Joyce Judie

Photo: Woman with light-brown skin and brown hair cut shoulder-length and curled at the ends. She is smiling for the camera, wearing light make-up, a pearl necklace, and a patterned black top.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:
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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

Photo of an older woman with short white hair and fair skin, wearing cat-eye glasses and a pink shirt.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 PhotoName: 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

Photo of a woman with pale skin, thin eyebrows, and a punk haircut that is dyed pink, shaved down on the left side, and straight and chin-length on the right.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

Hide Fukaya

No PhotoName: Hide Fukaya.
Died: October 27, 2019.
Age at death: 88.
Cause of death: Asphyxia.
Location: Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.
Disability: Unspecified chronic illness.

Details:
Hide’s husband allegedly strangled her as she slept. Police say he told them he was tired of caring for her.

Case status:
Fumiyuki Fukaya (Husband), charged with murder.

Source:
63-year-old man arrested for killing 88-year-old wife

Hiroshi Norii

No PhotoName: Hiroshi Norii.
Died: October 26, 2019.
Age at death: 70.
Cause of death: Suffocation.
Location: Yokohama, Japan.
Disability: Unspecified; bedridden.

Details:
Hirohshi’s wife was arrested on suspicion of having suffocated him with a blanket.

Case status:
Iseko Niyama (Common-law wife), arrested on suspicion of murder.

Source:
Woman arrested over murder of common-law husband

Sydney Montja

No PhotoName: Sydney Noko Montja.
Died: October 21, 2019.
Age at death: Adult.
Cause of death: Drowning.
Location: Limpopo, South Africa.
Disability: Mobility impaired, speech impediment.

Details:
Sydney’s ex-wife took out a life insurance policy on him. Soon thereafter, he was found drowned in a lake, and she cashed in the insurance policy. Over the next few years, five other people whom she bought insurance for died as well. She allegedly used her status as a police officer to convince the victims, who tended to be poor or disabled, to buy the policies.

The other victims’ names are Navel Kutumela, Tsela Malesa, Ephraim Choshi and Martin Manthata.

Case Status:
Rachel Shokane-Kutumela (Ex-wife), charged with six murders and insurance fraud, among other charges.
Annah Shokane (Sister-in-law), charged as an accomplice.
Madjadji Flora Shokane (Daughter), charged as an accomplice.

Sources:
Limpopo cop arrested for murder of six people for R10m insurance payouts
“Rogue” policewoman accused of murdering 6 people for insurance payouts in South Africa
‘She’s dangerous’: victim’s family on insurance fraud murder accused cop
Limpopo insurance murders: Victim’s family speaks out
Alleged insurance killer defends policy: ‘My uncle was my unemployed mother’s responsibility’
Second day on stand for murder-accused Limpopo cop
“I wanted to give my family dignified burials,” so says Limp
Female Limpopo sergeant linked to 6 insurance fraud murders
Police Sgt. Shokane-Kutumela says she will deny charges leveled against her
Limpopo cop, two others accused of insurance murders abandon bail bid
Alleged insurance killer cop facing 19 charges including murder and fraud

Terri-Lynn Thompson

Close-up photo of a heavyset woman with short strawberry-blonde hair, fair skin, glasses, neat makeup, and a slight smile.Name: Terri-Lynn Thompson.
Died: October 14, 2019.
Age at death: 54.
Cause of death: Homicide.
Location: Belleville, Ontario, Canada.
Disability: Unspecified disability; unable to work.

Details:
Terri-Lynn, whose family remembers her as a “loving grandmother” who “was amazing to everyone around her,” was allegedly murdered by her husband.

Case status:
Dewayne Jerome Vacciana (Husband), pleaded guilty to manslaughter, sentenced to 12 1/2 years.

Source:
Man sentenced for killing his wife in Belleville, Ont. over work visa
Belleville man, 38, charged in death of ‘loving grandmother’
INQUINTE.CA | Pre-trial date set for man accused of murder

Jacqueline Juhlin

White gravestone reading, Jacqueline G Juhlin, Sep 14 1939, Oct 14 2019, Loving wife, We are together forever.

Name: Jacqueline Ghislaine Juhlin.
Died: October 14, 2019.
Age at death: 80.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Venice, Florida, USA.
Disability: Dementia.

Details:
Jacqueline was allegedly shot by her husband because she had dementia.

Case status:
Wayne Juhlin (Husband), charged with first-degree murder, died before trial.

Source:
94-year-old Florida man charged with killing elderly wife who reportedly had dementia
94-year-old shoots, kills his wife because she had dementia
94-year-old Venice man killed his wife, who was suffering from dementia, police say

Dorothy Davis

Gravestone reading "Dorothy L Davis, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother. July 15, 1942 to October 17, 2019."Name: Dorothy Davis.
Died: October 7, 2019.
Age at death: 77.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Midwest City, Oklahoma, USA.
Disability: Dementia.

Details:
Dorothy was shot as she lay in bed. Police received a call in which her husband admitted to killing her; when they arrived at her house, they arrested her husband for the murder.

In the afternoons, neighbors often saw her sitting on the porch, holding hands with her husband.

Case status:
Royce Davis (Husband), charged with first-degree murder.

Source:
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80-year-old man accused of killing wife of 50 years because she had dementia, MWC police say
Police: 80-year-old man killed wife of 50 years because she had dementia
‘They were lovely people’: Neighbors shocked after learning 80-year-old man shot wife of 55 years
“It was sad that he felt like this was the only option,” Man allegedly shot, killed wife suffering from dementia