Relationship: Partner – Page 14 – Disability Day of Mourning

Rosalia Garofalo

Blurry photo of a middle-aged woman wearing a black-and-white checked scarf. Her hair is tied back; overexposure of the photo has given her skin an orange tint. Name: Rosalia Garofalo.
Died: January 29, 2020.
Age at death: 52.
Cause of death: Trauma-related pneumothorax and respiratory failure.
Location: Marsala, Sicily, Italy.
Disability: Stroke.

Details:
Rosalia’s husband allegedly beat her to death over the course of three days. She had been abused by her husband many times over the years of her marriage.

Case status:
Vincenzo Frasillo (Husband), charged with voluntary homicide, domestic abuse, and assault.

Source:
Omicidio Rosalia Garofalo. Rinviato a giudizio il marito Vincenzo Frasillo
Processo femminicidio Mazara del Vallo, sentiti investigatori della Polizia
Man indicted for beating to death disabled wife
Al via processo per l’omicidio della mazarese Rosalia Garofalo uccisa un anno fa dal marito

Megan Todt

Name: Megan Todt.
Died: January 13, 2020.
Age at death: 42.
Cause of death: Stabbed.
Location: Celebration, Florida, USA.
Disability: Lyme disease, depression.

Details:
Megan was found dead in her home, along with the bodies of her three children, Alek, 13; Tyler, 11; Zoe, 4; and her dog Breezy. Her husband was arrested and charged with murder. During trial, his defense was that Megan had committed the murders and then killed herself because she was tired of having chronic illness.

Case Status:
Anthony Todt (Husband), convicted of four counts of first-degree murder and one count of animal cruelty; sentenced to life without parole.

Sources:
Florida father Anthony Todt convicted of killing his wife and 3 kids
Florida Dad Convicted of Apocalypse-Fueled Murder Spree
Celebration man accused of killing family found guilty, sentenced to life in prison without parole
Father accused of killing his kids blames wife for their deaths
‘I came home and my kids were dead’: Celebration man accused of killing family testifies
Anthony Todt Claimed He and Wife Had Murder-Suicide Pact: Prosecutor
Trial begins for Florida man accused of killing wife, 3 children
Jury sees Anthony Todt’s confession in family’s killings: ‘I needed to save her soul’ – Orlando Sentinel
Anthony Todt trial: Celebration man accused of killing wife, 3 kids testifies
Dad Accused of Murdering Family, Dog in Florida Home Thought Apocalypse Was Coming: Prosecutors

Anthony Mitchell

No Photo Name: Anthony Franklin Mitchell.
Died: December 30, 2019 (Body found; missing August 22, 2018).
Age at death: 55.
Cause of death: Blunt trauma, asphyxia.
Location: Lake Panasoffkee, Florida, USA.
Disability: Physical disability.

Details:
Anthony’s girlfriend strangled and bludgeoned him to death, then tried to conceal his body as she stole his Social Security payments.

Case Status:
Penny Rebecca Pospisil (Girlfriend), pled guilty to second-degree murder, abuse of a corpse, and theft; sentenced to life in prison plus 20 years.

Sources:
Florida woman sentenced for murder and ‘workman-like dismemberment’ of boyfriend, whose remains she lived with for months
Woman murdered and dismembered physically disabled boyfriend, lived in RV with his decaying remains for months before arrest – TheBlaze
Woman arrested after boyfriend’s dismembered body found in her camper
Media Release-Arrest-Murder Investigation

Masako Ikawa

No Photo Name: Masako Ikawa.
Died: December 28, 2019.
Age at death: 82.
Cause of death: Strangulation.
Location: Yamato, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
Disability: Dementia.

Details:
Ms. Ikawa was strangled by her husband, who then killed himself.

Case status:
Tamotsu Ikawa (Husband), deceased.

Source:
Elderly couple found dead in apparent murder-suicide

Shirley Brewer

Name: Shirley Brewer.
Died: December 25, 2019.
Age at death: 48.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Cullom, Illinois, USA.
Disability: Depression.

Details:
Shirley’s husband shot and killed her, her son Christian, 27, and her neighbor, Norman Walker, age 51. In an attempt to cover up the murder, he pointed out Shirley’s history of depression and suicidal crisis, and claimed that she had killed everyone else before committing suicide. But when he called emergency services, responders found him washing bloody clothing, and the jury did not believe his assertion that he had slept through the gunshots, especially since he had gunpowder residue on his hands. Shirley’s husband was convicted of multiple murders.

Case Status:
Clifford Brewer (Husband), convicted of murder, sentenced to three life terms plus twenty years.

Sources:
Opening statements wrap up in triple murder case
Brewer sentenced to life in prison for 2019 triple murder in Livingston County

Isaac Torrijos

Name: Isaac Guillén Torrijos.
Died: December 5, 2019.
Age at death: 45.
Cause of death: Asphyxia.
Location: Godelleta, Valencia, Spain.
Disability: Cerebellar ataxia.

Details:
Isaac’s wife allegedly drugged, beat, and strangled him to death and buried his body, possibly because she did not want to care for her disabled husband and stood to gain financially from his death. Police say she forced her teenage son to help her kill her husband.

Isaac was a retired police officer and the father of two children.

Case status:
Beatriz F C (Wife), charged with murder.
Unnamed minor son, spent 9 months in jail and released; serving as a witness.

Source:
«Mi madre me obligó a ayudarle a matar a Isaac»
La verdad sobre el crimen de Isaac: un seguro de 200.000 € y la falsa eutanasia en Suiza
«Mi madre me obligó a ayudarle a matar a Isaac»
Spanish police investigating financial motive for killing of disabled ex-cop on the Costa Blanca as wife remains in custody
El perfil criminalístico de la viuda negra de Godelleta

Joyce Judie

Name: Joyce Fox Judie.
Died: November 29, 2019.
Age at death: 60.
Cause of death: Cocaine poisoning.
Location: Macon, Georgia, USA.
Disability: Dementia.

Details:
When Joyce was found dead in her bed, it was initially thought to be a natural death. However, an autopsy found that Joyce had died from a cocaine overdose. When police discovered that Joyce’s husband had bought cocaine on the night of her death, they arrested and charged him with her murder.

Joyce served 20 years in the military, then earned two master’s degrees and became a teacher.

Case Status:
Edward Judie (Husband), charged with murder.
Aliyah Danielle Walker, charged with murder.

Source:
Former Bibb Schools deputy superintendent, another woman indicted in his wife’s murder
Former Superintendent Accused Of Fatal Cocaine Poisoning Of His Wife Is Released On Bond
Prosecutor: Man accused in cocaine poisoning could flee
Former Georgia school leader charged with murder in wife’s death
Warrant: Former Bibb Schools deputy superintendent ‘poisoned’ wife who was suffering from dementia
Joyce Fox Judie Obituary (1959 – 2019) The Telegraph
Family wants answers on why Edward Judie, woman bailed out after wife’s alleged cocaine poisoning death

Donna Harris

Name: Donna Harris.
Died: November 24, 2019.
Age at death: 53.
Cause of death: Blunt head trauma.
Location: Columbus, Ohio, USA.
Disability: Unspecified; on disability.

Details:
Donna’s boyfriend, who had apparently been maintaining a relationship for her because he wanted part of her disability claim, killed her by hitting her in the head.

Case Status:
Justin Eastman (Boyfriend), convicted of aggravated murder, sentenced to life without parole.

Sources:
Man who bludgeoned Columbus woman to death can’t crack murder conviction
Missing Columbus woman may be in danger; police say woman, person of interest are in Cincinnati area
Justin Eastman sentenced to life for murdering Donna Harris

Shinobu, Yoshio, and Takio Kishimoto

No Photo Name: Shinobu Kishimoto.
Age at death: 95.
Disability: Unspecified disability requiring level-1 nursing care.

Name: Yoshio Kishimoto.
Age at death: 93.
Disability: Disabled elder.

Name: Takio Kishimoto.
Age at death: 70.
Disability: Stroke; used a cane.

Died: November 17, 2019.
Cause of death: Asphyxia.
Location: Tsuruga, Fukui, Japan.

Details:
Shinobi and Yoshio lived with their son, Takio, and his wife. Takio’s wife killed them all by strangling them.

Takio was the CEO of a construction company, which he had inherited from Yoshio.

Case status:
Masako Kishimoto (Daughter-in-law of Shinobu and Yoshio; wife of Takio), convicted of murder, sentenced to 18 years.

Source:
72-year-old woman gets 18 years in prison for killing 3 family members
71-year-old woman arrested on suspicion of killing parents-in-law
Woman arrested on suspicion of murder after 3 bodies found in central Japan home

Nicola Stevenson

Name: Nicola Stevenson.
Died: November 13, 2019 (Body found, died approx. 2 weeks previously).
Age at death: 39.
Cause of death: Head trauma.
Location: Lewes, East Sussex, England, UK.
Disability: Russell-Silver syndrome, cancer survivor, mobility impaired.

Details:
Nicola’s partner, who was habitually abusive, hit her in the head with a hammer until she died of massive head injuries; then he stuffed her body into a trash bin, where it was found by a dog.

Nicola was recovering from cancer and had needed to re-learn walking; at the time of her death, she could walk short distances but still used a mobility scooter.

Case status:
Richard Canlin (Partner), convicted of murder, sentenced to 22 years to life.

Source:
Lewes landlady murder: Lodger Richard Canlin jailed
Man guilty of murdering Scots mum with hammer & dumping her body in wheelie bin
Arrests after body of Edinburgh woman found in wheelie bin in Sussex
Mum found dead in wheelie bin suffered horrific past abuse at the hands of ex
This is the wheelie bin a dog walker opened to find A WOMAN’S BODY stuffed inside