14-year-old girl and 11-year-old girl

Flowers and candles left by neighbors as a memorial.Name Unknown.
Age at death: 14.

Name Unknown.
Age at death: 11.

Died: January 9, 2018.
Cause of death: Strangled/suffocated.
Location: Bjärred, Lomma Municipality, Sweden.
Disability: Myalgic encephalopathy.

Details:
These two sisters lived with their parents. Both had chronic fatigue syndrome and were home-schooled. When the younger girl was diagnosed, her parents began planning to kill the whole family. Months later, they carried out a murder-suicide by strangling both girls and then killing themselves.

The 11-year-old girl took piano lessons. Her 14-year-old sister was intellectually curious and liked learning.

Case Status:
Inquest concluded; murder-suicide committed by their parents.

Source:
Morden i Bjärred – Elisabet Höglund söker svar i ny bok
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Morden i Bjärred – Elisabet Höglund söker svar i ny bok
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Faktafel i boken morden i Bjärred.
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Barnen i Bjärred led av ME – föräldrarna tog beslut att avsluta familjens liv
Barnen i Bjärred ströps/kvävdes till döds av sina föräldrar. Föräldrarna hade planerat morden i flera månader utan att barnen anat något!

Paola Manchisi

Photo of Paolo Manchisi. She is a teenage girl with light skin and black hair held back with two bobby pins. She is wearing a white blouse and necklace.Name: Paola Manchisi.
Died: January 6, 2018.
Age at death: 31.
Cause of death: Starvation.
Location: Polignano a Mare, Italy.
Disability: Unspecified; possibly mental illness.

Details:
Paola died of starvation at the age of 31, weighing only 30 kilograms. She was found in a filthy, cluttered house, where she had been kept isolated by her parents since she was a teenager.

Case status:
Her parents, both charged with neglect.

Source:
Parents of dead disabled woman probe
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Bari, 31enne disabile muore di stenti. Dito puntato sui genitori
Polignano, disabile muore di stentiGenitori indagati per abbandono
Trentunenne muore di stenti nel Barese. I genitori indagati per abbandono
La terribile morte di Paola a 31 anni a Polignano e la ricerca di una motivazione che non c’è
Bari. Disabile morta di stenti, il parroco: bussavo, non hanno mai risposto
La brutta storia di Paola Manchisi
PAOLA MANCHISI/ Disabile morta di stenti a Polignano: fratello Lorenzo, “usciva normalmente” (Pomeriggio 5)
Chi l’ha Visto – Misteri – Perché nessuno è riuscito a salvare Paola, segregata e morta di stenti in casa?

40-year-old woman

No PhotoName Unknown.
Died: January 4, 2018.
Age at death: 40.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Be’er Sheva, Israel.
Disability: Unspecified; wheelchair user.

Details:
This 40-year-old woman was shot in the head by her father, who then committed suicide.

Case status:
Her father, deceased.

Source:
Man and daughter found dead in home in what cops say is a murder-suicide
Israeli Man, disabled daughter found dead is suspected murder-suicide
חשד: אב רצח את בתו הנכה בבאר שבע והתאבד
Israeli man, disabled daughter found dead in suspected murder-suicide
Israeli man and disabled daughter found dead in suspected murder-suicide

Airi Kakimoto

No PhotoName: Airi Kakimoto.
Died: December 23, 2017 (Body found; died December 18, 2017).
Age at death: 33.
Cause of death: Hypothermia.
Location: Neyagawa, Osaka, Japan.
Disability: Mental illness, either schizophrenia or “integration disorder”.

Details:
When she was sixteen or seventeen years old, Airi was diagnosed with a mental illness. Within a year, her parents were using a room in their house to serve as a jail for their daughter. It was unheated and bare, and contained only two mats, a makeshift toilet, and a tube connected to a water tank outside. Airi stayed in this room for fifteen or more years. She was denied clothing and fed only once a day. Too thin to keep herself warm, she died of hypothermia, weighing 19 kilograms (42 pounds).

Case status:
Yasutaka Kakimoto (Father), convicted of parental neglect resulting in the death, sentenced to 13 years.
Yukari Kakimoto (Mother), convicted of parental neglect resulting in the death, sentenced to 13 years.

Source:
Parents get 13 years for letting 33-year-old schizophrenic daughter freeze to death
Parents of dead woman admit confining her for 15 years
Parents arrested after daughter kept in tiny cell for 17 years dies:The Asahi Shimbun
Parents of dead Osaka woman reportedly admit confining her for 15 years
Parents knew their locked-up daughter was in dire state: police:The Asahi Shimbun
Japanese couple who confined their daughter rearrested over her freezing death
Couple hit with fresh arrest warrant over death of daughter kept in tiny room for 15 years

Johnny McFadden

No PhotoName: Johnny McFadden.
Died: December 23, 2017.
Age at death: 19.
Cause of death: Medical complications of cerebral palsy.
Location: Augusta, Georgia, USA.
Disability: Cerebral palsy.

Details:
Johnny was neglected by his caregivers. When he died his body showed evidence of malnutrition and severe bedsores.

Case status:
Carlissa Malone (Mother), pleaded no contest to neglect of a disabled adult, sentenced to time served plus five years probation.
Roger Malone (Stepfather), pleaded no contest to neglect of a disabled adult, sentenced to time served plus five years probation.

Source:
Augusta woman sentenced in son’s death
Augusta man guilty of neglect in death of disabled stepson
Couple jailed on neglect charge in disabled man’s death

Michael Shearin

No PhotoName: Michael Anton Shearin.
Died: December 20, 2017.
Age at death: 25.
Cause of death: Sepsis, pneumonia, dehydration.
Location: Gaston, South Carolina, USA.
Disability: Muscular dystrophy.

Details:
Michael was allegedly neglected by his mother and sister. He died from a septic pressure ulcer, pneumonia, and dehydration.

Case status:
Candie McKay Shearin (Mother), charged with abuse or neglect resulting in death to a vulnerable adult.
Tara Nerys Shearin (Sister), charged with abuse or neglect resulting in death to a vulnerable adult.

Source:
Mom, Daughter Get $50,000 Bond in Disabled Son’s Death
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Mother, Daughter Charged in Death of Disabled Family Member
LCSD: mother, sister neglected disabled man, caused his death
Bond set at 50K for women accused of neglecting disabled family member

Jordan Rodriguez

Photo of Jordan Rodriguez, a small boy with light skin and brown eyes. He is smiling. He has a lazy eye. His brown hair is cut very short, and he is wearing a red and white checked shirt.Name: Jordan Rodriguez.
Died: December 19, 2017 (Body found; last seen July 17, 2017; likely died September 22, 2017).
Age at death: 5.
Cause of death: Homicide, unspecified.
Location: Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Disability: Developmentally disabled, nonverbal.

Details:
Although he obviously needed a hospital, Jordan’s mother did not take him to a doctor. After he died, most likely from abuse, Jordan’s mother and her boyfriend buried him in their backyard.

Case status:
Larissa Rodriguez (Mother), pleaded guilty to murder, sentenced to 25 years.
Christopher Rodriguez (Mother’s boyfriend), pleaded guilty to murder, sentenced to 28 years.

Source:
Mother arrested after body of five-year-old discovered
Cause of death is sought for remains found buried in Cleveland yard
Cleveland police: Charges for murder, felonious assault coming against Larissa Rodriguez
Mom charged with murder after leading police to son’s abused body
Mother charged in death of 5-year-old boy found buried in backyard of Cleveland home
Police: Mother led investigators to child’s remains buried in backyard
Cleveland mother charged in young child’s murder
Larissa Rodriguez Charged With Son’s Death After Remains Found In Backyard
Why? Larissa Rodriguez Cleveland mother arrested after burying disabled son in backyard
Ohio woman charged in son’s death after buried remains found
Resources available for kids with special needs, in light of what happened to Jordan Rodriguez
$1M bond set for Cleveland mother charged with murder in son’s death
Body found in bags in backyard identified as disabled boy
Body found in bags in backyard identified as disabled boy
Woman pleads not guilty in death of son, 5, buried in yard
Boyfriend of mother-of-9 charged with murder after her disabled 5-year-old son was found buried in garden
Man charged in death of 5-year-old in Cleveland
Cleveland police release body cam video of home belonging to mother charged in death of 5-year-old son
Cleveland mom accused of killing, burying 5-year-old in backyard gives birth to 10th child
Couple pleads guilty in death of 5-year-old Cleveland boy
Woman, boyfriend plead guilty in death of her disabled son
Couple pleads guilty in death of 5-year-old Cleveland boy
Judge breaks down while sentencing couple for killing disabled boy
Charity sued in death of abused boy

Logan Christy

Gravestone reading, Logan R. Christy, Dec. 12, 2017.Name: Logan Christy.
Died: December 12, 2017.
Age at death: 20.
Cause of death: Pneumonia.
Location: Winchester, Kentucky, USA.
Disability: Down syndrome.

Details:
Logan’s parents locked him in his room, neglected and did not feed him. He died of pneumonia complicated by malnourishment and neglect.

Case status:
Albert Christy (Father), pleaded guilty to reckless homicide, sentenced to 2-5 years.
Patsy Christy (Mother), pleaded guilty to reckless homicide, sentenced to 2-5 years.

Source:
Patsy Christy: Possibility of Shock Parole
Logan Christy
He weighed 61 pounds at death. Was Kentucky 20-year-old starved over Down syndrome?
Winchester Couple Charged With Death Of Their Special Needs Son
Parents charged with murder in son’s death | Winchester Sun
Couple charged in death of special needs son
Parents starve disabled adult son to death after government benefits end: Cops
Parents accused of murdering disabled son waive preliminary hearing
Police: Couple starved son with Down Syndrome
Parents charged in death of adult son with Down syndrome enter not guilty plea
Agenda, Clark County Fiscal Court, January 10, 2018
Kentucky couple sentenced in connection to death of son with special needs
Kentucky parents sentenced 5 years after special needs son malnourished to death

Luke and Aubrey Dawson

Photo of Luke and Bree Dawson, two small children. Bree is a girl with blond hair and fair skin; Luke has dark hair and fair skin. They are wearing Christmas-themed gingerbread cookie sweaters and have their arms around each other.Name: Luke Dawson.
Age at death: 9.
Disability: Anxiety.

Name: Aubrey “Bree” Dawson.
Age at death: 5.
Disability: None; killer believed she would inherit depression.

Died: December 9, 2017.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: North Richland Hills, Texas, USA.

Details:
Luke was an adventurous boy who liked sports and played basketball, baseball, and soccer.

Bree wanted to be a NICU nurse like her mother. She liked learning about neonatal medicine and playing with her toy kitchen.

Luke and Bree were both shot to death by their father, who decided to end their lives before he committed suicide because he believed they would inherit his mental illness.

Case status:
Christopher Dawson (Father), deceased.

Source:
Dad kills his two kids ‘because he feared they would get his depression’
Surgeon shot dead children then himself ‘fearing they would inherit depression’
Surgeon battling depression kills himself and his two kids
Surgeon battling depression kills himself and his two kids, 5 and 9
Aubrey Dawson’s Obituary
Luke Dawson’s Obituary
Christopher Chad Dawson’s Obituary

Mariah Woods

Photo of Mariah Woods, a toddler girl with fair skin and blonde hair in two ponytails. She is wearing a pink formal dress and has a big pink gift ribbon glued to her hair; she is pretending to feed a baby doll.Name: Mariah Kay Woods.
Died: December 2, 2017.
Age at death: 3.
Cause of death: Chloroform poisoning.
Location: Jacksonville, North Carolina, USA.
Disability: Mobility impaired; wore leg braces.

Details:
When Mariah disappeared from her bed, her community searched for her for six days before her body was found. Authorities suspect that she was kidnapped, probably sexually assaulted, and murdered by her mother’s boyfriend.

Case status:
Earl Kimrey (Mother’s boyfriend), charged with first-degree murder and felony child abuse inflicting serious bodily injury.

Source:
Date set in 3-year-old Mariah Woods murder trial
Earl Kimrey arrested in case of missing 3-year-old Mariah Woods
Where is Mariah Woods? FBI joins hunt for missing 3-year-old North Carolina girl
Officials say body of 3-year-old Mariah Woods recovered in Pender County
Warrants explain charges against Kimrey in Mariah Woods case
Toddler Mariah Woods’ Body Found at the Bottom of a Creek!
Explosive documents detail 3-year-old Mariah Woods alleged sex abuse before tot found dead in creek, CLAIMS mommy knew
Child’s remains found in creek probably those of 3-year-old who vanished in the night, feds say