Remembering the Disabled Murdered by Caregivers
Homicide followed by completed suicide.
Name: (Ms.) Tsang.
Died: January 14, 2017.
Age at death: 63.
Cause of death: Throat cut.
Location: Tuen Mun, Hong Kong, China.
Disability: Depression.
Details:
Ms. Tsang’s husband cut her throat, killing her; then he jumped from their high-rise apartment window.
Case status:
Chan (Husband), deceased.
Name: Marilyn Miller.
Died: January 14, 2017.
Age at death: 83.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Waterloo, Iowa, USA.
Disability: Chronic illness.
Details:
Marilyn’s husband took her to the park, where he shot her before killing himself. Friends said he might have done it because he didn’t want them to go to a nursing home.
Marilyn grew a garden in her backyard. She liked collecting seashells.
Case status:
Neil Miller (Husband), deceased.
Source:
Murder-Suicide couple wanted to avoid nursing home
Autopsies: Iowa murder-suicide couple suffered health issues
Autopsies confirm murder-suicide in park deaths of couple
Name: Barbara Martone.
Died: January 9, 2017.
Age at death: 81.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Wayne, New Jersey, USA.
Disability: Chronic illness (Cancer); disabled elder.
Details:
Barbara’s husband shot her in a murder-suicide.
She was retired from her job fundraising for Easter Seals; she had two sons, a grandson, and a granddaughter. She liked lobster dinners, dancing, gambling at Atlantic City, and crossword puzzles. She always carried photos of her children and grandchildren, and would show them to anyone she met.
Case status:
Daniel Martone (Husband), deceased.
Source:
Few answers in murder/suicide of Wayne couple
Barbara Martone’s Obituary on The Record
Health problems plagued couple prior to shooting deaths
Wayne Man, 80, Kills Self, 81-Year-Old Wife In Murder-Suicide: Prosecutor
Name: Yoko Kubota.
Died: January 4, 2017.
Age at death: 37.
Cause of death: Asphyxia.
Location: Tachikawa, Tokyo, Japan.
Disability: Mental disability.
Details:
Yoko’s father strangled her before committing suicide.
Case status:
Akira Kubota (Father), deceased.
Source:
Man, mentally disabled daughter found dead in murder-suicide
Name: Sue Kelley Liner.
Died: November 13, 2016.
Age at death: 84.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Cleveland, Tennessee, USA.
Disability: Chronic illness.
Details:
Sue was shot by her husband in a murder-suicide.
She had a son and two grandchildren.
Case status:
Max Liner (Husband), deceased.
Source:
Cleveland police: Fatal shooting of elderly couple appears to be murder-suicide
CPD suspects murder-suicide in couple’s death
Incident 11-13-2016 Tennessee Cleveland 1-1
Liner, Max (Cleveland)
In Memory of Sue Kelley Liner
Sue Liner Obituary
Name: Rebecka Jeanann Pearce.
Died: November 11, 2016.
Age at death: 30.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina, USA.
Disability: Bipolar disorder, anxiety.
Details:
Rebecka and her husband were in the process of getting a divorce, and Rebecka was staying at her parents’ house. Her husband, a sheriff’s deputy, had filed a protective order against her, claiming that her bipolar disorder made her dangerous to her children.
Rebecka’s ex-husband broke into her parents’ home and shot her, then killed himself. Her two young daughters were in the house at the time; they are unhurt, and are now staying with family.
Rebecka was a hairstylist.
Case status:
Jeremy Pearce (Ex-husband), deceased.
Source:
Rebecka J. Pearce, age 30
Marital discord preceded apparent murder-suicide of Granville sheriff’s deputy and his wife
Sheriff’s deputy, wife shot dead at Fuquay-Varina home
Name: Janice Frescura.
Age at death: 68.
Disability: Lung cancer.
Name: Robyn Frescura.
Age at death: 50.
Disability: Unspecified.
Died: November 3, 2016.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Booral, Queensland, Australia.
Details:
Janice and her daughter Robyn were shot to death in a murder-suicide.
Case status:
John Frescura (Husband/father), deceased.
Source:
Three dead in apparent murder-suicide
Father calls police during murder-suicide
Three dead in suspected murder-suicide on Queensland’s Fraser Coast
Name: Elisa “Eli” Lutz.
Age at death: 11.
Disability: Deaf; Autistic.
Name: Martin “Tin” Lutz.
Age at death: 10.
Disability: Deaf; Autistic.
Name Maria Claudia Lutz.
Age at death: 43.
Disability: Depression/Anxiety.
Died: October 17, 2016.
Cause of death: Carbon monoxide poisoning.
Location: Davidson, Sydney, Australia.
Details:
When their mother did not show up at school to volunteer in the canteen, the school called police to check up on the family. Elisa and Martin were found dead in their home along with both parents, victims of murder-suicide. Their father had installed pipes in their house to fill it with carbon monoxide, killing the whole family.
Both children liked artwork at school. Martin was particularly talented at painting; Elisa liked dancing and singing. Maria was a dedicated mother who missed her native country, Colombia. The family’s bull mastiff, Tequila, died with them.
Case status:
Fernando Manrique (Father), deceased.
Source:
Autism Memorial: Elisa and Martin Manrique-Lutz
Martin, Elisa, Maria
Sydney dad intended to die with family
Davidson deaths: Police investigate murder-suicide at horror home where family of four were killed
Fernando Manrique installed carbon monoxide piping system in his Davidson home
Father turned house into ‘gas chamber’ to kill wife, autistic children, pet dog and himself in suspected murder-suicide
Euthanasia book purchase offers clue into Australian family’s deaths
St Lucy’s School in Wahroonga mourns after murder-suicide of the family in their Davidson home
Brother of Sydney woman gassed to death by husband wants to know why calls for help were ignored
Davidson death house’s grisly layout revealed
‘It’s a horrific thing that has happened to this suburb’: a young family’s death
The shocking details when family of four were found gassed to death
Mother Maria Lutz killed in murder-suicide honoured with posthumous school award
Art helps school recover from family loss
Davidson family murder-suicide ‘rang alarm bells’ for family friends
Davidson murder-suicide: Exhibition featuring autistic children’s art to honour family
Tragic murder-suicide anniversary marked
‘Our families are under pressure’: School rallies one year after horror murder-suicide
Chilling new details of killer dad’s ‘evil plan’ emerge
Inquest into Sydney family’s murder-suicide reveals mother had ‘constant battles’
Name: Masako Hirahara.
Died: October 8, 2016.
Age at death: 84.
Cause of death: Blunt head trauma.
Location: Tachikawa City, Japan.
Disability: A “foot ailment”.
Details:
Ms. Hirahara was bludgeoned to death by her husband, who then committed suicide.
Case status:
Fujiya Hirahara (Husband), deceased.
Source:
Tokyo cops: Murder-suicide suspected at Tachikawa residence
Couple in their 80s found dead in apparent murder-suicide
Name Unknown.
Died: September 2, 2016.
Age at death: 68.
Cause of death: Shooting.
Location: Spanaway, Washington, USA.
Disability: Alzheimer’s disease.
Details:
This 68-year-old woman was shot to death by her husband, who then killed himself.
Case status:
Her husband, deceased.
Source:
Elderly couple found dead in suspected murder-suicide in Pierce County
Police: Elderly man kills wife suffering from dementia, turns gun on himself
Couple die in murder-suicide