Type: Homicide-Suicide – Page 14 – Disability Day of Mourning

Meghan Scully

Name: Meghan Scully.
Died: November 25, 2017.
Age at death: 38.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA.
Disability: Unspecified disability.

Details:
Meghan and her mother, 68-year-old Mary, were shot and killed by her father in a murder-suicide.

Case status:
Robert Scully (Father), deceased.

Source:
Police: Spotsylvania Co. Man Killed Wife, Daughter, Himself
Autopsy shows Spotsylvania man killed wife and daughter before killing himself, police say
Meghan Scully, age 38

Photo of Olivia Cart, a little girl with blonde hair in bangs, very pale skin and brown eyes. She is pursing her lips and puffing her cheeks. The photo is taken from very close in, and is overexposed. Name: Olivia Cart.
Died: October 6, 2017.
Age at death: 5.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Culloden, West Virginia, USA.
Disability: Unspecified special needs.

Details:
Olivia was shot to death by her mother in a murder-suicide. Her older brother, who also had special needs, was shot but survived; as of October 21, 2017, he was hospitalized with severe injuries.

Case status:
Leah Cart (Mother), deceased.

Source:
Mom, kids ID’d after murder-suicide in Culloden
Mother hopes murder-suicide is ‘wake-up call’ for West Virginia
Boy recovering 2 weeks after sister, mom killed

Jeya Pichamuthu

Photo of Jeya Pichamuthu, a woman with tan skin and long, wavy black hair. She has a bindi on her forehead. Name: Jeya Pichamuthu.
Died: October 6, 2017.
Age at death: 46.
Cause of death: Strangled.
Location: Mutiara Rini, Malaysia.
Disability: Kidney disease.

Details:
Jeya’s husband strangled her and her two children because he could not pay for treatment for her kidney disease.

Jeya had a son, Sharveen Pubalan, age 14, and a daughter, Krishaa Priteena, age 9. They were also strangled by her husband, who then hung himself.

Case status:
Publan Retnam (Husband), deceased.

Source:
Johor Baru murder-suicide: My brother was a loving husband and caring father, says brother
FAMILY OF FOUR FOUND DEAD IN JB MURDER-SUICIDE SHOCKER: MAN KILLS SON, 14, DAUGHTER, 9, AFTER WIFE DIES BEFORE HANGING HIMSELF
Death of four in a family is murder-suicide; case closed – police

Nicole Beilman

Name: Nicole Ann Beilman.
Died: October 4, 2017.
Age at death: 27.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Fairport, New York, USA.
Disability: Rett syndrome.

Details:
Nicole was shot by her father in a murder-suicide.

She volunteered for Meals on Wheels and enjoyed watching the birds that came to a bird feeder outside her window.

Case status:
John Beilman (Father), deceased.

Source:
Autism Memorial: Nicole Beilman
Police: Fairport father killed daughter with disabilities, turned gun on himself
Police: Father killed daughter with disabilities, then himself
Police: Fairport man killed disabled daughter, self
FBI searched Fairport home before murder-suicide
UPDATE: Fairport Police say father kills daughter in wheelchair, self
When caregivers kill: Beilman murder-suicide has no easy answers

Jane Sergeant

No Photo Name: Jane Sergeant.
Died: October 4, 2017.
Age at death: 67.
Cause of death: Poisoning.
Location: Pwllmeyric, Wales, UK.
Disability: Parkinson’s disease, dementia.

Details:
Jane’s husband took her out of the nursing home where she lived and poisoned her with prescription medication; then he killed himself.

Case status:
Richard Sergeant (Husband), deceased.

Source:
Heartbroken man ‘killed dementia-stricken wife before committing suicide’
‘Devoted’ OAP couple found dead together at home after husband visited elderly wife in nursing home every day with bunch of flowers
Husband and wife found dead at their home near Chepstow
Husband smothers sick wife to death because ‘he could not see her suffer’
Man smothers wife suffering from dementia before hanging himself
‘Devoted’ husband, 71, smothered his sick wife to death

Julia Whitmore

Name: Julia Whitmore.
Died: September 29, 2017.
Age at death: 27.
Cause of death: Strangled.
Location: Town of Empire, Wisconsin, USA.
Disability: Unspecified; wheelchair user requiring pervasive support.

Details:
Julia was strangled by her father in a murder-suicide.

Case status:
Mark Whitmore (Father), deceased.

Source:
Fond du Lac County father, daughter deaths ruled murder-suicide
No Motive In FDL County Murder Suicide

Ryanna Grywacheski

Photo of Ryanna Grywacheski, a young woman wearing dark-rimmed glasses, a choker, and a dark blouse. Her hair is dark brown and cut short; her skin is fair. She is wearing light makeup. Name: Ryanna Grywacheski.
Died: September 16, 2017.
Age at death: 18.
Cause of death: Homicide.
Location: Marystown, Newfoundland, Canada.
Disability: Injuries from car accident; depression.

Details:
Ryanna was killed by her 37-year-old boyfriend, who then committed suicide.

She loved animals and cooking, and wanted a career as a welder.

Case status:
Jeff Kilfoy (Boyfriend), deceased.

Source:
Family mourns Regina woman killed in murder-suicide in N.L.
Marystown deaths are murder-suicide, RCMP confirm
‘I always called her unbreakable’: Regina woman remembers friend murdered in N.L.

Sarthak and Varad

Photo of Sarthak and Varad, twin boys. They have black hair and light-brown skin, and are wearing collared shirts, one green and one blue. The boy in the green shirt is holding up two fingers in a "V" sign. Name: Varad.
Name: Sarthak.

Age at death: 7.
Died: September 9, 2017.
Cause of death: Strangled or poisoned.
Location: Kalwa, Thane, India.
Disability: Developmental disability.

Details:
Twin brothers Varad and Sarthak were killed–either poisoned or strangled–by their mother, who then committed suicide.

They took dance lessons and attended a special school.

Case status:
Archana Kadam (Mother), deceased.

Source:
Mumbai woman battling depression strangles mentally challenged sons, hangs herself
Kalwa Murders and Suicide: ‘Mother was frustrated at mentally challenged twins’ condition’, says Police

Hui Yee Tang

Photo of a young Asian woman with short black hair, wearing a yellow shirt and a lanyard around her neck. Name: Hui Yee Tang.
Died: August 20, 2017.
Age at death: 27.
Cause of death: Stab injury.
Location: Pasir Ris Street, Singapore.
Disability: Autism, intellectual disability.

Details:
Ms. Tang lived with her father, mother, and two siblings. She liked to play with water, and would stand under the shower for hours at a time. Neighbors remember her as “a pleasant, quiet girl”. She was enrolled in a program at the Movement for the Intellectually Disabled of Singapore (MINDS).

Ms. Tang’s father stabbed her to death before committing suicide. He was “worried about her future”.

case status:
Soh Ha Tang (Father), deceased.

Source:
Pasir Ris double deaths: ‘Depressed’ father was worried about future of autistic daughter
Father fatally stabbed intellectually disabled daughter, jumped to his death: Coroner’s inquiry
Pasir Ris double deaths: Man who killed daughter had history of mental problems
Pasir Ris deaths: In life as in death, father and daughter were inseparable
Pasir Ris double deaths: Neighbours describe father and daughter as ‘loving’

Ursula Cabalzar

Name: Ursula Cabalzar.
Died: August 8, 2017.
Age at death: 68.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Santa Clara, California, USA.
Disability: Killer believed she had dementia.

Details:
Ursula’s husband believed she was in the early stages of dementia, so instead of going to a doctor, he shot her dead and then killed himself.

Case status:
Michael Reyer (Husband), deceased.

Source:
Ursula Cabalzar, age 68
Police Investigate 2 Deaths in Santa Clara as Murder-Suicide
PRESS RELEASE – Murder / Suicidea
Santa Clara murder-suicide: Mental decline cited as motive for killing