Type: Homicide – Page 16 – Disability Day of Mourning

Ouita McCahan

No Photo Name: Ouita “Paige” McCahan.
Died: January 19, 2022.
Age at death: 62.
Cause of death: Strangled.
Location: Saxton, Pennsylvania, USA.
Disability: Seizure disorder.

Details:
Police arrested Paige’s son in someone else’s shed, where he had allegedly broken in. As they arrested him, he told them that his mother was dead. Police checked the home and found Paige’s body. Her son claimed that she had had a seizure, fallen down the stairs, and broken her neck; but the autopsy showed that she had been strangled.

Case Status:
Charles V. McCahan (Son), charged with homicide, aggravated assault, strangulation, assault, and reckless endangerment.

Sources:
Saxton man held without bail, awaiting trial in homicide case

Natalie Ryan-Fraser

Name: Natalie Ryan-Fraser.
Died: December 30, 2021.
Age at death: 55.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Caledonia, Mississippi, USA.
Disability: Unspecified; wheelchair user.

Details:
Natalie’s husband fatally shot her.

Natalie was a senior instructor in English and Modern Languages at Angelo State University.

Case Status:
Wayne Fraser (Husband), found guilty of culpable negligent manslaughter, sentenced to 20 years.

Sources:
Scots killer who shot dead wheelchair-bound wife ‘appeals conviction’ in US
Exclusive: US court begins murder trial of Mintlaw man accused of shooting disabled wife dead
Scot goes on trial accused of murdering wheelchair bound wife in US
Wayne Fraser trial: Scottish man accused of murdering wife in the US
Bryan Rutherford: We’ll have no women left if men keep getting away with murder
Brother of disabled uni prof killed by ex-pat Scot reveals his anguish
Scot who moved to US for new life ‘murders disabled wife in horror shooting’
Scot ‘shoots wife dead’ in Mississippi after moving to US to start new life
Scots man accused of shooting wife dead in USA faces life in Mississippi jail

Terrance Adams

Photo of a young boy with pale skin and fine blond hair, wearing blue-rimmed glasses. His face is somewhat asymmetrical and his mouth pulls to one side; his ears stick out below the earpieces of his glasses. Name: Terrance “Terry” Adams.
Died: December 28, 2021.
Age at death: 6.
Cause of death: Drowning.
Location: Clinton township, Michigan, USA.
Disability: Charge syndrome.

Details:
Left alone to babysit, Terry’s mother’s boyfriend filled the bathtub with water and drowned him in it.

Case Status:
Hunter Locke-Huges (Mother’s boyfriend), convicted of first-degree child abuse and involuntary manslaughter; sentenced to 90 months to 30 years.

Sources:
Mich. man sentenced in bathtub drowning death of girlfriend’s disabled son
Man charged with drowning 6-year-old disabled child he was babysitting
Man accused of holding child underwater in Clinton Township death investigation
Terrance Adams “Terry” Obituary – Warren, MI
Fraser man convicted in 2021 drowning death of 6-year-old special needs boy
Mich. man convicted of drowning girlfriend’s special-needs 6-year-old son in bathtub
Mich. Man Convicted of Manslaughter in Drowning Death of Girlfriend’s 6-Year-Old Son with Special Needs

Janice Hunter

Name: Janice Hunter.
Died: December 18, 2021.
Age at death: 75.
Cause of death: Suffocation.
Location: Paphos, Cyprus.
Disability: Leukemia.

Details:
Janice’s husband allegedly suffocated her. He claimed he had been assisting suicide, but as there was no evidence that Janet had wanted to die other than his assertion that she did, the court rejected that charge and charged him with murder, though he was convicted only of manslaughter after the court could not prove premeditation.

Case Status:
David Hunter (Husband), convicted of manslaughter, sentenced to 2 years and released on time served.

Sources:
British man convicted of killing his ailing wife “out of love” is freed from prison in Cyprus
Expat whose wife ‘begged him’ to kill her found guilty of manslaughter in Cyprus
Birthday cards sent to Northumberland miner facing murder trial in Cyprus
Friend of man accused of killing terminally ill wife visits him in Cyprus prison
Former Northumberland miner denies murdering wife in Cyprus
Janice Hunter case: Cyprus murder-accused ‘was devoted husband’
Retired coal miner accused of killing wife is not a murderer, says ex-cellmate

Elizabeth Vamplew

Name: Elizabeth Vamplew.
Died: December 15, 2021.
Age at death: 77.
Cause of death: Burns, smoke inhalation.
Location: Newark, Nottinghamshire, England, UK.
Disability: Mobility impaired, deaf.

Details:
Elizabeth’s daughter-in-law, who had already drained her bank account and stood to gain half the estate when Elizabeth died, set Elizabeth’s bed on fire. She died from burns and smoke inhalation.

Elizabeth received an award for Best Kept Garden. She went on cruises twice a year, traveled with her family in her caravan, and was extremely proud of her three granddaughters.

Case Status:
Karen Vamplew (Daughter-in-law), convicted of murder, sentenced to 32 years to life.

Sources:
Killer set fire to her disabled mother-in-law’s bed to collect inheritance money
‘Greedy’ woman murdered deaf mother-in-law by setting fire to her bed
‘Wicked’ woman who set fire to mother-in-law’s bed as she slept jailed for life
Woman jailed for murdering mother-in-law in fire for inheritance

Svetlana Shiryaeva

No Photo Name: Svetlana Shiryaeva (Светлана Ширяева).
Died: December 13, 2021.
Age at death: 23.
Cause of death: Poisoning.
Location: Aleksandrovka, Saratov, Russia.
Disability: Cerebral palsy.

Details:
Svetlana lived with her mother and her young nieces and nephews. She and the three children, ages 3, 5, and 7, died from poisoning, and at first it was thought that they had all been poisoned with insecticide that was used on their house. But, months later, the young woman’s mother went to police and allegedly confessed that she had poisoned a meal she had made for all four.

Case Status:
Лидия Ширяева (Lidia Shiryaeva) (Mother), arrested on suspicion of murder.

Sources:
Gran kills her three grandchildren and disabled daughter with poison-laced meal
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Rocky Linzalone

Name: Rocky Linzalone.
Died: December 13, 2021.
Age at death: 74.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Middletown, New Jersey, USA.
Disability: Stroke.

Details:
Rocky’s wife allegedly shot him in the head, killing him. Family told investigators that she had become resentful because she had to care for him after he had several strokes.

Case Status:
Michele Linzalone (Wife), charged with first-degree murder and unlawful weapon possession.

Sources:
N.J. Woman Who Allegedly Brushed Her Teeth After ‘Accidentally’ Shooting Sleeping Husband in the Head Now Faces Murder Indictment
N.J. woman searched internet for info on shootings before killing husband, cops say
Middletown Woman Accused Of Killing Husband Denied Bail
Rocky V. Linzalone, age 74
Michele Linzalone accused in the murder of Rocky Linzalone

Cara Broyles

Name: Cara Lynn Broyles.
Died: December 1, 2021.
Age at death: 27.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Jacksonville, Florida, USA.
Disability: Autism.

Details:
Police received a call from Cara’s home in which her father said he had killed his family. At the home, police found Cara’s body, along with that of her mother Candace and her brother Aaron. Cara’s father was arrested, telling police he had wanted to kill himself but could not go through with it.

Case Status:
William Broyles (Father), charged with three counts of second-degree murder. Declared incompetent to stand trial; hospitalized for restoration of competency.

Sources:
William Broyles deemed incompetent for trial in Nassau County family’s massacre
Nassau County man fatally shot wife, two children multiple times then called 911, deputies say
Autism Memorial: Cara Broyles
Man charged with killing wife, daughter, son in Nassau County is on suicide watch
Man shoots, kills wife, daughter and son inside Callahan home, Nassau sheriff says
Florida church musical director killed wife, two kids at family’s home: sheriff
Florida Church Musician Said He Shot Wife and Two Kids Multiple Times to ‘Make Sure They Didn’t Suffer’ But Was ‘Too Scared’ to Kill Himself: Sheriff

Salisu Surakatu

No Photo Name: Salisu Surakatu.
Died: November 24, 2021.
Age at death: 94.
Cause of death: Machete injuries.
Location: Kara Ewumi Village, Mowe, Ogun, Nigeria.
Disability: Blind.

Details:
Salisu’s brother came to his house, and the two had an argument because Salisu had sold a piece of property and not given his brother some of the proceeds. Salisu was unable to defend himself, or even see that his brother was armed, when his brother allegedly killed him with a machete.

Case Status:
Moshood Habibu (Brother), charged with murder.

Sources:
78-year-old man kills blind brother over land dispute in Ogun

Nicole Hall

Name: Nicole “Amari” Hall.
Died: November 23, 2021.
Age at death: 8.
Cause of death: Unspecified homicide.
Location: Gwinnett County, Georgia, USA.
Disability: Autism.

Details:
Amari went missing from a hotel where her family had been staying. Several days later, she was found dead in the woods fifteen miles away, the victim of a homicide. Police who questioned her mother and her mother’s partner say their statements were inconsistent and untruthful; the two were arrested on suspicion of having caused Amari’s death.

Amari’s siblings, age 5 and 6, were removed from the home.

Case Status:
Brittnay Hall (Mother), charged with murder, child cruelty, concealing a death, and filing a false police report.
Celeste Owen (Mother’s partner), charged with murder and child cruelty.

Sources:
Autism Memorial: Nicole Hall
Georgia Couple Charged In 8-Year-Old Autistic Black Girl’s Death
Mom Reported Autistic Daughter, 8, Missing After Beating Child To Death, Dumping Victim’s Remains In Trash Bag
Cops Say Autistic 8-Year-Old Was Beaten by Mom, Discarded in Trash Bag
Woman Who Claimed 8-Year-Old Autistic Daughter Was Missing Has Been Arrested. Her Partner Has Been Charged with Murder.
Autistic girl, 8, found dead as mom arrested & partner to be charged with murder
Missing 8-year-old Gwinnett County girl found dead, mother charged with murder, police say
Police find body of missing 8-year-old, mother’s partner to be charged with murder
‘Missing’ Autistic 8-Year-Old Was Actually Murdered, Police Say