Remembering the Disabled Murdered by Caregivers
Name: Kyle Joseph Potts.
Died: October 18, 2010.
Age at death: 9.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Crestline, California, USA.
Disability: Autism.
Details:
Kyle’s grandmother shot him and herself in a murder-suicide.
Case status:
Denise Snyder (Grandmother), deceased.
Source:
Crestline woman fatally shoots grandson, self
Crestline woman kills herself and 9-year-old grandson, authorities say
Crestline Murder-Suicide
Kyle Joseph Potts
Autism Memorial: Kyle Potts
Name: Chase Ogden.
Died: October 4, 2010.
Age at death: 13.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA.
Disability: Autism.
Details:
Chase and his twin sister Olivia were killed by their mother, who then shot herself.
Case status:
Rene Ogden (Mother), deceased.
Source:
Autism Memorial: Chase Ogden
Rene Ogden killed twins Chase and Olivia, then committed suicide, says El Paso County coroner
Colo. Police Probe Deaths of Mother, Twin Children
Essex Lane deaths apparent murder-suicide
Coroner: Mother, twins shot in head
Name: Wieslawa Zofia Pytlinski.
Died: October 4, 2010
Age at death: 57.
Cause of death: Multiple blunt force trauma to the upper body.
Location: Knox County, Tennessee, USA.
Disability: Unspecified; confidential.
Details:
Wieslawa was allegedly beaten to death by her boyfriend.
Case status:
Michael Dunn (Boyfriend), charged with second-degree murder.
Name: Shah Amin Shariffudin.
Died: September 26, 2010.
Age at death: 19.
Cause of death: Asphyxia.
Location: Marsiling, Singapore.
Disability: Global developmental delay, mobility impaired (wore leg braces).
Details:
Shah was strangled by his father, who then killed himself. Reportedly, his father had gone into debt and did not want to “burden” the family with Shah’s care.
Case status:
Shariffudin Abdul Kader (Father), deceased.
Source:
Death at Marsiling leads police to second body at hotel
Man kills himself, leaves note confessing to son’s murder
$1m debts led to two deaths
Name: Zahra Baker.
Died: September 24, 2010.
Age at death: 10.
Cause of death: Homicide, undetermined.
Location: Hickory, North Carolina, USA.
Disability: Leg amputee, hearing impairment, cancer survivor.
Details:
Zahra was born in Wagga-Wagga, Australia, and at five years old she survived bone cancer, though her leg had to be amputated. When she was eight, her father married an American woman and moved to North Carolina.
In the nine months before Zahra was reported missing, multiple reports of abuse came in to child protective services. Her mother took her out of school to “home-school” her.
More than a month after she went missing, Zahra’s body was found. It could not be determined how she died, but her stepmother admitted to killing her.
Case status:
Elisa Baker (Stepmother); pled guilty to murder; sentenced to 18 years. Sentence extended for 10 years on drug charges.
Source:
Murder of Zahra Baker
Name: Teyshawn Daryl Young.
Died: September 20, 2010.
Age at death: 3.
Cause of death: Blunt-force trauma.
Location: Toms River, New Jersey, USA.
Disability: Autism.
Details:
Teyshawn was beaten by his mother’s boyfriend; he died of blunt-force injuries to his stomach.
He liked dancing to his favorite TV shows and music.
Case status:
Corey C. Fitzgerald (Mother’s boyfriend), pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter, sentenced to 12 years.
Source:
Autism Memorial: Teyshawn Young
NJ man faces prison for death of autistic child
Questions surround child’s death in New Jersey
Teyshawn Daryl Young Obituary
Name: Rohit Singh.
Died: September 10, 2010.
Age at death: 7.
Cause of death: Fatal abuse.
Location: Bthinda, India.
Disability: Visual impairment and injured leg from previous abuse.
Details:
When he soiled his bed, Rohit’s father allegedly beat him to death with a hammer.
Case status:
Gurmeet Singh (Father), accused of murder.
Name: Marchella Brett-Pierce .
Died: September 2, 2010.
Age at death: 4.
Cause of death: drug poisoning, blunt impact injuries and malnutrition.
Location: Brooklyn, New York, USA.
Disability: Medically fragile due to prematurity.
Details:
Marchella died of neglect, starvation, and physical abuse by her mother and grandmother.
Case status:
Carlotta Brett-Pierce (Mother), convicted of murder, sentenced to 32 years to life.
Loretta Brett (Grandmother), convicted of manslaughter, 5-15 years.
Source:
A Bleak Life, Cut Short at 4, Harrowing From the Start
Marchella Brett-Pierce’s brother brought food to her funeral so she could eat in heaven
The Tragic Path to a 4-Year-Old’s Death
Carlotta Brett-Pierce Found Guilty of Murder in Battered Daughter’s Death
Carlotta Brett-Pierce Sentenced To Decades In Prison For Death Of Battered Daughter
The Death of Marchella Pierce: Collaboration, Conflict, and Accountability in Child Protective Services
MARCHELLA PIERCE TIED TO HER BED, BEATEN, DRUGGED AND STARVED, DIED AT AGE 4 WEIGHING 18 POUNDS
Name: Regina Wynn.
Died: Early September, 2010.
Age at death: 87.
Cause of death: Bedsores, infection, dehydration.
Location: Cappahosic, Gloucester County, Virginia, USA.
Disability: Alzheimer’s disease.
Details:
Regina was taken out of her nursing home by her niece. Months later, she was taken to the hospital weighing only 80 pounds, with large bedsores. She died soon afterward.
Case status:
Gigi Garner (Niece) and her boyfriend Erick Wilson; charged with abuse; charges dropped. Lawyers argued that Regina’s pressure sores were a sign of inevitable impending death, rather than a cause of death.
Source:
Gloucester man to face elder abuse charges Tuesday
CRIMINAL CHARGES IN VIRGINIA: WHAT IS A KENNEDY TERMINAL ULCER?
Second defendant acquitted of elder abuse charge – Gazette Journal
Arrest in Gloucester woman’s death mirrors trend of elder neglect
Name: Emily Belle Molin.
Died: August 31, 2010.
Age at death: 85.
Cause of death: Traumatic injury.
Location: Darby, Pennsylvania, USA.
Disability: Alzheimer’s disease.
Details:
Emily’s son took her out of the nursing home where she had been staying. Then he deliberately ran her over with his car.
Case status:
Steven Frederick Molin (Son), convicted of second-degree murder, sentenced to 25 years.
Source:
Son Gets 25 Years For Running Over Mother
Son Ran Over His Mother On Purpose
Worcester Judge Denies Killer’s Bid For New Trial
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