Category: Age Categories

Adrian Jones

Photo of Adrian Jones, a small boy with dark hair in a buzz cut, light-brown skin, and dark eyes. His left eyelid droops slightly; his expression is neutral. He is wearing a red, gray, and and white T-shirt.Name: Adrian Jones.
Died: September or October 2015; body found November 26, 2015.
Age at death: 7.
Cause of death: Starvation.
Location: Kansas City, Kansas, USA.
Disability: “Special needs”; PTSD and reactive attachment disorder.

Details:
Adrian was confined to a bedroom, where he was beaten by his father and starved by his parents. When he died of starvation after having been confined to a shower for the last month of his life, his father fed his body to his pigs.

Case status:
Heather Jones (Stepmother), pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and child abuse, sentenced to 25 years to life.
Michael Jones (Father), pleaded guilty to child abuse, aggravated battery and aggravated assault, sentenced to 25 years to life.

Source:

Kansas will pay $1 million over the murder of torture victim whose body was fed to pigs
Prosecutor: Abuse charges just ‘tip of the iceberg’ in Michael Jones case
Stepmom enters plea in death of Kan. boy; remains found in pig pen
US stepmother pleads guilty to murder of boy fed to pigs
Kansas woman gets life term in 7-year-old stepson’s death
Life sentence expected for father who confessed to killing son, feeding body to pigs
Father to be sentenced after abusing, killing, feeding son to pigs
‘Daddy keeps hitting me’: Boy who was killed, fed to pigs told authorities about abuse
Father who tortured, killed 7-year-old Adrian Jones sentenced to life in prison
A life of torture: Kansas boy was starved, beaten for years until he died and parents fed him to pigs
Social worker knew 7-year-old was killed and fed to pigs was being tortured

David Fuhrman

No PhotoName: David Fuhrman.
Died: November 24, 2015.
Age at death: 54.
Cause of death: Sepsis, pneumonia, malnutrition.
Location: Penn Hills, Pennsylvania, USA.
Disability: Mental illness; intellectual disability.

Details:
David was starved and neglected by his unpaid caregivers, who claimed they had “essentially adopted” him. He died of a combination of blood poisoning from untended bedsores, pneumonia, and malnutrition.

David worked at Goodwill.

Case status:
Adam Haynes, pleaded guilty to third-degree murder, neglect, conspiracy, and reckless endangerment, sentenced to 7-14 years.
Pamela McNeal, pleaded guilty to third-degree murder, neglect, conspiracy, and reckless endangerment, sentenced to 7-14 years.

Source:
Couple jailed in death of 76-pound disabled man covered with bed sores
Couple held in alleged neglect death of 76 lb. disabled man
Couple held in death of 76-pound disabled man with bed sores
Penn Hills couple charged in man’s death once contracted with county as caregivers
Penn Hills caregivers face trial in death of man with disabilities
Caregivers plead guilty in 2015 death of Penn Hills man
Penn Hills caregivers plead guilty in 2015 death of disabled man

Yoki Fujita

No PhotoName: Yoki Fujita.
Died: November 23, 2015.
Age at death: 81.
Cause of death: Drowning.
Location: Saitama, Japan.
Disability: Dementia.

Details:
Ms. Fujita’s husband was scheduled for surgery on his neck, and was worried that he would no longer be able to care for her. He had been approved for public assistance, but rejected elderly-care services.

Just before he was due for the surgery, Ms. Fujita’s husband talked to her daughter, explained that he wanted to kill his wife and commit suicide, and asked her to help him. She agreed, drove them both to the river, and drowned them.

Case status:
Atsuko Namikata (Daughter), pleaded guilty to murder, sentenced to 4 years.
Yoshihide Fujita (Husband), deceased.

Source:
Woman pleads guilty to murder, assisted suicide of parents
Father’s scheduled surgery possibly linked to suicide assisted by daughter
Woman jailed for 4 years for murder, assisted suicide of parents

Josephine Williamson

No PhotoName: Josephine Anne Williamson.
Died: November 21, 2015.
Age at death: 83.
Cause of death: Asphyxia.
Location: Earley, England, UK.
Disability: Dementia.

Details:
Josephine’s husband, having been recently diagnosed with cancer and not wanting her to become an “old hag”, pushed her down the stairs and then strangled her.

Josephine was a retired physical education teacher.

Case status:
Philip Williamson (Husband), pleaded guilty to manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility; given a 2-year suspended sentence.

Source:
Victim of Lower Earley murder investigation named
Earley pensioner who killed wife reached ‘crisis point’ after being diagnosed with cancer
Dying pensioner spared jail after killing dementia-suffering wife in Reading
Philip Williamson, 88, charged with murdering his wife at their Elm Lane home
Elderly man from Earley sentenced for killing his wife
Murder charge over elderly woman’s death in Earley
Dying OAP escapes jail after killing dementia-suffering wife

Zvonimir Petrovski

Photo of Zvonimir Petrovski, a middle-aged man with dark brown hair and light skin, wearing a suit with a pink bow tie. His skin is slightly flushed, as though he finds the suit stifling.Name: Zvonimir Petrovski.
Died: November 21, 2015.
Age at death: 67.
Cause of death: Stabbed.
Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Disability: Mobility impaired; used crutches.

Details:
Zvonimir lived with a younger housemate who claimed he was her “father figure”. One day when his housemate demanded money for cigarettes and Zvonimir refused, she became angry and stabbed him to death.

Case status:
Anna Horneshaw (Housemate), convicted of murder, sentenced to 13-17 years in prison.

Source:
17 years jail for woman who stabbed ‘father figure’ to death in cigarette row
Woman jailed for killing housemate in ‘fit of rage’ over cigarette money

Lia Cotroneo

No PhotoName: Lia Cotroneo.
Died: November 19, 2015.
Age at death: 88.
Cause of death: Asphyxia.
Location: Turin, Italy.
Disability: Alzheimer’s disease.

Details:
Lia was allegedly smothered by her husband.

Case status:
Angiolo Zanasi (Husband); committed suicide about 6 months later.

Source:
Pensioner commits suicide
Uccise moglie malata, suicida anziano

Hakan Erdem

Photo of a boy with short brown hair, taken at an angle so that he seems to be leaning against the side of the photo.Name: Hakan Erdem.
Died: November 16, 2015.
Age at death: 12.
Cause of death: Throat cut.
Location: Lilburn, Georgia, USA.
Disability: Cerebral palsy.

Details:
Hakan’s family is Turkish, and he survived a house fire when he was eight years old.

Hakan’s father cut his throat.

Case status:
Fikri Erdem (Father); found guilty but mentally ill of murder, felony murder and aggravated assault; committed suicide before sentencing.

Source:
Man kills self at Gwinnett jail after conviction in son’s murder
Cops: Lilburn dad admits to killing special needs 12-year-old son

Hannah Warner

No Photo
Name: Hannah Marie Warner.
Died: November 15, 2015.
Age at death: 16.
Cause of death: Starvation.
Location: Onondaga, Michigan, USA.
Disability: Chromosome translocation; physical and mental disabilities.

Details:
Hannah was neglected by her mother. When she died, she had not been fed for two weeks; she had untreated bedsores and weighed only 43 pounds.

Case status:
Cari Ann Wright (Mother), pleaded guilty to second-degree murder while mentally ill, sentenced to 20-40 years.

Source:
Michigan woman gets 20-40 years in death of disabled daughter
Woman admits starving her 16-year-old daughter to death
Michigan woman admits starving 16-year-old disabled daughter
Michigan mom admits to starving disabled daughter to death
Michigan woman starved her daughter who died weighing 43 pounds
Mother sentenced to prison in girl’s starvation death
Michigan woman gets 20-40 years in death of disabled daughter

Ms. Lin

No Photo
Name: Ms. Lin (Surname; given name unknown).
Died: November 10, 2015.
Age at death: 50.
Cause of death: Burns.
Location: Daya District, Taichung, Taiwan.
Disability: Paralysis due to stroke.

Details:
After she had a stroke, Ms. Lin depended on her daughter to care for her. Complaining that her no one else in her family helped her care for her mother, Ms. Lin’s daughter allegedly took her out to a remote part of the city, doused her with gasoline, set her on fire, and pushed her into a drain. Ms. Lin burned alive.

Case status:
Her daughter, surnamed Lin; charged with murder.

Source:
Daughter detained after mother burned to death
Woman detained for burning mother, throwing her in river

Johnny Richards

Photo of Johnny Richards. He is a middle-aged man with medium-brown skin; he has a receding hairline, and his hair is black and bushy. He has an unkempt, short mustache and beard.Name: Johnny Richards.
Died: November 8, 2015.
Age at death: 63.
Cause of death: Stabbed.
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
Disability: Amputee; wheelchair user.

Details:
Johnny’s daughter allegedly stabbed him to death.

Case status:
Shevelle Richards (Daughter), charged with aggravated murder.

Source:
Police: Homicide victim’s daughter charged with aggravated murder