Category: Age Categories

Luis Benítez

No PhotoName: Luis Benítez.
Died: June 12, 2022.
Age at death: 38.
Cause of death: Head trauma.
Location: Posadas, Misiones, Argentina.
Disability: Schizophrenia, anemia, breathing problems.

Details:
Luis lived with his sister and her husband, who did not want him to leave the house. One night, when he tried to do so, his brother-in-law allegedly slammed his head against the doorway. Luis was found dead in his home the next day.

Case Status:
Pedro Walter E. (Brother-in-law), arrested on suspicion of murder.

Sources:
From natural death to homicide after autopsy
De muerte natural a homicidio luego de la autopsia

Jo Ann Harris

No PhotoName: Jo Ann Henry Harris.
Died: June 1, 2022.
Age at death: 82.
Cause of death: Beaten.
Location: Trussville, Alabama, USA.
Disability: Dementia.

Details:
Jo Ann’s husband reportedly called his son and said that he was going to kill his wife and himself. The son called the police, and after a standoff that lasted a few hours, Jo Ann’s husband shot himself in the face, though superficially enough that he was able to walk out of the house, and was then hospitalized. Police found Jo Ann’s body in the house.

Case Status:
John B. Harris (Husband), charged with murder.

Sources:
81-year-old Trussville man indicted in wife’s strangulation/suffocation death
UPDATED: Trussville PD identifies 80-year-old man charged in killing of his wife
80-year-old Trussville man kills wife, shoots himself in face during standoff, police say
UPDATE: John B. Harris is charged with murder in the slaying of of wife Jo Ann Henry Harris, 82. Authorities believe both the victim and the suspect suffered from dementia. https://t.co/0sGtGDFgxK
82-year-old woman dead, 80-year-old husband hospitalized after Trussville incident

King Dewey

Photo of a toddler boy with curly black hair and light-brown skin, his mouth slightly open; he is wearing an orange T-shirt.Name: King Dewey.
Died: May 31, 2022.
Age at death: 3.
Cause of death: Malnutrition.
Location: Port Arthur, Texas, USA.
Disability: Down syndrome, suspected autism.

Details:
King was found dead in his home, weighing only 19 pounds. Police say he had been locked in a closet for some time.

Case Status:
Tina Louis (Mother), charged with injury to a child.
Kristen Louis (Sister), pleaded guilty to two counts of injury to a child, sentenced to 30 years.
Jaylin Jevon Lewis, found guilty on two counts of injury to a child.

Sources:
Third suspect arrested in connection with death of 4-year-old boy found in Port Arthur home
Mom and Aunt Charged in Death of Disabled Toddler Boy Found Emaciated
Mother, daughter charged in handicapped child’s death
Police release new details about death of 3-year-old emaciated special needs child
Police: Emaciated 3-year-old special needs child weighed 19 pounds at time of death
Third suspect sought in ’emaciated’ toddler’s death

Joan Ffolkes

No PhotoName: Joan Patricia Ffolkes.
Died: May 30, 2022.
Age at death: 82.
Cause of death: Stabbed.
Location: Tallahassee, Florida, USA.
Disability: Dementia.

Details:
Joan was allegedly stabbed by her daughter. She died after three days in the hospital. Police say that Joan’s daughter told them that she found it difficult to care for Joan and had been planning her murder for several months.

Joan was a legal secretary. After retirement, she grew a rose garden.

Case Status:
Brigette Ffolkes (Daughter), pleaded guilty to murder, sentenced to life.

Sources:
Tallahassee woman gets life sentence for killing mother with dementia
Tallahassee woman indicted for murder in death of her elderly mother
Woman stabbed by daughter dies from injuries on Memorial Day, charges upgraded to 1st degree murder
Joan Patricia Ffolkes Obituary (2022)
Correction: Mother of administrative law judge stabbed in her home, daughter arrested
Mother of Administrative Judge Killed by Daughter

Kyisha Price

Photo of a teenage girl with a round face and straight black hair cut to chin length. She has brown skin, is wearing a white shirt with black spots, and is smiling for the camera.Name: Kyisha Lanae Price.
Died: May 27, 2022.
Age at death: 13.
Cause of death: Sepsis; bedsores/contact dermatitis.
Location: Little Rock, Arkansas, USA.
Disability: Unspecified; bedridden.

Details:
Kyisha was left uncared-for in her bed, where she eventually died from sepsis due to bedsores and contact dermatitis.

Kyisha was a cheerleader at school, and a member of a dance team. She enjoyed drawing, dancing, singing, swimming and acting, and wanted to be a singer or actress someday.

Case Status:
Kristi Franklin Taylor (mother), pleaded guilty to first-degree domestic battery and manslaughter, sentenced to 30 years.

Sources:
Little Rock woman sentenced to 30 years in death of bedridden teen daughter from neglect
Miss Kyisha Lanae Price – View Obituary
Death Ruled Homicide after Review

Hena

Photo of an Indian woman in wedding attire, with a golden headdress and earrings, multiple golden beaded necklaces, a red flowered sash, and a purple sari. She has tan skin and black hair.Name: Hena.
Died: May 26, 2022.
Age at death: 42.
Cause of death: Strangulation, head injury.
Location: Alappuzha, Kerala, India.
Disability: Bipolar disorder.

Details:
Hena had recently married, and her husband, a traditional healer, was angry that her family was not providing him more dowry payments. During an argument, he became violent and choked her, slamming her head against a wall and killing her. Investigators discovered that her husband had been harassing her family for money because she had been mentally ill from childhood and he believed he deserved a higher dowry.

Demanding dowries for marriage is illegal in India, and doing so is often associated with domestic abuse, suicide, and sometimes, as in this case, murder.

Case Status:
Appukuttan (Husband), pleaded guilty to murder.

Sources:
Man arrested in suspected dowry killing in Kerala
Kollam woman’s death a case of murder, husband nabbed
Death of newly-wed in Cherthala; police says its murder, dowry abuse, husband arrested
Hena was not released, and neighbors only learned of the death shortly after the funeral

Kimberly Bridges

Photo of an older woman with pale skin and red cheeks, her frizzy gray hair tied back with a black headband.Name: Kimberly Bridges.
Died: May 25, 2022 (Body found).
Age at death: 65.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Fairbanks, Alaska, USA.
Disability: Depression.

Details:
When Kimberly went missing, her husband told police she had left him. Months later, when her body was found in the wilderness, having been shot in the head, her husband told police that she had depression and had asked him to kill her.

Case Status:
Robert Bridges (Husband), charged with murder.

Sources:
Man charged in wife’s death after body is found by tour group north of Fairbanks
Husband Arrested for Murder in Death of Kimberly Bridges of Fox
Tour group finds missing woman’s body in Alaska, officials say. Husband is charged

Pankaj

No PhotoName: Pankaj.
Died: May 23, 2022.
Age at death: 22.
Cause of death: Throat cut.
Location: Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Disability: Intellectual disability.

Details:
Pankaj’s brother allegedly cut his throat and tried to burn his body. Police say he confessed to the crime during interrogation.

Case Status:
Ashok (Brother), arrested on suspicion of murder.

Sources:
Man Kills Mentally Challenged Brother In Uttar Pradesh; Arrested: Police

Unknown Woman

No PhotoName Unknown.
Died: May 23, 2022.
Age at death: 30s.
Cause of death: Sleeping pill overdose.
Location: Incheon, South Korea.
Disability: Cerebral palsy.

Details:
This woman’s mother allegedly poisoned her with sleeping pills.

Case Status:
Her mother, charged with murder.

Sources:
Mother arrested on charge of killing disabled daughter
Mother charged with killing disabled daughter