Remembering the Disabled Murdered by Caregivers
Homicide followed by completed suicide.
Name: Masako Ikawa.
Died: December 28, 2019.
Age at death: 82.
Cause of death: Strangulation.
Location: Yamato, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
Disability: Dementia.
Details:
Ms. Ikawa was strangled by her husband, who then killed himself.
Case status:
Tamotsu Ikawa (Husband), deceased.
Source:
Elderly couple found dead in apparent murder-suicide
Name: Sayoko Inada.
Died: December 16, 2019.
Age at death: 70.
Cause of death: Stabbed.
Location: Fukoka, Japan.
Disability: Parkinson’s disease.
Details:
Sayoko lived with her mother in a senior housing facility. Her mother, worried about finances, stabbed her to death in a murder-suicide.
Case status:
Her mother, deceased.
Source:
88-year-old woman, 70 year-old daughter die in apparent murder-suicide
Alleged elderly murder-suicide shows flaws in Japan nursing care insurance system
Woman in 80s stabs daughter, 70, to death, then self in Fukuoka
Name: Sotaro Ogata.
Died: November 14, 2019.
Age at death: 5.
Cause of death: Asphyxia.
Location: Bukit Timah, Singapore.
Disability: Autism, ADHD.
Details:
Sotaro was strangled by his mother, who then killed herself.
His family had moved to Singapore from Japan. His father, a businessman, had been away on a business trip when Sotaro was murdered. Sotaro’s brother, Haruto, survived unharmed.
Case status:
Nami Ogata (Mother), deceased.
Source:
Autism Memorial: Sotaro Ogata
Depressed mum sought help before killing autistic son and herself
Bukit Timah double deaths: Japanese woman with depression strangled son, 5, & stabbed herself to death
Woman found dead near Bukit Batok Nature Park suffered from major depressive disorder before killing young son: Coroner
Name: Sandra Shaffer, aka Sandra Jones-Shaffer.
Died: September 30, 2019.
Age at death: 65.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Laflin Borough, Pennsylvania, USA.
Disability: Dementia.
Details:
Police say that Sandra’s husband shot her dead before killing himself.
Sandra liked horseback riding.
Case status:
Robert Shaffer (Husband), deceased.
Source:
Sandra Jones Shaffer Obituary (1953 – 2019) Citizens Voice
Police: Husband kills wife in murder-suicide in Laflin Borough
Husband shot wife in Pa. murder-suicide: Police
Name: Patricia Ann Whitney-Jones.
Died: August 7, 2019.
Age at death: 76.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Ferndale, Washington, USA.
Disability: Unspecified health conditions, including mobility impairment.
Details:
Patricia was shot by her husband, who then called police and shot himself before they arrived. He left notes explaining that he had killed Patricia because he couldn’t afford to treat her medical conditions.
Patricia worked as an executive assistant for San Diego State University and the Kumeyaay Tribal Council. After her retirement, she enjoyed doing genealogy research and gardening. She had two daughters, one son, four grandsons and a great-granddaughter; she liked traveling across the country to visit her family.
Patricia loved her two dogs, which she called her “fur-babies”. The dogs were taken to the Humane Society when she was killed.
Case status:
Brian S. Jones (Husband), deceased.
Source:
Elderly couple found dead in apparent murder-suicide, note says they could not afford medical care
Couple dead in apparent murder-suicide left notes saying they couldn’t afford medical care, police say
Ferndale couple found dead in apparent murder-suicide
Patricia Whitney-Jones’s Obituary
Name: Gail Camerota.
Died: July 20, 2019.
Age at death: 79.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Wilmington, Delaware, USA.
Disability: Unspecified; nursing home resident.
Details:
Gail’s husband went to the nursing home where she lived, shot her, and killed himself.
Gail was a secretary for DuPont, and later worked at the Philadelphia Inquirer. She enjoyed time at the gym and liked going to the Winterthur museum, which is home to a collection of artifacts related to the history, culture, and folklore of the United States.
Case status:
Louis M. Camerota (Husband), deceased.
Source:
Gail Minghetti’s Obituary
82-Year-Old Man, 79-Year-Old Wife Killed In Murder-Suicide At Wilmington Nursing Home Facility Identified, Police Say
2 dead in shooting at ManorCare nursing home in Delaware
Man Kills Wife, Self at Delaware Nursing Home, Police Say
Name: Marjorie Ann Arnett.
Died: July 20, 2019.
Age at death: 83.
Cause of death: Stabbed.
Location: South Whittier, California, USA.
Disability: Dementia, wheelchair user; frail elder.
Details:
Marge was stabbed to death by her husband, who died from suicide shortly thereafter.
Case status:
Robert Arnett (husband), deceased.
Source:
89-Year-Old Man Believed to Have Fatally Stabbed Wife, Wounded Self in South Whittier: Officials
Marjorie Ann Arnett, 83 – The Homicide Report
La Mirada News
Name Unknown.
Died: July 11, 2019.
Age at death: Elder.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, USA.
Disability: Unspecified; nursing home resident.
Details:
This woman’s husband went to her nursing home and shot her to death before killing himself.
Case status:
Her husband, deceased.
Source:
Wife, husband dead in murder-suicide outside Upper Peninsula nursing home
Husband, wife dead in apparent murder-suicide in Chippewa County
Police: Husband and wife involved in murder-suicide outside nursing home
Couple found shot on U.P. nursing home lawn is apparent murder-suicide
Police Investigating Murder-Suicide at Chippewa Co. Assisted Living Facility
Name: Ari Ase.
Age at death: 8.
Disability: Autism.
Name: Mya Ase.
Age at death: 7.
Disability: Autism.
Name: John Savage.
Age at death: 3.
Disability: Autism.
Died: July 7, 2019.
Cause of death: Carbon monoxide poisoning.
Location: Syracuse, New York, USA.
Details:
Ari, Mya, and John were all autistic. Ari smiled all the time; Mya sang songs. Both liked music. Mya was a talented artist whose teacher thought she would one day become famous. Ari would read the dictionary for fun. Three-year-old John, a precocious boy who could already count and spell, loved reading books.
Their mother packed the three children into a rental car and ignited a charcoal grill, filling the car with carbon monoxide and killing them all.
Case status:
Crystal Savage (Mother), deceased.
Source:
DA: Mom in murder-suicide was in “utter despair”, kids were “high maintenance” for her
Dad IDs mom, 3 children killed in Syracuse murder-suicide
Dad of boy killed by mom in Syracuse murder-suicide: ‘He was everything that I had’ (video)
Woman and 3 Children Died From Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Inside Vehicle: Report
Crystal Savage’s sister: Her story is ‘bigger than’ murder-suicide
Syracuse mother’s trail of hardship ends with murder-suicide
Community Gathers to Remember Kids Lost in Murder-Suicide
Mom lights a charcoal grill in trunk of a rental car to kill herself, three children: Report
Mom’s struggles and note at center of probe into her suicide, murder of 3 kids
Autism Memorial: Ari Ase, Mya Ase, and John Savage
Name: Alma Shaver.
Died: June 10, 2019.
Age at death: 80.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Brick Township, New Jersey, USA.
Disability: Dementia.
Details:
Alma’s husband shot her in a murder-suicide.
She was a homemaker who led a Girl Scout troop and raised three daughters.
Case status:
Richard Shaver (Husband), deceased.
Source:
Sweethearts Forever. Then Came Alzheimer’s, Murder and Suicide.