Age Categories – Page 27 – Disability Day of Mourning

Elizabeth Vamplew

Name: Elizabeth Vamplew.
Died: December 15, 2021.
Age at death: 77.
Cause of death: Burns, smoke inhalation.
Location: Newark, Nottinghamshire, England, UK.
Disability: Mobility impaired, deaf.

Details:
Elizabeth’s daughter-in-law, who had already drained her bank account and stood to gain half the estate when Elizabeth died, set Elizabeth’s bed on fire. She died from burns and smoke inhalation.

Elizabeth received an award for Best Kept Garden. She went on cruises twice a year, traveled with her family in her caravan, and was extremely proud of her three granddaughters.

Case Status:
Karen Vamplew (Daughter-in-law), convicted of murder, sentenced to 32 years to life.

Sources:
Killer set fire to her disabled mother-in-law’s bed to collect inheritance money
‘Greedy’ woman murdered deaf mother-in-law by setting fire to her bed
‘Wicked’ woman who set fire to mother-in-law’s bed as she slept jailed for life
Woman jailed for murdering mother-in-law in fire for inheritance

Svetlana Shiryaeva

No Photo Name: Svetlana Shiryaeva (Светлана Ширяева).
Died: December 13, 2021.
Age at death: 23.
Cause of death: Poisoning.
Location: Aleksandrovka, Saratov, Russia.
Disability: Cerebral palsy.

Details:
Svetlana lived with her mother and her young nieces and nephews. She and the three children, ages 3, 5, and 7, died from poisoning, and at first it was thought that they had all been poisoned with insecticide that was used on their house. But, months later, the young woman’s mother went to police and allegedly confessed that she had poisoned a meal she had made for all four.

Case Status:
Лидия Ширяева (Lidia Shiryaeva) (Mother), arrested on suspicion of murder.

Sources:
Gran kills her three grandchildren and disabled daughter with poison-laced meal
Женщина из Александровки убила трех внуков и родную дочь молочным супом | Живая Кубань
Принесла пакетик с отравой и разложила детям по тарелочкам: в Саратовской области задержали женщину, подозреваемую в отравлении дочери и троих внуков
Подсыпала отраву в суп: под Саратовом женщина отравила троих внуков и дочь-инвалида (ВИДЕО)

Uday Sai

No Photo Name: Uday Sai.
Died: December 13, 2021.
Age at death: 10.
Cause of death: Drowning.
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Disability: Unspecified congenital condition.

Details:
Uday’s father pushed him into a water sump and closed the lid on him; then he hung himself. Uday’s mother, who had been asleep, woke up to find his body. She had recently quit her job to care for him.

Case Status:
Suresh (Father), deceased.

Sources:
Karnataka: Man kills son with special needs before ending his own life

Rocky Linzalone

Name: Rocky Linzalone.
Died: December 13, 2021.
Age at death: 74.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Middletown, New Jersey, USA.
Disability: Stroke.

Details:
Rocky’s wife allegedly shot him in the head, killing him. Family told investigators that she had become resentful because she had to care for him after he had several strokes.

Case Status:
Michele Linzalone (Wife), charged with first-degree murder and unlawful weapon possession.

Sources:
N.J. Woman Who Allegedly Brushed Her Teeth After ‘Accidentally’ Shooting Sleeping Husband in the Head Now Faces Murder Indictment
N.J. woman searched internet for info on shootings before killing husband, cops say
Middletown Woman Accused Of Killing Husband Denied Bail
Rocky V. Linzalone, age 74
Michele Linzalone accused in the murder of Rocky Linzalone

William Fitzhugh

Photo of an older man with light skin, white hair, and mustache and short chinstrap beard, wearing black-rimmed glasses. Name: William Fitzhugh.
Died: December 12, 2021.
Age at death: 82.
Cause of death: Multiple injuries, malnutrition, neglect.
Location: Pullman, Michigan, USA.
Disability: Frail elder; kidney cancer.

Details:
William, who lived with his grandsons, was brought into the hospital with broken bones and malnutrition. His injuries were too severe to recover from, and made his kidney cancer impossible to treat. William died in hospice care. Before his death, he told authorities that his grandsons had been beating him.

Case Status:
Cory Nethery (Grandson), charged with elder abuse, embezzlement, and felony murder.
Christopher Fitzhugh (Grandson), charged with elder abuse, embezzlement, and felony murder.

Sources:
‘The whole system failed my dad’: 82-year-old’s death ruled homicide after years of reported abuse
FOX 17 INVESTIGATES: Allegan Co. men charged with murder in connection to grandfather’s death
2 accused of abuse, murder of grandfather

Cara Broyles

Name: Cara Lynn Broyles.
Died: December 1, 2021.
Age at death: 27.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Jacksonville, Florida, USA.
Disability: Autism.

Details:
Police received a call from Cara’s home in which her father said he had killed his family. At the home, police found Cara’s body, along with that of her mother Candace and her brother Aaron. Cara’s father was arrested, telling police he had wanted to kill himself but could not go through with it.

Case Status:
William Broyles (Father), charged with three counts of second-degree murder. Declared incompetent to stand trial; hospitalized for restoration of competency.

Sources:
William Broyles deemed incompetent for trial in Nassau County family’s massacre
Nassau County man fatally shot wife, two children multiple times then called 911, deputies say
Autism Memorial: Cara Broyles
Man charged with killing wife, daughter, son in Nassau County is on suicide watch
Man shoots, kills wife, daughter and son inside Callahan home, Nassau sheriff says
Florida church musical director killed wife, two kids at family’s home: sheriff
Florida Church Musician Said He Shot Wife and Two Kids Multiple Times to ‘Make Sure They Didn’t Suffer’ But Was ‘Too Scared’ to Kill Himself: Sheriff

Jane Stone

Gravestone of Susan Jane Neely Stone and Ralph Raymond Stone. Name: Jane Neely Stone.
Died: November 27, 2021.
Age at death: 75.
Cause of death: Sepsis.
Location: Rock Hill, South Carolina, USA.
Disability: Unspecified; bedridden.

Details:
Jane was left alone without care in her bed for several months. She was found alive but in bad shape in a home police described as “unlivable”, and died of sepsis in the hospital several days later.

Jane’s obituary says she was “a home maker and loved to do ceramics, crochet, knit and needle point.”

Case Status:
Mary Elizabeth Stone (Daughter), charged with abuse and neglect of a vulnerable adult causing death.

Sources:
Rock Hill woman, 75, died from neglect, police say. Her daughter has been charged.
Jane Stone Obituary (1946 – 2021) – Rock Hill, SC – The Herald

Salisu Surakatu

No Photo Name: Salisu Surakatu.
Died: November 24, 2021.
Age at death: 94.
Cause of death: Machete injuries.
Location: Kara Ewumi Village, Mowe, Ogun, Nigeria.
Disability: Blind.

Details:
Salisu’s brother came to his house, and the two had an argument because Salisu had sold a piece of property and not given his brother some of the proceeds. Salisu was unable to defend himself, or even see that his brother was armed, when his brother allegedly killed him with a machete.

Case Status:
Moshood Habibu (Brother), charged with murder.

Sources:
78-year-old man kills blind brother over land dispute in Ogun

Nicole Hall

Name: Nicole “Amari” Hall.
Died: November 23, 2021.
Age at death: 8.
Cause of death: Unspecified homicide.
Location: Gwinnett County, Georgia, USA.
Disability: Autism.

Details:
Amari went missing from a hotel where her family had been staying. Several days later, she was found dead in the woods fifteen miles away, the victim of a homicide. Police who questioned her mother and her mother’s partner say their statements were inconsistent and untruthful; the two were arrested on suspicion of having caused Amari’s death.

Amari’s siblings, age 5 and 6, were removed from the home.

Case Status:
Brittnay Hall (Mother), charged with murder, child cruelty, concealing a death, and filing a false police report.
Celeste Owen (Mother’s partner), charged with murder and child cruelty.

Sources:
Autism Memorial: Nicole Hall
Georgia Couple Charged In 8-Year-Old Autistic Black Girl’s Death
Mom Reported Autistic Daughter, 8, Missing After Beating Child To Death, Dumping Victim’s Remains In Trash Bag
Cops Say Autistic 8-Year-Old Was Beaten by Mom, Discarded in Trash Bag
Woman Who Claimed 8-Year-Old Autistic Daughter Was Missing Has Been Arrested. Her Partner Has Been Charged with Murder.
Autistic girl, 8, found dead as mom arrested & partner to be charged with murder
Missing 8-year-old Gwinnett County girl found dead, mother charged with murder, police say
Police find body of missing 8-year-old, mother’s partner to be charged with murder
‘Missing’ Autistic 8-Year-Old Was Actually Murdered, Police Say

Catherine Jones

Name: Catherine Jones.
Died: November 21, 2021.
Age at death: 90.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Buffalo, New York, USA.
Disability: Dementia.

Details:
Catherine lived with her granddaughter. She was found dead in her home, shot in the chest; unregistered guns were found in the house, and her granddaughter was arrested.

Case Status:
Jamien Harris (Granddaughter), pleaded guilty to having an “unregistered illegal weapon”, sentenced to 5 years probation. Primary suspect in Catherine’s murder, but cannot be charged due to double jeopardy laws.

Sources:
‘It will eat her alive’: Woman dodges murder case in death of 90-year-old grandma with dementia
Buffalo Woman Sentenced on Gun Charges While Homicide of Her Grandmother Remains Under Investigation | Erie County District Attorney’s Office
90-year-old Buffalo woman killed, granddaughter called ‘strong person of interest’ in case
Woman arraigned in investigation of fatal shooting of her grandmother in Buffalo
Buffalo Woman Arraigned on Gun Charges as Investigation Continues into the Fatal Shooting of Her Grandmother