Relationship: Partner – Disability Day of Mourning

Elakkodath Ramani

No Photo Name: Elakkodath Ramani.
Died: October 18, 2025.
Age at death: 70.
Cause of death: Strangled.
Location: Manthadikkavala, Kottayam District, Kerala, India.
Disability: Frail elder; bedridden due to stroke.

Details:
Ramani lived with her husband and two sons, one of whom was also disabled. It was the middle of the night when her husband allegedly strangled her to death and tried to kill his disabled son, but the other son woke up and intervened to stop him, saving his brother. Neighbors called the police, and Ramani’s husband was arrested. Police say his motive had to do with financial difficulty related to caring for his disabled family members.

Case Status:
Soman (Husband) was arrested on suspicion of murder.

Sources:
Man murders bedridden wife in Kottayam
Man kills bedridden wife, attempts suicide in Kottayam
74-year-old kills bedridden wife in Kottayam

Katharine Woolums

No Photo Name: Katharine Woolums.
Died: October 16, 2025.
Age at death: 93.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Mesa, Arizona, USA.
Disability: Frail elder; nursing home resident.

Details:
Katharine’s husband shot her just before dying by suicide. When the couple was found by the staff at their assisted-living facility, Katharine still had a pulse and was rushed to the hospital; but she died after she arrived at the hospital.

Case Status:
Jerome Woolums (Husband) is deceased.

Sources:
Police identify husband, wife killed in murder-suicide at Mesa senior group home
Elderly man, woman killed in apparent murder-suicide at Mesa group home: PD
Elderly couple found dead at Arizona senior home in apparent murder-suicide
Husband and wife, ages 92 and 93, die in murder-suicide at senior group home, police say

Unknown Man

No Photo Name Unknown.
Died: October 7, 2025.
Age at death: 60s.
Cause of death: Unspecified homicide.
Location: Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea.
Disability: Dementia due to stroke.

Details:
This man was discovered unconscious in the passenger seat of his wife’s car, just after she had taken him out of the nursing home where he lived. The exact cause of his death has not yet been determined, but police say that they found that the car’s black box had recorded her saying, “It’s better to die”, to her husband. They believe that his wife killed him and then jumped from a window to her own death.

Case Status:
The case has been declared a homicide, but cannot be prosecuted because the wife is deceased.

Sources:
Chuseok Murder-Suicide: Wife Kills Dementia-Stricken Husband
Chuseok Murder-Suicide: Wife Kills Dementia-Stricken Husband
It was belatedly known that a wife in her 50s killed her husband with dementia on Chuseok in Cheongj
Cheongju woman allegedly kills husband before suicide

Ana Gutierrez-Cedano

Name: Ana Gutierrez-Cedano.
Died: October 5, 2025.
Age at death: 59.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: West Hempfield Township, Pennsylvania, USA.
Disability: Wheelchair user.

Details:
Ana, her sister, and her autistic son were allegedly attacked by her ex-husband. Ana and her sister died from their wounds; her son survived, but needed emergency surgery for a gunshot wound to the stomach.

Ana is survived by a daughter, who has children of her own and will be taking in her brother, who lost his caregiver when his mother died. The two children who were in the home at the time of the shooting were unhurt.

Case Status:
Santiago Payano-Sanchez (Ex-husband) is charged with two counts of criminal homicide and one count each of attempted criminal homicide, aggravated assault, endangering the welfare of children and possession of an instrument of crime.

Sources:
West Hempfield Township man charged with shooting two people to death
Lancaster County man accused in double homicide previously threatened to kill wife: PFA
‘She loved deeply’: Family mourn grandmother killed in West Hempfield double homicide
Donate to Help the Payano-Gutierrez Family After a Tragic Loss, organized by Tatyana Dejesus

Dennis Recker

No Photo Name: Dennis Recker.
Died: September 12, 2025.
Age at death: 81.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, USA.
Disability: Frail elder; nursing home resident.

Details:
Dennis was fatally shot at a nursing home. His wife is charged with the crime.

Case Status:
Hariett Kay Recker (Wife) is charged with murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime.

Sources:
Woman arrested following fatal shooting at Beaufort Co. assisted living facility
82-year-old woman charged with murder after shooting on Hilton Head Island
Elderly woman arrested, charged with murder in Hilton Head Island shooting
Hilton Head Island Murder: Woman Charged
Deputies charge 82-year-old after husband killed at Hilton Head assisted living facility

Anu Kumar

Name: Anu Kumar.
Died: August 19, 2025.
Age at death: 32.
Cause of death: Unspecified homicide.
Location: Cobram, Victoria, Australia.
Disability: Multiple sclerosis.

Details:
Anu’s husband allegedly killed her. Her two children were in the home at the time, but escaped physically unhurt.

Anu is remembered as a polite, sweet woman and a devoted mother who lived an isolated life in Australia. She had moved from her childhood home in Bangalore to join her husband in Australia.

Case Status:
Prem Kumar (Husband), charged with murder.

Sources:
Prem Kumar charged with murder of estranged wife Anu as their two children played in backyard
‘I am Sikh warrior’: Indian-origin man in Australia forces children to record video, after murdering their mother next room
“Brainwashed”: Family violence murder accused Prem Kumar converted to Islam after moving to Australia
‘She didn’t know anyone’: Anu’s isolated Australian life before alleged murder

Ryan Long

Name: Ryan Long.
Died: August 18, 2025.
Age at death: 48.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Madbury, New Hampshire, USA.
Disability: Glioblastoma (brain cancer).

Details:
Ryan’s wife killed him, his 8-year-old son Parker, and his 6-year-old daughter Ryan; then she fatally shot herself. His three-year-old child was left unharmed to be rescued by emergency responders and is now staying with family. Media speculation as to her motives mentions her husband’s cancer, depression, and a recent accusation of embezzling money from her workplace.

Ryan worked as a school psychologist.

Case Status:
Emily Long (Wife) is deceased.

Sources:
Mom In Murder-Suicide Accused of Embezzlement One Week Before Killing Husband, Kids and Herself
Before She Killed Husband and 2 Kids, N.H. Mom Said She Was Depressed — But Said Her Coping Method Was ‘Cheaper than Therapy’
Tragic video mum shared online day before killing her husband with brain cancer
New Hampshire mother who killed husband, 2 kids in murder-suicide shared chilling TikTok video
New Hampshire mom Emily Long who killed husband, 2 kids in murder-suicide admitted she needed professional help
‘Perfect Family’ Slaughter: Depressed Mom Guns Down Husband And Kids In New Hampshire Before Killing Herself
AG: Emily Long Killed Her Husband, Two Children and Herself in Their Home
Ryan & Emily Long NH murder-suicide at Madbury home mystery

Chandrasen Ramteke

No Photo Name: Chandrasen Ramteke.
Died: July 4, 2025.
Age at death: 38.
Cause of death: Smothered.
Location: Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.
Disability: Stroke; bedridden.

Details:
Chandrasen had been bedridden for two years after a stroke, and his wife cared for him. When his wife had an affair and Chandrasen found out about it, she and her lover allegedly smothered him to death and tried to pass it off as a natural death. However, a postmortem examination established that Chandrasen had died from asphyxia, and the two were arrested. Police say that Chandrasen’s wife confessed to the crime, admitting that she had pinned her husband down while her lover smothered him.

Chandrasen had two daughters and a son.

Case Status:
Disha Ramteke (Wife) is charged with premeditated murder.
Asif Islam Ansari (Wife’s lover) is charged with premeditated murder.

Sources:
Nagpur horror: Wife pins down bedridden husband, lover smothered him to death
Woman Holds Down Bedridden Husband’s Hands, Lover Smothers Him to Death in Maharashtra
Maharashtra Woman Smothers Bed-Ridden Husband To Death With Help Of Lover
Nagpur horror: Woman, ‘lover’ held for ‘smothering’ paralytic husband; abuse cited as trigger
Nagpur Murder Case: Woman Kills Bedridden Husband With Lover’s Help
Maharashtra woman helps lover kill bedridden husband, tries to fake natural death
Maharashtra Woman Pins Down Paralysed Husband As Lover Smothers Him To Death

Cosby Dean

Name: Cosby Dean.
Died: June 30, 2025.
Age at death: 88.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Yorktown, Virginia, USA.
Disability: Dementia.

Details:
Cosby’s husband shot her, then himself. Police are calling their deaths a murder-suicide and a “mercy killing.”

Case Status:
William Dean (Husband) is deceased.

Sources:
Husband shoots wife, self in York Co. murder-suicide: YPSO
Murder-suicide involving elderly couple under investigation, York-Poquoson sheriff’s office says
Margaret Elmore Roberts Obituary October 14, 2016
Obituaries | Amory Funeral Home Inc.

Danielle Crosbie-Davidson

No Photo Name: Danielle Crosbie-Davidson.
Died: June 11, 2025.
Age at death: 58.
Cause of death: Poisoned, smothered.
Location: Gilbert, Arizona, USA.
Disability: Dementia.

Details:
Danielle’s husband was staying in her room during his visit to the assisted living facility where she lived. When she was found dead, with bruising on her neck, her husband was arrested. Staff told police that Danielle’s health had been worsening during the visit, and that he had been acting secretive, locking the door and asking them not to feed Danielle.

According to court documents, her husband confessed to police that he had repeatedly fed Danielle a drink laced with an overdose of narcotic painkillers, and that when this did not kill her, he drugged her with sleeping pills and smothered her with a pillow.

Case Status:
Justin Davidson (Husband) is charged with first-degree murder.

Sources:
Man accused of overdosing, smothering his wife before her death at assisted care facility
Man allegedly killed wife suffering from dementia with poisoned slushy
Husband indicted in wife’s death at Gilbert hospice facility