Remembering the Disabled Murdered by Caregivers
Age 12-18
Name: Christian Clay Jenkins.
Died: November 19, 2008.
Age at death: 14.
Cause of death: Oxycodone overdose.
Location: Hilltop, West Virginia, USA.
Disability: Cystic fibrosis.
Details:
Christian’s father injected him with an overdose of oxycodone.
Case status:
Henry Clay Jenkins (Father), convicted of child neglect and murder, sentenced to 18 years to life.
Name: Kyle Dutter.
Died: November 18, 2008.
Age at death: 12.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Middleton, Wisconsin, USA.
Disability: Autism.
Details:
Kyle was shot by his father in a murder-suicide.
His favorite holiday was Halloween. He loved dressing up and going trick-or-treating, and was always talking about Halloween to anyone who would listen.
Case status:
Ryan Dutter (Father), deceased.
Source:
Autism Memorial: Kyle Dutter
NEW DETAILS: Murder-Suicide
Kyle Thomas Dutter, Beloit (1996 – 2008)
Suicide notes left behind by Middleton father who shot his son and himself
Name: Michelle Stewart.
Died: November 14, 2008.
Age at death: 17.
Cause of death: Stabbed.
Location: Drongan, East Ayrshire, Scotland.
Disability: Club feet.
Details:
Michelle had a boyfriend, but broke up with him because she wanted to go to university.
Michelle’s ex-boyfriend killed her with a knife. She died in her mother’s arms.
Case status:
John Wilson (Ex-boyfriend), convicted of murder, sentenced to 12 years to life; granted community release after he served 9 years.
Source:
Fury as killer gets out after just 9 years
Father of Ayrshire girl, 17, hacked to death in bloodbath horror furious as killer to get home leave after serving just NINE years
Murder victim’s father demands justice system reform
Call for justice reform as Michelle Stewart’s killer gets out
Expert claims it’s ‘extremely unlikely’ killer who hacked Ayrshire girl, 17, to death will be allowed to step foot in victim’s family neighbourhood
Name: Jacob Grabe.
Died: September 11, 2008.
Age at death: 13.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Denver, Colorado, USA.
Disability: Asperger syndrome.
Details:
Jacob was shot by his father, who “feared his son would never be able to live a normal life”.
Jacob ran track and field and played the French horn in his school band.
Case status:
Allen Grabe (Father); attempted insanity defense, convicted of murder, sentenced to life without parole.
Source:
Grabe gets life in prison for son’s murder
Autism Memorial: Jacob Grabe
Cops: Suspect admitted shooting son
Grand Junction trial continues for man accused of killing son
Allen Grabe killed his 13-year-old autistic son, because his wife was ruining him
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Name: Jaylen Brown.
Died: May 13, 2008.
Age at death: 13.
Cause of death: Sepsis.
Location: Chicago, Illinios, USA.
Disability: Cerebral palsy.
Details:
Even though she had help from two nurses, Jaylen’s mother neglected him so badly that he died from blood poisoning due to severe, infected bedsores.
Case status:
Kesheia Phillips (Mother), convicted of misdemeanor child neglect.
Loren Brown (Nurse), acquitted.
Morris Brinkley (Nurse), sentenced to 2 years of probation and 60 days of community service, license suspended.
Source:
Mom, home care aide go on trial in neglect death
‘Severe’ neglect blamed in death
Severely Disabled 13-Year-Old Died From Neglect
Name: Cheyenne Wolf.
Died: March or April 2008.
Age at death: 12.
Cause of death: Homicide.
Location: Durant, Oklahoma, USA.
Disability: Spina bifida.
Details:
Cheyenne’s stepmother tied her to a chair and beat her. When she died, her father helped hide the body.
Case status:
Denise Wolf (Stepmother); convicted of child abuse, child abuse by neglect, and unlawful removal of a dead body; sentenced to 5 consecutive life terms.
Able Wolf (Father), pleaded guilty to child abuse, child abuse by neglect, and unlawful removal of a dead body; sentenced to 3 concurrent life terms.
Source:
Sisters testify they saw Cheyenne Wolf abused before she died
Cheyenne Noell Wolf
Bryan County judge sentences stepmother for abuse, calls her ‘unfit for society’
Name: Calista Springer.
Died: February 27, 2008.
Age at death: 16.
Cause of death: Fire.
Location: Centreville, Michigan, USA.
Disability: Autism.
Details:
Calista’s parents tied her to her bed with zip ties and a dog collar, and when the house caught fire, her entire family left the house; none of them stopped to release her. She died in the fire.
Case status:
Anthony Springer (Father), child abuse and torture, 25-50 years.
Marsha Springer (Stepmother), child abuse and torture, 8-19 years.
Source:
Autism Memorial: Calista Springer
Calista Springer
Calista Springer: Adoption, abuse, neglect and murder
Calista Springer
Protective services workers can’t be sued in Calista Springer case, U.S. Court of Appeals affirms
Unforgotten Angels: Calista Springer
Name: Courtney Wise.
Died: February 18, 2008.
Age at death: 17.
Cause of death: Malnutrition.
Location: St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.
Disability: Cerebral palsy.
Details:
Courtney’s mother neglected and starved her to death.
Case status:
Astrid Hueller (Mother), pled guilty to manslaughter, sentenced to 6 years in jail, minus double time served, for a total of five years.
Source:
Mother pleads guilty to manslaughter –
Mother gets six years for daughter’s death
Name: Francecca “Frankie” Hardwick.
Died: October 23, 2007.
Age at death: 18.
Cause of death: Fire.
Location: Earl Shilton, Leicestershire, England, UK.
Disability: Intellectual disability.
Details:
Francecca’s mother locked herself and Francecca into their car and set it on fire. 18-year-old Frankie burned to death.
Francecca’s schoolteachers remember how she loved to jump in puddles, play on swings, and give massages.
Case status:
Fiona Pilkington (Mother), deceased.
Source:
Bullies ‘drove mother and daughter to fireball death’
Francecca Hardwick: portrait of a victim
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Name: Ulysses Stable.
Died: November 22, 2006.
Age at death: 12.
Cause of death: Blood loss.
Location: New York City, New York, USA.
Disability: Autism.
Details:
Ulysses’s father cut his throat and left him in the bathtub to bleed out.
Case status:
Jose Stable (Father), convicted, sentenced to three-and-a-half years.
Source:
Solomon, A. (2014). Far from the tree: Parents, children and the search for identity. Scribner Classics.
Autism Memorial: Ulysses Stable
Autistic Boy Is Slashed to Death and His Father Is Charged