death of elderly mother
Caretakers charged in starvation death of Roane County woman
Obituary of Betty Elouise Crews | Harriman Location

Sachio Uzue

No PhotoName: Sachio Uzue.
Died: May 30, 2019.
Age at death: 86.
Cause of death: Traumatic injury.
Location: Ebina, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
Disability: Dementia, physical disability that made it difficult to walk.

Details:
Sachio’s husband was arrested on suspicion of killing her by stabbing her in the neck and bludgeoning her with a frying pan. Police say he told them he was distressed because she had dementia and wanted to die with her.

Case status:
Toshio Uzue (Husband), arrested on suspicion of murder.

Source:
69-year-old man arrested for killing 86-year-old wife who had dementia

Mavis Long

Photo of a middle-aged woman with brown eyes, red cheeks and short curly brown hair.Name: Mavis Long.
Died: May 10, 2019.
Age at death: 77.
Cause of death: Asphyxia.
Location: Pennant, Ceredigion, Wales, UK.
Disability: Alzheimer’s disease.

Details:
Mavis lived with her husband. After an argument, her husband grabbed and strangled her to death.

Case status:
Frank Long (Husband), convicted of manslaughter, sentenced to 3 years, 4 months, to be served in care.

Source:
Husband Charged And Sentenced For Killing His Alzheimer’s Suffering Wife
Man, 80, jailed for strangling wife after row
Husband in court on wife murder charge
Husband jailed for more than three years for manslaughter of his wife

Gwendolyn Thombleson

Photo of a woman in a red polo shirt, smiling for the camera. She has light skin and graying brown hair cut into bangs.Name: Gwendolyn “Gwen” Kay Thombleson.
Died: May 1, 2019.
Age at death: 66.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: San Souci, Florida, USA.
Disability: Dementia, poor health.

Details:
Gwen’s husband shot her before killing himself.

She worked for the school district as a data entry clerk.

Case status:
Thomas Thombleson (Husband), deceased.

Source:
Husband Shoots Wife Who Had Dementia Before Killing Himself, and Family Claims ‘Mercy Killing’
Man kills dementia-suffering wife of 47 years in ‘mercy-killing’ before turning gun on himself
Gwendolyn “Gwen” Kay Thombleson Obituary

Stephen Ihrig

No PhotoName: Stephen Ihrig.
Died: April 12, 2019.
Age at death: 77.
Cause of death: Dehydration, malnutrition, pneumonia.
Location: Martinsville, Virginia, USA.
Disability: Unspecified; incapacitated adult.

Details:
Stephen died from starvation, thirst, and pneumonia due to being neglected by his son and his son’s girlfriend.

Case Status:
Jeffrey Louis Ihrig (Son), convicted of neglect, sentenced to 3 months.
Crystal Rae Painter, convicted of neglect, sentenced to 3 months.

Sources:
Martinsville couple sentenced in father’s death
Martinsville couple found guilty of causing man’s father’s death

Alexandra Jacobs

Photo of a blonde woman wearing pearl necklace and earrings; her hair is cut short and she is smiling for the camera.Name: Alexandra Jacobs.
Died: April 10, 2019.
Age at death: 77.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Orono, Minnesota, USA.
Disability: Dementia; wheelchair user due to unsuccessful hip replacement.

Details:
Alexandra’s husband shot her in a murder-suicide.

Alexandra was a skilled painter who created watercolor and oil paintings and exhibited them in galleries. She raised five children, including a daughter with cerebral palsy, and was active in charities that assisted people with disabilities.

Case status:
Irwin Jacobs (Husband), deceased.

Source:
Irwin Jacobs, wife Alexandra dead in murder-suicide, close friend says
Businessman Irwin Jacobs, Wife Found Dead In Suspected Murder-Suicide
Jacobs family ‘heartbroken’ after couple found dead in Orono mansion
Jacobs’ murder-suicide leaves friends and industry reeling
Former Vikings part-owner was ‘upbeat’ days before ‘murder-suicide’
Deaths of Irwin, Alex Jacobs confirmed as murder-suicide
Prominent businesman Irwin Jacobs shot wife, then himself, medical examiner confirms
Son says Irwin Jacobs struggled with health before he shot wife, then himself