Age Categories – Page 93 – Disability Day of Mourning

Estelle Swanson

Name: Estelle “Essie” Millifera Swanson.
Died: April 9, 2017.
Age at death: 66.
Cause of death: Knife wound.
Location: Kirkland, Washington, USA.
Disability: Chronic illness or mental illness.

Details:
Essie was stabbed to death by her husband in a murder-suicide.

She was a retired physical therapist and the mother to one daughter. She enjoyed woodworking, hiking, and badminton. She volunteered for a cat rescue, fostering kittens who needed a temporary home to grow big enough to be adopted. When she was murdered, she had just bought tickets and was looking forward to traveling the world, a life-long dream.

Case status:
David Swanson (Husband), deceased.

Source:
Police: Kirkland couple dead in murder-suicide were confronting ‘health issues’
Essie Swanson Obituary – Kirkland, Washington

Radhamani

No Photo Name: Radhamani.
Died: April 9, 2017.
Age at death: 47.
Cause of death: Head injury.
Location: Kozhikode, Kerala, India.
Disability: Mental illness.

Details:
Radhamani’s son killed her by hitting her in the head.

Case Status:
Peringanath Prajith Kumar (Son), convicted of culpable homicide not amounting to murder, sentenced to 10 years and a fine of 1 lakh Rupees (about $13,500 or €11,500).

Source:
Kerala: Son gets 10-year rigorous imprisonment for mother’s …

Charles Singer

Name: Charles William “Butch” Singer.
Died: April 7, 2017 (Body found); missing since February 8, 2017.
Age at death: 48.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Bunnell, Florida, USA.
Disability: Legally blind.

Details:
When Charles’s sister began receiving text messages from him that included misspelled words, she became suspicious: Charles, who was blind, normally used speech-recognition to send text messages.

When his body was found, it became clear that Charles had been shot to death by his wife. She had sent the text messages to make it seem like he was still alive.

Case status:
Dorothy Singer (Wife), convicted of first-degree murder, sentenced to life without parole; new trial ordered on appeal; pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, sentenced to 25 to 32.5 years in prison.

Source:
Eligible for Re-Trial, Dorothy Singer Pleads in 2017 Murder of Her Husband and Is Sentenced to 32 Years
Retrial date set for Bunnell woman accused of murdering husband
New trial ordered for Flagler woman convicted of killing husband, hiding body
Missing Bunnell man found shot to death
Charles Singer, previously reported missing, was shot to death
Wife arrested in death of disabled, blind Flagler County man, deputies say
Florida woman accused of murdering husband in ‘Dateline’-type case
JUST IN: Florida woman arrested in death of blind husband
Wife arrested in death of blind Flagler County man, deputies say
Wife arrested in murder of Charles William Singer
Bunnell woman charged with husband’s death months after his disappearance
Wife Arrested on 1st Degree Murder Charge In West-Flagler Killing of Charles Singer
Woman, 52, ‘killed her blind husband’ and planned to fake own death
Woman Killed Husband, Used Moth Balls to Mask Odor: Police
Sheriff: Wife killed man, covered up death
Bunnell woman found guilty of murdering husband
Dorothy Singer convicted of first-degree murder in February 2017 killing of her husband, Charles Singer

Samantha Link

Name: Samantha J. Link.
Died: March 31, 2017.
Age at death: 21.
Cause of death: Stabbing.
Location: Peosta, Iowa, USA.
Disability: Bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, depression.

Details:
Samantha was stabbed to death, and her boyfriend was charged with murder. Convicted at his first trial, he was granted a new trial because he had not been allowed to produce evidence of Samantha’s mental illness as a way to argue that she had stabbed herself. “Everything points to him as a murderer, not a suicide,” her father says, “so they’re just dragging my daughter’s name through the mud.”

Samantha owned dogs named Winnie, Bear, Stewie and Duke.

Case Status:
Fontae C. Buelow (Boyfriend), convicted of second-degree murder, sentenced to 34-50 years; new trial granted, convicted of second-degree murder, sentenced to 34-50 years.

Source:
Man sentenced for second time in death of girlfriend in Iowa
Dubuque County woman’s mental health in spotlight during man’s murder trial
Samantha Link murder: Iowa Supreme Court orders new trial in 2017 case
Iowa Supreme Court orders new trial for Dubuque man convicted of killing his girlfriend

Wilma Paletti

No Photo Name: Wilma Paletti.
Died: March 29, 2017.
Age at death: 75.
Cause of death: Knife wound.
Location: Felegara, Parma, Italy.
Disability: Chronic illness; bedbound.

Details:
Wilma was stabbed to death by her husband in a murder-suicide.

Case status:
Gianfranco Carpana (Husband), deceased.

Source:
Homicide-suicide near Parma
Felegara, uccide la moglie malata con un coltello e si suicida

Pamela Kruspe

Photo of Pamela Kruspe, an older woman with fair skin and brown hair. She is wearing glasses and a striped shirt; she is smiling at the camera. Name: Pamela Kruspe.
Died: March 27, 2017.
Age at death: 61.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Boynton Beach, Florida, USA.
Disability: Dementia, depression, anxiety.

Details:
Pamela’s husband allegedly went to the assisted living center where she lived and shot her in the chest, killing her.

Pamela was the mother of three children. She was a marathon runner who also enjoyed cycling, and did volunteer work at a museum.

Case status:
Stephen Kruspe (Husband), pleaded guilty to manslaughter, sentenced to 20 years.

Source:
For a Florida Marine who killed his wife, a life sentence or leniency?
Mercy or murder? Marine vet who assisted ailing wife’s suicide pleads guilty to manslaughter
‘They adored each other’: Should court free caregiver who killed wife with dementia?
Lake Worth husband not using ‘mercy killing’ defense in murder trial of wife with Alzheimer’s
She was ‘beyond help:’ Man speaks after he allegedly mercy killed his wife
Florida murder suspect claims wife asked him to kill her — to spare her from dementia
New details in fatal Boynton shooting of woman with dementia
Fla. husband says he killed wife because she wanted to die
Florida Murder Suspect Claims Wife Asked Him to Kill Her — to Spare Her from Dementia
Stephen Kruspe: I killed my wife suffering from dementia cause she wanted to die
Husband Watched His Wife Disappear from Dementia Until She Spoke Six Words That Made Him Grab a Gun

Noah Campbell

Photo of Noah Campbell, an African-American boy wearing glasses and a flannel shirt. His black hair is cut short and he is smiling. Name: Noah Campbell.
Died: March 24, 2017.
Age at death: 8.
Cause of death: Carbon monoxide poisoning.
Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA.
Disability: Spinal muscular atrophy.

Details:
Noah’s mother left him alone at home with his abusive father, and while she was gone, Noah’s father poisoned him with carbon monoxide from the family car. While Noah died, his father sat in the car, drinking and doing drugs, with the engine running and the door to the house open. The carbon monoxide seeped into the room where his father had left him, and Noah died of carbon monoxide poisoning.

Case status:
Noel Cruz (Father), convicted of second-degree murder and possession of methamphetamines; sentenced to 20 years.
Zaneta Campbell (Mother), convicted of child abuse, sentenced to 5 years and released after 1 year.

Source:
Oklahoma father charged in son’s carbon monoxide death
Oklahoma couple arrested following 8-year-old’s carbon monoxide death
Tulsa parents charged in disabled child’s death after carbon monoxide poisoning
Tulsa man charged in son’s carbon monoxide death
Father charged with murder in carbon monoxide death of disabled son
Parents To Stand Trial In CO Death Of Disabled Tulsa Boy
Tulsa Parents Set For Trial In Disabled Son’s Death
Jury finds Tulsa man guilty of killing disabled son with carbon monoxide
Tulsa Father Convicted In Disabled Son’s Carbon Monoxide Death

Chiaki Kino

No Photo Name: Chiaki Kino.
Died: March 20, 2017.
Age at death: 36.
Cause of death: Asphyxia.
Location: Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.
Disability: Mentally disabled.

Details:
Chiaki was found strangled to death. Police say her mother admitted to killing her because she was tired of looking after her.

Case status:
Keiko Kino (Mother), arrested on suspicion of murder.

Source:
61-year-old mother arrested over death of mentally disabled daughter

Judson Duncan

Name: Judson Cash Duncan.
Died: March 19, 2017.
Age at death: 21.
Cause of death: Auto accident.
Location: Antlers, Oklahoma, USA.
Disability: Unspecified.

Details:
Judson’s father put him in the car and led the police in a high-speed chase. He crashed the car, killing Judson. It is unknown whether the wreck was an accident, but since Judson died because his father endangered him during the course of the commission of a crime, his father was charged with felony murder.

Case status:
Carl Duncan (Father), pleaded guilty to felony murder, sentenced to 30 years in prison.

Source:
Judson Cash Duncan – View Obituary & Service Information
Okla man to serve 30 years in prison for killing son
Oklahoma man sentenced to prison for murder after disabled son dies in car crash
Fatal wreck may not have been an accident, Denison Police say
Judson Duncan Obituary – Antlers, Oklahoma
Man pleads guilty to murder in son’s death

Troymaine Johnson

Name: Troymaine Deanthonies Johnson.
Died: March 17, 2017.
Age at death: 33.
Cause of death: Hypothermia.
Location: Fort Valley, Georgia, USA.
Disability: Paraplegic.

Details:
Troymaine’s ex-girlfriend picked him up in her car, leaving his wheelchair behind, then abandoned him in the woods. He was found dead from hypothermia four days later.

Troymaine had a passion for rap music.

Case status:
Ruby Kate Coursey (Ex-girlfriend), pleaded guilty to felony murder, sentenced to life without parole.

Source:
Woman Accused Of Killing Paraplegic Ex-Boyfriend By ‘Cruelly’ Dumping Him In Forest
Woman accused of pushing paraplegic man out of her car, letting him die in woods
Authorities say woman left paraplegic Fort Valley man in woods to die
Fort Valley parapalegic man found dead in woods
Troymaine Johnson Obituary – Macon, GA
Family remembers paraplegic man as a talented rapper and loving soul
Body of Fort Valley man found in Upson County hunting camp
Body found at Upson deer camp
Troymaine Deanthonies Johnson (1983 – 2017)
Woman left paraplegic ex-boyfriend to die in cold, police say
Cops: Georgia woman left paraplegic ex-boyfriend in woods to die
Ruby Kate Coursey: How I left my paraplegic ex boyfriend to die in the cold
Georgia Woman Allegedly Kills Paraplegic Ex-Boyfriend By Stranding Him in the Woods
Woman pleads guilty in murder of paraplegic Fort Valley man left in woods
Woman pleads guilty to felony murder in death of paraplegic Fort Valley man