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Ahziya Osceola

Photo: A toddler with olive-toned skin, wearing a plastic fireman's hat and a denim shirt, smiling. Name: Ahziya Osceola.
Died: March 19, 2015 (Body found).
Age at death: 3.
Cause of death: Internal injury from abdominal trauma.
Location: Hollywood, California, USA.
Disability: Autism.

Details:
Ahziya’s stepmother initially claimed that he had gone missing, but the toddler’s body was found, and his cause of death determined to have been blunt-force abdominal trauma that severely injured his liver and pancreas. He also had a broken leg which had gone untreated.

Case status:
Analiz Osceola (Stepmother), convicted of aggravated manslaughter of a child, sentenced to 30 years.
Nelson Osceola (Father), charged with child neglect, charges dropped.

Source:
Stepmother Found Guilty in 2015 Death of Hollywood Toddler
Stepmother sentenced for fatally beating 3-year-old boy so badly his pancreas broke into pieces
Slain Hollywood Toddler’s Father Testifies in Murder Trial of Ex-Wife
Autism Memorial: Ahziya Osceola
Massive Search In Hollywood For Missing 3-Year-Old Child
Stepmother, Father In Jail Following Death Of Toddler
Ahziya Osceola Had Been Living With Untreated Broken Leg For Weeks Before Death
Behind smiles, a Florida child’s short, troubled life
Father, stepmother of boy found dead in Hollywood home arrested
Stepmother of Dead South Florida Boy Held on on $230,000 Bond

Mark Green

Name: Mark Anthony Green.
Died: March 19, 2015.
Age at death: 56.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Knoxville, Maryland, USA.
Disability: Intellectual disability.

Details:
Mark was shot by his father in a double homicide-suicide. Mark’s mother, 86-year-old Mary Green, was the other victim.

Mark was an avid cyclist who could usually be found riding his bicycle around the neighborhood.

Case status:
Johnnie Green (Father), deceased.

Source:
3 dead after Knoxville, Md. double murder-suicide
Mark Anthony Green

Izaltina King

No Photo Name: Izaltina King.
Died: March 19, 2015.
Age at death: 86.
Cause of death: Neglect.
Location: New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA.
Disability: Unspecified; needed 24-hour care.

Details:
Izaltina died when she fell to the floor and was left there for nearly 24 hours. She also had bedsores and two toes that had become necrotic.

Case status:
Steven E. King (Son), charged with neglect.

Source:
New Bedford man charged with neglect in mother’s death

Patricia Spencer

No Photo Name: Patricia Spencer.
Died: March 17, 2015.
Age at death: 76.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Fort Worth, Texas, USA.
Disability: Dementia.

Details:
Patricia’s husband shot her before taking his own life.

Case status:
Bryce Spencer (Husband), deceased.

Source:
Fort Worth couple dead in apparent murder-suicide

Wendy Blackstone

Photo of Wendy Blackstone, a middle-aged woman with fair skin and shoulder-length light-brown hair cut in a bob, wearing a blue sweater; she is leaning down towards her large gray-and-brown dog. Name: Wendy Blackstone.
Died: March 16, 2015.
Age at death: 49.
Cause of death: Smoke inhalation.
Location: Studio City, California, USA.
Disability: Deaf, visually impaired.

Details:
Wendy was found in her garage in what seemed to be set up to look like a double suicide with her sister. She and two of her three dogs were found dead of smoke inhalation in a burning garage. Upon investigation, the suicide note that Wendy was supposed to have written was in her sister’s handwriting. Eventually it became clear that her sister had killed Wendy because she was frustrated at having to care for her; she had forged the suicide note, and then lit the fire herself.

Case status:
Jill Blackstone (Sister); pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter, sentenced to 8 years.

Source:
TV ProducerJill Blackstone Sentenced To 8 Years For Death Of Her Sister
Producer Jill Blackstone arrives in a wheelchair for court appearance
TV Producer To Be Tried For Disabled Sister’s Murder
Contents of ‘suicide’ notes revealed as judge orders ex-‘Jerry Springer’ producer to answer murder, animal cruelty charges – NY Daily News
TV Producer Ordered to Stand Trial for Allegedly Killing Disabled Sister
Hollywood producer suspected of murdering her sister in failed suicide pact was drowning in $1.4million debt, owed her sibling $122,000, is about to lose her home and filed for bankruptcy
TV producer arrested in death of deaf sister in California
Ex-Jerry Springer producer ‘killed deaf sister out of frustration’
TV producer denies murder and animal cruelty charges in deaf sister’s death, attorney says
TV Producer’s Arraignment Postponed in Sister’s Mysterious 2015 Death
TV producer won’t enter plea in sister’s Studio City death for another week
Former ‘Jerry Springer’ producer charged with killing deaf, blind sister in 2015

Rachele Tyburski

Photo of Rachele Tyburski, a young woman with straight brown hair and pale skin. She is smiling slightly and wearing silver earrings. Name: Rachele Tyburski.
Died: March 15, 2015.
Age at death: 26.
Cause of death: Suffocation.
Location: Lakewood, Ohio, USA.
Disability: Bipolar disorder.

Details:
Rachele was suffocated to death by her mother; then her sister took her body and dumped it in a field.

She had a four-year-old son.

Case status:
Janet Tyburski (Mother), convicted of murder, sentenced to 19 years to life.
Hannah Tyburski (Sister), pleaded guilty to abuse of a corpse, $750 fine and suspended 90-day jail sentence.

Source:
Where Are Janet Tyburski and Hannah Tyburski Now?
Shelly Tyburski’s Murder: How Did She Die? Who Killed Shelly Tyburski?
Body found in North Ridgeville identified as Lakewood woman Rachele Tyburski
Rachele Tyburski’s grandmother describes slain woman as sweet but prone to fits of violence
Mom accused of murder wants plea deal; prosecution says old deal gone
Ohio Mom Who Killed Adult Daughter and Dumped Her Body in Field Gets 19 Years to Life

Lori Decker

Name: Lori Decker.
Died: March 7, 2015.
Age at death: 45.
Cause of death: Malnutrition.
Location: Quincy, Illinois, USA.
Disability: Brain injury from diabetic crisis.

Details:
Lori’s husband neglected her and did not feed her enough; she starved to death.

Lori worked as a housekeeper.

Case status:
Derek Decker (Husband), pleaded guilty to neglect of disabled person, sentenced to 2 1/2 years.

Source:
Quincy man sent to prison in spousal neglect case
Lori Lynn Long Decker

Anthony Tomaselli

Name: Anthony Joseph “Tony” Tomaselli.
Died: March 6, 2015.
Age at death: 85.
Cause of death: Asphyxia.
Location: Palm Harbor, Florida, USA.
Disability: Cancer, dementia, heart disease.

Details:
Tony’s two daughters decided to kill him. They say that it was because he didn’t want to go to a nursing home. They fed him sleeping pills and alcohol, but he survived this; so they suffocated him by stuffing a rag down his throat.

Tony was a retired barber who liked to watch Wheel of Fortune and the sunset. He said his prayers every night. His favorite cocktail was vodka and Diet Coke.

Case status:
Mary-Beth Tomaselli (Daughter), pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, sentenced to 15 years.
Linda Roberts (Daughter), pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, sentenced to 20 years.

Source:
‘Like Arsenic and Old Lace’: Sisters in Their 60s Hid Secret of Dad’s Murder — Until They Slept with Same Man
Florida Man Dated 2 Sisters Who Killed Their Father and He Decided to Turn Them In
Two Sisters Allegedly Killed Their Father And Hid It For Years Before Confessing To A Man They Were Both Sleeping With
FL Sheriff: Sisters killed father, committed “perfect murder,” but were caught 4 years later
Sisters arrested, accused of killing father four years ago in what sheriff calls the ‘perfect murder’
Sisters charged with murdering their father after one confesses to their shared lover
Sisters charged after they ‘euthanized’ elderly father, police say
Pinellas sheriff: Sisters said they ‘euthanized’ elderly father
Two sisters arrested, admitted to killing 85-year-old father in Pinellas County in 2015
Daughters Killed Father After Failed Euthanasia, Busted By Man Both Slept With
Two sisters killed their father. They got caught after sleeping with same man, sheriff says.
Florida sisters arrested for killing cancer-stricken father in 2015
Sisters Accused Of Dad’s Murder Nearly Committed ‘Perfect Crime’
Anthony Joseph TOMASELLI Obituary
Roberts Affidavit | Public Sphere | Common Law

Julieanne Cieslikowski

No Photo Name: Julieanne Cieslikowski.
Died: February 27, 2015.
Age at death: 16.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Bonney Lake, Washington, USA.
Disability: Autism spectrum.

Details:
Julieanne was shot by her mother in a murder-suicide.

Case status:
Sarahlynne Ciesilowski (Mother), deceased.

Source:
Authorities identify woman who killed daughter, self in home near Bonney Lake
A blooming cherry blossom memory

Gertrudes Hollis

Name: Gertrudes “Diana” Hollis.
Died: February 22, 2015.
Age at death: 74.
Cause of death: Fire.
Location: Oceanside, California, USA.
Disability: Mobility impaired due to car accident.

Details:
Diana burned to death in an arson fire set by her husband.

Case status:
Andrew Hollis (Husband), convicted of first-degree murder, sentenced to life without parole.

Source:
Man who set house on fire, killing disabled wife sentenced
Life in Prison for Oceanside Man Who Killed Disabled Wife by Torching Home
Oceanside man sentenced to life for setting fire to home, killing wife