Category: Relationship: Other Relative

Relative other than parent, child, or sibling.

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

No PhotoName 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:
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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”
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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 PhotoName: 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

Photo of Marion Reynolds, a young woman with pale skin and dark brown curly hair. She is lying on a pillow, and her mouth is slightly open, showing crooked teeth.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

Leona Twiss

Black and white photo of Leona Twiss, a young woman in old-fashioned clothing. She has curly hair and light skin and is wearing a white blouse and flight attendant's cap.Name: Leona Twiss.
Died: July 9, 2017.
Age at death: 95.
Cause of death: Asphyxia.
Location: Fort Ann, Florida, USA.
Disability: Early dementia, frail elder.

Details:
Not long after Leona’s grandson moved into her house to help care for her, he and his wife conspired to kill her; he strangled her with a towel.

Case status:
Kevin L. Gonyea (Grandson), pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, sentenced to 15 years to life.
Melissa Gonyea (Grandson’s wife), pleaded guilty to hindering prosecution and tampering with physical evidence and other charges related to being an accomplice, sentenced to 3 1/3 to 10 years.

Source:
Gonyea sentenced to 15 years to life for strangling his grandmother
Fort Ann man charged with murder
Fort Ann grandson and his wife charged in death of 95-year-old grandmother
Local police travel to Florida for murder investigation
New York man charged with strangling his 95-year-old grandma
Man accused of killing grandmother, 95
Sheriff’s Office: Fort Ann woman found murdered, family members arrested
Murder suspect has new attorney, court date
Fort Ann couple indicted in connection with 95-year-old’s killing
Family: Woman in murder case deserves life, too
Videos show woman’s implication of husband, others in murder case
Wife of Fort Ann murder suspect pleads guilty
Murder case hearing postponed as subpoena issues debated
Gonyea mulling plea offer in grandmother’s murder
Fort Ann murder suspect talks plea deal again
NY man pleads guilty to strangling grandmother, 95
Following death of 95-year-old woman, two more family members charged
Police were suspicious of Twiss relatives at murder scene
Documents claim former guard told of killing inmates
Defense claims defendant is ‘immune’ in murder case

Ariful Islam

No PhotoName: Ariful Islam aka Arif Hossain.
Died: June 24, 2017.
Age at death: Unknown.
Cause of death: Homicide.
Location: Hajipur, Bihar, India.
Disability: Unspecified physical disability.

Details:
Ariful was murdered by his uncle. His uncle’s family had been in a fight with another family, and his uncle reportedly wanted to frame the other family. He is accused of killing Ariful, then bringing his body to the hospital and claiming the other family had done it.

Case status:
Yakut Ali (Uncle) and Md Tofail Ahmed (Accomplice), charged with murder.

Source:
Man murders disabled nephew to frame opponents

Henry Johnson Jr.

No PhotoName: Henry Lee Johnson Jr.
Died: June 13, 2017.
Age at death: 57.
Cause of death: Pneumonia secondary to major brain damage.
Location: Pine Bluff, Arkansas, USA.
Disability: Stroke.

Details:
Henry lived with his girlfriend. His girlfriend’s brother hit her, and Henry tried to intervene. Her brother turned on him, beat him severely, and then wouldn’t let Henry’s girlfriend call paramedics for several hours. After being taken to the hospital, Henry lived for 11 days before dying of his injuries.

Case status:
Allen Clagget (Girlfriend’s brother), convicted of second-degree murder and domestic battery; sentenced to 15 to 60 years in prison.

Source:
Appeals court upholds Claggett conviction
Claggett guilty in 2017 murder, domestic battery
Bond set for man accused in beating death
Obituary for Henry Lee Johnson at Henson-Holcomb Mortuary

Sabrina Ray

Photo of Sabrina Ray. She is a thin girl with pale skin and dark brown hair in a boy cut. Her expression is solemn.Name: Sabrina Ray.
Died: May 12, 2017.
Age at death: 16.
Cause of death: Starvation.
Location: Perry, Iowa, USA.
Disability: Unspecified.

Details:
Sabrina was tortured and starved by her family. When she died at age 16 after being drop-kicked down the stairs by her adoptive brother and subsequently starving to death, she weighed 56 pounds and looked like an eight-year-old child.

Her death may have saved the lives of her two adopted sisters, who were also abused and were rescued from the home and taken to the hospital when Sabrina was found dead.

Case status:
Marc Ray (Adoptive father), pleaded guilty to child endangerment and kidnapping, sentenced to 35 years in prison.
Misty Ray (Adoptive mother), charged with child endangerment, child neglect, criminal conduct, theft, and fraud, sentenced to life in prison.
Carla Bousman (Adoptive grandmother), pleaded guilty to two counts of false imprisonment, two counts of child endangerment, on count of neglect of a dependent person, one count of accessory after the fact, and one count of obstructing prosecution, sentenced to 20 years in prison.
Josie Raye Bousman (Niece), pleaded guilty to neglect of a dependeent and child endangerment, sentenced to 14 years in prison.
Justin Dale Ray (Adoptive brother), pleaded guilty to two counts of willful injury, sentenced to 10 years in prison.

Source:
Starved teen looked like she was an ‘8-year-old,’ say day care visitors
Disabled Teen Drop-Kicked Down A Flight Of Stairs, Then Held Captive And Starved By Family, Including Grandma
Defenseless Adopted Teen Girl, 16, Drop-Kicked & Starved To Death In Iowa Home
Police: Brother ‘drop-kicked’ starved Iowa girl, grandmother helped in torture
Community mourns Sabrina’s death, plans grief services
A Voice for Sabrina Ray
More Change of Venue Motions Filed in Sabrina Ray Case
New Charges Leveled at Marc and Misty Ray
Perry Fire Department Hopes Justice Is Served For Sabrina Rays’ Death
Sabrina Ray case comes to a close as final family member is sentenced