Relationship: Other Relative – Page 10 – Disability Day of Mourning

Noe Valencia-Hernandez

No Photo Name: Noe Valencia-Hernandez.
Died: December 8, 2017.
Age at death: Adult.
Cause of death: Hypothermia.
Location: Radium Springs, New Mexico, USA.
Disability: Schizophrenia.

Details:
Noe’s brother and sister-in-law allegedly kept him in an unheated shed in their backyard. One night, with the temperature below freezing, they found him dead from hypothermia.

Case Status:
Cecelia Hernandez (Sister-in-law), charged with abuse of a resident resulting in death; hung jury, mistrial. New trial likely.

Source:
Jury deadlocks in case of woman allegedly locking up disabled relative

Kendall Chick

Photo of Kendall Chick, a toddler girl wearing an orange dress. Her pale skin is washed out by sunlight, and she is wearing a hair ribbon with a black flower in her wispy blonde hair. She is smiling. Name: Kendall Chick.
Died: December 8, 2017.
Age at death: 4.
Cause of death: Head and abdominal trauma.
Location: Wicasset, Maine, USA.
Disability: Developmental delay, prenatal drug exposure.

Details:
Kendall was abused by her grandmother, who was taking care of her after her parents lost custody. She died of a traumatic injury to her abdomen and blunt force head trauma.

Case status:
Shawna Gatto (Grandfather’s fiance), convicted of murder, sentenced to 50 years in prison.

Source:
Carer who tortured disabled girl, 4, to death fails in bid to be freed from jail
Kendall Chick’s caseworker had license revoked
How Maine child welfare officials assess the handling of the Kendall Chick case
Defense in murder trial points to grandfather as suspect in 4-year-old’s death
Kendall Chick’s short life began with neglect and ended with abuse. She left hardly a trace.
Kendall Chick died from child abuse, Maine’s medical examiner says
Judge to deliver verdict in murder trial of Maine woman accused of killing 4-year-old
Monster carer battered girl, 4, to death after months of ‘revolting and brutal’ abuse while tot’s mum battled addiction
Woman convicted of murder in abuse case that spurred state to reform its child protection system

Ruby Wilson

Name: Ruby Wilson.
Died: November 29, 2017.
Age at death: 94.
Cause of death: Stabbed.
Location: Buckhurst Hill, Essex, England, UK.
Disability: Dementia.

Details:
Ruby’s grandson went to the care home where she and her husband lived; he stabbed her in the neck, killing her.

She was a great-great-grandmother who had just celebrated her 70th wedding anniversary with her husband. Her family remembers her “creativity and love for crocheting, dressmaking and bingo” and says she “always had a song to sing for every occasion”. She had lived in a nursing home for seven months and enjoyed visits from family.

Case status:
Antony Jennings (Grandson), convicted of murder, sentenced to 22 years to life.

Source:
Police arrest man over care home murder
Man arrested on suspicion of murdering pensioner in a care home
Man arrested on suspicion of murder after elderly woman dies at care home
Arrest over woman’s nursing home death
Man arrested for grandmother’s murder in nursing home
Man charged after fatal stabbing of pensioner at a nursing home
OAP, 94, has ‘throat slit’ at nursing home as cops arrest man, 32, over murder
Ilford man charged with murder after elderly woman dies in care home
Buckhurst Hill murder: Man charged with death of 94-year-old woman at care home
Tributes paid to 94-year-old ‘stabbed in the throat’ at Essex nursing home
Grandson charged with murder after grandma, 94, ‘stabbed in neck’ in care home
Tributes paid to nan, 94, stabbed at care home after grandson charged with murder
Inquest opens after 94-year-old allegedly had throat slit by her own grandson
Great-great grandmother ‘stabbed to death in nursing home by own grandson’
Grandson denies nursing home murder
Man, 33, guilty of murdering his dementia-suffering gran, 94, by slitting her throat with a bread knife in her care home
Man who murdered his grandmother jailed

Dylan Davis

Photo of Dylan Davis, a boy with short brown hair and fair skin, photographed outdoors. He is grinning at the camera. Name: Dylan Martin Davis.
Died: November 17, 2017.
Age at death: 11.
Cause of death: Positional asphyxia.
Location: Georgetown, Ohio, USA.
Disability: Autism.

Details:
When Dylan had a meltdown, his step-grandfather–a very large man–sat on him to restrain him and suffocated him to death.

Case status:
Donald Martin Jr. (Step-grandfather), pleaded guilty to reckless homicide, but was then allowed to withdraw his plea; found innocent because the court decided he had not known his actions would be fatal.

Source:
Autism Memorial: Dylan Davis
Police arrest and charge 400-pound man in death of 11-year-old autistic step-grandson
28-stone man ‘killed his ‘autistic’ step grandson, 11, by SITTING ON HIM’
400-pound man pleads guilty in step-grandson’s pinning death
Ohio boy crushed by 28-stone grandad
400-pound Ohio man pleads guilty to accidentally smothering step-grandson
400-pound man admits accidentally crushing step-grandson, 11, to death
400 lb grandpa pleads guilty to suffocating 11 year old autistic boy
Ohio granddad pleaded guilty in pinning death of grandson. Then a judge cleared his name
400-Pound Man Who Crushed Grandson To Death Found Not Guilty

63-year-old man and 83-year-old woman

No Photo Name Unknown, male.
Died: November 9, 2017.
Age at death: 63.
Disability: Intellectual disability, cerebral palsy.

Name Unknown, female.
Died: November 10, 2017.
Age at death: 83.
Disability: Dementia, wheelchair user.

Cause of death: Smoke inhalation and burns.
Location: Kangasala, Finland.

Details:
This 83-year-old woman and her 63-year-old son died when their house was set on fire by a relative.

The son was known by neighbors as a kind, helpful man who could often be seen taking walks around the neighborhood.

Case status:
Lilya Carmen Lilith Lehtonen (Granddaughter of the 83-year-old woman, niece of the 63-year-old man), convicted of murder and destruction of property, sentenced to life.

Source:
Tällaisesta rikoksesta Linna-sarjan Lilja vangittiin elinkautiseen – palossa kuolivat isoäiti ja kehitysvammainen setä
Kangasalan murhapoltosta tuomittu muutti kertomustaan hovioikeudessa – oikeus ei uskonut tarinaa, tuomio säilyy elinkautisena
Woman charged in double arson murder
Poliisi julkaisi kuvan autosta – epäilee liittyvän Kangasalla kuolemaan johtaneeseen tulipaloon
MURHA.INFO • katso viestiketjua – Kangasalan tulipaloa tutkitaan kahtena murhana
Uutta tietoa Kangasalan epäillyistä murhista: Vangittu nainen on palossa kuolleiden sukulainen – ”Erittäin raaka ja julma tekotapa”
Kangasalan rajussa palossa menehtyivät äiti ja poika – naapurin Sinikka: ”He olivat mukavia ihmisiä”
Uutta tietoa Kangasalan kaksoismurhasta: Uhrien nuori sukulaisnainen vangittu epäiltynä
Äiti ja poika kuolivat, naapurusto järkyttyi Kangasalan epäillystä murhapoltosta: ”Hän oli erittäin topakka nainen”
Kahdesta murhasta epäilty nainen purki turhautumistaan Youtube-kanavallaan ja kertoi avoimesti mielenterveysongelmistaan
Kangasalan tulipalossa kuolivat äiti ja poika – Talon omistaja oli hetkellisesti muualla: ”Ei voida tietää, mikä epäillyn tarkoitus oli”
30-vuotiaalle naiselle syyte kahdesta murhasta – äiti ja poika kuolivat rajussa tulipalossa Kangasalla

Jimmy Anglin

Photo of young man with short hair and tan skin, wearing a yellow and red striped polo shirt. Name: Jimmy Lee Anglin.
Died: Missing November 3, 2017; body found about 2 years later.
Age at death: 27.
Cause of death: Shooting.
Location: Oglethorpe County, Georgia, USA.
Disability: Unspecified; on “disability fixed income”.

Details:
Jimmy received disability payments, and his cousin often took them from him; but when Jimmy started refusing to give him the money, he disappeared. Two years after Jimmy went missing, his bones were found. His cousin had taken him out to the woods, shot him, and dismembered the body.

Case Status:
Robert David Jordan (Cousin), convicted of malice murder, sentenced to life without parole.

Sources:
Oglethorpe County man sentenced to life without parole in shotgun slaying of his cousin
Disappearance of Oglethorpe man remains a mystery
Murder charge filed in 2-year-old missing man case
Brothers charged in death of man reported missing 2 years ago

Dayvid Pakko

hoto of Dayvid Pakko, a young boy with fair skin, blond hair, and dark brown eyes. He is smiling for the camera. Name: Dayvid Pakko.
Died: October 17, 2017.
Age at death: 6.
Cause of death: Drowning.
Location: Lynnwood, Washington, USA.
Disability: Autism.

Details:
Dayvid was drowned in the bathtub by his uncle.

He was “smart as a whip”, a first-grader who loved cars, trains, planes, and Legos.

Case status:
Andrew Henckel (Uncle); pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, sentenced to 18 years 4 months.

Source:
Autism Memorial: Dayvid Pakko
Man sentenced for drowning his 6-year-old nephew in bathtub
Police: Man admits to drowning 6-year-old Washington boy, leaving body in dumpster
Relative of 6-year-old Lynnwood boy arrested for murder
Police: 19-year-old family member confesses to drowning 6-year-old Lynnwood boy
Body Of Missing 6-Year-Old With Autism Found In Dumpster, Teen Relative Arrested
6-Year-Old Missing Washington Boy’s Body Found In Dumpster, Relative Confesses To Murder
Body of missing autistic boy found stuffed in dumpster; teen relative in custody
19-year-old arrested after 6-year-old Lynnwood boy found in dumpster
Cops: Teen uncle confessed to drowning autistic boy in bathtub
New documents reveal no motive in horrendous murder of 6-year-old Lynnwood boy
Kerrville man accused of killing nephew: ‘I did not do this’
Cops: Uncle confessed to drowning autistic boy in bathtub
Teen accused of drowning 6-year-old Lynnwood boy held on $1 million bail
Police: Family member admits to drowning boy, 6, with autism
Bail set at $1 million for 19-year-old man accused of murdering 6-year-old nephew
Man pleads guilty to murder in drowning of 6-year-old nephew

Elizabeth and Frank Lackey

Black and white photo of Frank and Elizabeth Lackey. They have fair skin. She has dark hair and is wearing a sweater; he has light hair and is wearing a suit and glasses. Name: Elizabeth “Esu” Lackey.
Age at death: 85.

Name: Frank Danby “Dan” Lackey III.
Age at death: 89.

Died: September 8, 2017.
Cause of death: Blunt trauma.
Location: Groton, Massachusetts, USA.
Disability: Unspecified; required caregiver.

Details:
Esu and Dan were both beaten to death by their grandson, along with their home-health worker Bertha Mae Parker, and their daughter, Elizabeth “Buffy” Krause.

The Lackeys were active in the Chewonki Foundation, a charitable organization that holds summer camps to teach kids about the environment and sustainability.

Case status:
Orion Krause (Grandson), pleaded guilty to four counts of murder, sentenced to 25 years to life in prison.

Source:
Orion Krause pleads guilty to murdering kin, caretaker with baseball bat
Rockport man pleads guilty to 4 murders, including his mother and grandparents
Murder trial of Rockport man set for September
Orion Krause beat four people to death in Groton home
‘I murdered four people.’ A stranger at the door, a terrible crime
Mom slain in Groton described as ‘goodhearted person, always’
FRANK DANBY LACKEY III’s Obituary on Boston Globe
ELIZABETH CLEVELAND LACKEY’s Obituary on Boston Globe

Hideko Mizutani

No Photo Name: Hideko Mizutani.
Died: August 28, 2017.
Age at death: 90.
Cause of death: Stabbing.
Location: Yokohama, Japan.
Disability: Unspecified; wheelchair user.

Details:
Ms. Mizutani’s grandson allegedly admitted to police that he had killed her by stabbing her in the neck.

Case status:
Taisuke Mikami (Grandson), arrested on suspicion of murder.

Source:
34-year-old man arrested over murder of 90-year-old grandmother

Marion Reynolds

Name: Marion Joyce Reynolds.
Died: August 27, 2017.
Age at death: 22.
Cause of death: Neglect, malnutrition.
Location: Galva, Illinois, USA.
Disability: Unspecified severe disability; mobility impaired, tube fed.

Details:
Marion was kept in a filthy house and not given enough to eat. Her 18-year-old sister was also neglected, and was rescued when Marion was found, near death, and taken to a hospice where she died of the effects of long-term neglect and starvation.

Marion attended church and liked music.

Case status:
Dean P. Simoneaux (Grandfather), convicted of neglect of a disabled person, sentenced to 5 years.
Barbara J. Simoneaux (Grandmother), convicted of neglect of a disabled person, sentenced to 90 days in jail.

Source:
Stark County neglect case ends in probation for mother, prison for stepfather
Couple charged with criminal neglect in death of woman’s daughter
Galva couple accused of disabled woman’s malnutrition death
Couple accused of malnutrition death might not have been neglectful, relative says
Obituary for Marion Joyce Reynolds
Stark County couple in neglect case allowed to visit children