Relationship: Partner – Page 42 – Disability Day of Mourning

Ruben Johnson

Photo of Reuben Johnson, a man with light-tan skin. He is wearing sunglasses and a pink and white sweatshirt; his face and head are both clean-shaven. Off to the side of the photo is a young girl with brown hair and light-tan skin. Name: Ruben Johnson.
Died: May 30, 2012.
Age at death: 56.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: San Carlos, California, USA.
Disability: Prostate cancer.

Details:
Soon after his diagnosis of prostate cancer, Ruben Johnson was shot to death by his wife. She also shot their daughter, fourteen-year-old Aaliyah.

Case status:
Regina Renee Johnson (Wife), convicted of two counts of second-degree murder, sentenced to 80 years to life.

Source:
Woman sentenced for murdering her daughter, husband
DA: San Carlos mother ‘ambushed’ and ‘executed’ husband, teenage daughter
Woman Accused of Ambushing Husband and Teen Daughter in Fatal Slayings — Though Defense Says It’s More Complicated
Woman Accused of Fatally Shooting Teen Daughter, Husband, to Stand Trial
Mom: I killed husband after he shot daughter
Woman ordered tried in death of husband, daughter
San Carlos Woman Convicted of Murder for Shooting Daughter, Husband
Mom Convicted of Slaying Daughter, Husband in Double Killing

Beth Spaulding

Name: Beth Marie Spaulding.
Died: April 2, 2012.
Age at death: 31.
Cause of death: Methadone poisoning.
Location: Fremont, Ohio, USA.
Disability: Chronic illness, ovarian tumor.

Details:
Beth’s husband poisoned her with methadone.

Beth was talented at photography and make-up, and used these skills to help others develop their confidence. She was a Humane Society volunteer who fostered a dog named Sweetie Pie, a poodle/schnauzer mix rescued from a puppy mill. When Sweetie Pie needed a $1500 cancer surgery from having been forced to have litter after litter for years, Beth raised the money and saved the dog’s life. After Beth was murdered, her mother adopted Sweetie Pie.

Case status:
Jason Risenburg (Husband), pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter, sentenced to 11 years.

Source:
Husband enters plea to reduced charge
Beth Spaulding Murder: How Did She Die? Who Killed Beth Spaulding?
Mother of woman killed in her sleep by husband ‘outraged’ at plea deal
Photos of Beth Marie “Beffy” Spaulding
Mother demands justice after daughter’s husband pleads not guilty to murder

Linda McNeely

No Photo Name: Linda McNeely.
Died: March 14, 2012.
Age at death: 52.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Bothell, Washington, USA.
Disability: Brain cancer.

Details:
Linda’s husband shot her in the head, killing her.

Case status:
Donald McNeely (Husband), pleaded guilty to 2nd-degree murder, sentenced to 2 years.

Source:
Washington Man Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison For Killing Terminally Ill Wife
Washington Husband Killed Wife Who Had Brain Cancers
Bothell man gets 2 years for slaying terminally ill wife
Bothell man sentenced to 2 years for killing terminally ill wife

Masanori Honda

No Photo Name: Masanori Honda.
Died: March 9, 2012.
Age at death: 71.
Cause of death: Cyanide poisoning.
Location: Kaizuka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.
Disability: Diabetes.

Details:
Mr. Honda moved in with a woman he had met through a dating service. Shortly afterward, he suffered heart failure while riding his motorcycle and died. His death was initially ruled natural, as was that of Minoru Hioki, who had also been living with the same woman. However, when she made the mistake of killing a healthy man whose death could not be written off, an autopsy was done and cyanide poisoning was discovered in all three bodies.

Case Status:
Chisako Kakehi (Common-law Wife), convicted of three murders, sentenced to death.

Sources:
Wikipedia: Chisako Kakehi
The 74-year-old ‘Black Widow’ killer who murdered her lovers with cyanide
Alleged black widow gets second cyanide charge
‘Black Widow’ charged in Japan over death of husband No. 4

Karl Jones

No Photo Name: Karl Jones.
Died: March 2, 2012.
Age at death: 37.
Cause of death: Blunt-force abdominal injuries.
Location: Ash Vale, Surrey, England, UK.
Disability: Mobility impaired.

Details:
When Karl came home drunk and spilled beer on the carpet, his girlfriend stomped and kicked him to death. She had been known to abuse him in the past, having pushed him down stairs and hit him with his walking stick.

Case Status:
Maxine Oliver (Girlfriend), convicted of murder, sentenced to 17 1/2 years to life; died in prison.

Source:
Murderer Maxine Oliver who killed boyfriend over spilled beer dies in jail
Maxine Oliver guilty of murdering boyfriend Karl Jones
‘Absolute failure’ of police at alleged murder scene

Tina Hall

Photo of Tina Hall. She is an African-American woman with straight black hair and medium-brown skin. Name: Tina Green Hall.
Died: February 24, 2012.
Age at death: 47.
Cause of death: Multiple murder.
Location: Columbus, Georgia, USA.
Disability: A “chronic hip ailment”.

Details:
Tina and her six-year-old son Jeremy were murdered by her boyfriend. He tried to disguise it as a murder-suicide, telling police that she must have committed suicide because of financial difficulties from having to quit her job because of her disability. However, crime scene investigators gathered evidence that proved that Tina and her son had both been murdered by her boyfriend.

Case status:
Vince Harris (Boyfriend), convicted of murder, sentenced to life without parole.

Source:
Tina Louise Green Hall Obituary (2012)
Columbus man gets life for killing girlfriend and her son
Prosecutors: Alleged killer of mother and son angered by other women in his life
Prosecutors: Boyfriend used kitchen gloves while fatally shooting mother, 6-year-old son
Closing arguments begin in trial of man accused of murdering girlfriend, her son
Police say mother killed 6-year-old son, then self
Mother and 6-year-old son found dead in Columbus home
Man charged in mother-son deaths initially ruled murder-suicide

Thomas Hayden

Name: Thomas Hayden.
Died: January 18, 2012.
Age at death: 62.
Cause of death: Gunshot likely (Body not found).
Location: Dover Township, Pennsylvania, USA.
Disability: ALS.

Details:
Thomas disappeared and his wife tried to make it look like he was still alive. Years later, some of his blood and tissue was found, enough to make it clear that he was dead. His wife was arrested for murdering him.

Case status:
Virginia Hayden (Wife), pleaded no contest to third-degree murder and tampering with evidence; sentenced to 20 years in prison and 7 years probation.
Connie Pender (Virginia’s daughter), pleaded guilty to tampering with public records and conspiracy, sentenced to 4 years probation.

Source:
Killed, mutilated and hidden: Woman sentenced to prison in husband’s 2011 death
Woman accused of killing husband, still missing, appears in York County court
Scalp, hair found in bag in 2011 leads to homicide charges against 67-year-old woman
Mystery starts to unravel 5+ years after bloody bag of skin and hair found in York County
A human scalp found in a FoodSaver bag baffled police. Now, a grandmother has been charged with murder.

Julie Kuhn

Name: Julie Betty Kuhn.
Died: January 16, 2012.
Age at death: 75.
Cause of death: Suffocation.
Location: Armadale, Western Australia, Australia.
Disability: Stroke, arthritis.

Details:
Julie was found suffocated at her house. Her husband was arrested; neighbors commented they believed it had been a “mercy killing”.

Case Status:
Herbert Bernard Erickson (Husband), charged with aggravated grievous bodily harm; died by suicide before trial.

Sources:
‘Beautiful carer’ charged over his partner’s death
Tragic end to mercy killer’s life

Angela Andrews

Name: Angela Andrews.
Died: December 6, 2011.
Age at death: 40.
Cause of death: Head trauma.
Location: Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA.
Disability: Unspecified. “Disabled Army veteran”.

Details:
Angela was beaten to death by her boyfriend.

Case status:
Lorenzo Hull (Boyfriend), second-degree murder, sentenced to 33-35 years.

Source:
Hull gets identical sentence after appeal
Beating death conviction upheld, sentence tossed
Hull gets identical sentence after appeal
Warren County Man Charged In Girlfriend’s Death

Dana Turner

Photo of Dana Turner, a young woman with long, bushy brown hair and fair skin, wearing a suit jacket and brown bead necklace, smiling at the camera. Name: Dana Turner.
Died: October 9, 2011.
Age at death: 31.
Cause of death: Stabbed, strangled.
Location: Innisfail, Alberta, Canada.
Disability: Bipolar disorder.

Details:
Dana was studying theology and wanted to become a minister. Her mother said she would “give away anything to anybody who needed it”.

She was stabbed and strangled to death by her boyfriend.

Case status:
Mark Lindsay (Boyfriend), convicted of second-degree murder, sentenced to 16 years to life.

Source:
Convicted murderer Mark Lindsay loses appeal of murder conviction
Innisfail remains identified as Dana Turner
Former Edmonton police chief’s son found guilty of second-degree murder in girlfriend’s slaying