Remembering the Disabled Murdered by Caregivers
Homicide followed by completed suicide.
Name: Grace Kaldenberg.
Died: March 8, 2020.
Age at death: 79.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Texas City, Texas, USA.
Disability: Elder nursing home resident.
Details:
Grace was shot by her husband in a murder-suicide.
Case status:
Donald Eugene Kaldenberg (Husband), deceased.
Source:
Grace Elaine Lee Kaldenberg (1940-2020) – Find A Grave
Texas City nursing home shooting ruled murder-suicide, police say
Name: Michiko Hayashi.
Died: March 3, 2020.
Age at death: 72.
Cause of death: Stabbing.
Location: Akashi, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan.
Disability: Dementia.
Details:
Michiko’s son stabbed her to death before committing suicide.
Case status:
Shingo Hayashi (Son), deceased.
Source:
Woman, 41-year-old son dead in apparent murder-suicide
Name: Makeisha Maynard.
Died: February 9, 2020.
Age at death: 8.
Cause of death: Trauma.
Location: Caroni, Trinidad and Tobago.
Disability: Autism.
Details:
Makeisha’s father beat her to death with a cutlass because she wet the bed. He hung himself the next day.
Makeisha knew her numbers, colors, and shapes, but had trouble writing.
Case status:
Michael Maynard (Father), deceased.
Source:
Girl, 8, beaten to death after wetting bed, father takes own life
Girl, 8, beaten to death with cutlass
Trinidad: Father beats 8yro daughter to death with cutlass
Autism Memorial: Makeisha Maynard
Name: Henko Naudé.
Died: January 16, 2020.
Age at death: 17.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Secunda, South Africa.
Disability: Muscular dystrophy.
Other victims: Lizelle Naudé, 52; Tina Naudé, 83.
Details:
When 17-year-old Henko researched the symptoms of his disability, his father got angry. He shot Henko, his mother, and his grandmother in their beds and then killed himself.
Henko was a gifted high school student and an excellent chess player.
Case status:
André Naudé (Father), deceased.
Source:
Secunda family murder: Dad couldn’t cope with son’s illness
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
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