Category: Type: Homicide

Death due to the actions of another human being.

Cadence Langley

Police reconstruction image of a young woman with light skin, brown eyes, and short light-brown hair.Name: Cadence Langley.
Died: October 26, 2020 (Body found).
Age at death: 14.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Graham County, Arizona, USA.
Disability: Autism.

Details:
In Graham County, Arizona, the body of a young woman was found, shot in the head and left in a livestock trough. She remained unidentified for two years. When the body was identified as that of 14-year-old Cadence Langley, police determined that her mother was still receiving disability support payments for Cadence and arrested her. They suspect Cadence’s mother of being involved in the killing and disposal of Cadence’s body.

Case Status:
Amber Langley (Mother), charged with first-degree murder, fraud, and theft.

Sources:
Mother charged with first-degree murder in 2020 Safford cold case killing of autistic daughter
Mother Charged with Pocketing Government Benefits of 14-Year-Old Autistic Daughter Who Was Shot in the Head and Dumped in a Livestock Trough
Woman accused of collecting money for years after daughter with autism was found murdered
Mother of child murdered in 2020 Safford cold case arrested
Unidentified: Cadence Langley
Autism memorial: Cadence Langley

Callie Branch

Photo of Callie Branch, a middle-aged woman with brown skin and a pleasant smile; a filter has been applied that adds white roses and a heart.Name: Callie Branch.
Died: October 17, 2020.
Age at death: 73.
Cause of death: Stabbed.
Location: Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
Disability: Partial paralysis after stroke.

Details:
Callie’s daughter allegedly stabbed her to death. Police say Callie’s daughter told them that Callie threatened to call the police, so her daughter stabbed her.

Before she retired, Callie owned a beauty shop.

Case Status:
Crystal Branch (Daughter), charged with first-degree murder.

Source:
Woman indicted for murder in stabbing death of 73-year-old disabled mother
Police: Woman found smoking cigarette after stabbing 73-year-old mother

12-year-old girl

No PhotoName Unknown.
Died: October 17, 2020.
Age at death: 12.
Cause of death: Decapitation.
Location: Moti Bhakhar, Dantiwada tehsil, Gujarat, India.
Disability: Deaf.

Details:
This twelve-year-old girl was raped and murdered by her cousin.

Case status:
Nitin Mali (Cousin), convicted of murder, sentenced to death.

Source:
Guj: Man sentenced to death for rape and murder of 11-year-old, deaf-mute cousin
Disabled girl, 12, raped and beheaded ‘by her cousin’ in latest horrific murder to rock India
12-year-old differently-abled girl raped, beheaded by cousin in Gujarat’s Banaskantha
Disabled girl raped & BEHEADED ‘by her cousin’ in latest murder to rock India
12-Year-Old Deaf Girl Raped & Beheaded in Gujarat

Mahalakshmi

No PhotoName: Mahalakshmi.
Died: October 17, 2020.
Age at death: 7.
Cause of death: Smothered.
Location: Chatrapatti, Tamil Nadu, India.
Disability: Paralysis, unspecified; nonspeaking/mobility impaired.

Details:
Mahalakshmi’s father allegedly smothered her because having to take care of her made it difficult for him and his wife to go to work.

Case status:
V Paalanikumar (Father), charged with murder.

Source:
TN man murders disabled daughter
Tamil Nadu: Man kills disabled daughter, 7

Homer Piatt

Photo of a bearded older man wearing a Trump 2020 baseball cap.Name: Homer “Dave” Piatt.
Died: October 15, 2020.
Age at death: 72.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Las Crucez, Ohio, USA.
Disability: Chronic illness, mobility impaired.

Details:
Dave’s wife shot him. Three days later, she went to the police and explained she had killed him to “ease his suffering”.

He was the former Postmaster of Haydenville, a nearby town.

Case Status:
Gayle L. Piatt (Wife), pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter; sentenced to 11 to 16-1/2 years in prison.

Source:
Haydenville woman sentenced for husband’s death
Obituary for Homer David “Dave” Piatt at Cardaras Funeral Home – Logan

Enedina Sohlke

Photo of a woman with brown hair and olive-tone skin, wearing a white sweater and sitting at a table with food in front of her. She is wearing glasses.Name: Enedina “Nina” Sohlke.
Died: October 11, 2020.
Age at death: 47.
Cause of death: Blunt trauma.
Location: South Bend, Indiana, USA.
Disability: Leg amputee, kidney transplant.

Details:
Nina began living with her caregiver and romantic partner, but he prevented her from seeing her family, kept her from her medical appointments, and finally beat her to death.

Nina was known for helping children from bad homes.

Case Status:
Mark Coleman (Caregiver, partner), convicted of murder, sentenced to 65 years.

Sources:
‘In the most heinous way possible:’ Man given maximum sentence in Webster Street murder
Family honoring SB woman murdered in Oct. 2020

R. Devarajoo

No PhotoName: R. Devarajoo.
Died: October 10, 2020.
Age at death: 59.
Cause of death: Head injury.
Location: Kampung Baru Sungai Chua, Selangor, Malaysia.
Disability: Blind.

Details:
R. Devarajoo was murdered by his wife and his wife’s brother, who hit him on the head with a hammer and then claimed that he had been killed by a burglar. Authorities believe their motive was to inherit his assets.

He owned a scrap-metal and transportation business.

Case status:
Angela Dewi (Wife), convicted of murder, sentenced to 33 years to life.
Vijaya (Wife’s brother), convicted of murder, sentenced to 33 years to life and 12 strokes of the cane.

Source:
17 tahun kahwin, wanita didakwa bunuh suami buta kerana harta berdepan hukuman gantung
Woman charged with murder of blind husband
Siblings charged with murder of sister’s blind husband
Woman, brother charged with murder of blind husband

3-year-old girl

No PhotoName Unknown.
Died: September 20, 2020.
Age at death: 3.
Cause of death: Homicide.
Location: Cherus Village, Uasin Gishu County, Kenya.
Disability: Paralysis.

Details:
When this 3-year-old girl vanished, police questioned her parents. Police say her parents admitted to killing her because she was “a nuisance” and “to save their love”, and that they led police to her body, which was buried in the woods. Neighbors said that they usually locked the little girl in the house alone while they went to work as day laborers.

Case status:
Charity Cheruto (Mother), charged with murder.
Timoth Lihanya (Father), charged with murder.

Source:
Couple admits killing and burying disabled daughter
What Is The World Turning Into, A Couple Admits Killing Their Disabled Child
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Unknown Elder Woman

No PhotoName Unknown.
Died: September 10, 2020.
Age at death: Elder.
Cause of death: Hypoxia.
Location: Taoyuan City, Taiwan.
Disability: Stroke, paralysis.

Details:
This woman was in the hospital for a urinary tract infection when her husband allegedly smothered her. She died five days after the incident from hypoxic encephalopathy (lack of oxygen to the brain), kidney infection, and pneumonia.

Case status:
Tsai Wan-liang (Husband), charged with domestic homicide.

Source:
Elderly man in Taiwan kills bedridden wife, tells nurses she is ‘finally free’ from her pain
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63-year-old man

No PhotoName Unknown.
Died: September 7, 2020.
Age at death: 63.
Cause of death: Traumatic injury.
Location: Sabot, Lopburi, Thailand.
Disability: Unspecified.

Details:
This 63-year-old man’s body was found on the side of the road with severe injuries to his skull, ribs, and shoulders. When police searched his house, they found bloody laundry that someone had been trying to wash. They arrested his daughter on suspicion of murder.

Case status:
His daughter was arrested on suspicion of murder. Police are still searching for a possible accomplice.

Source:
Woman held on suspicion of murdering disabled father
Woman suspected of murdering disabled father