Relationship: Partner – Page 6 – Disability Day of Mourning

Mary Cherella

No Photo Name: Mary E. Cherella.
Died: August 19, 2022.
Age at death: 77.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Wareham, Maryland, USA.
Disability: Alzheimer’s disease.

Details:
Mary was shot by her husband in a murder-suicide.

Case Status:
Robert Cherella (Husband), deceased.

Sources:
Probable murder-suicide under investigation on private way near beach
Double fatal shooting reported in Onset
Wareham Shooting, 2 dead in Onset, MA murder-suicide, Investigation ongoing
Mary E. Cherella Obituary (2022)
Robert S. Cherella Obituary

81-year-old woman

No Photo Name Unknown.
Died: August 4, 2022.
Age at death: 81.
Cause of death: Unspecified homicide.
Location: To Kwa Wan, Hong Kong.
Disability: Chronic kidney disease.

Details:
This 81-year-old woman was found dead in her bed. Police saw that her intubation tube had been cut open, and arrested her husband on suspicion of having killed her.

Case Status:
Her husband, age 86, charged with manslaughter.

Sources:
Hong Kong man, 86, in suspected manslaughter case after wife dies in hospital
Man, 86, arrested for manslaughter in death of 81-year-old sick wife at To Kwa Wan home

Michael Logsdon

Name: Michael “Mickey” Obra Logsdon.
Died: July 9, 2022.
Age at death: 75.
Cause of death: Hypoxia.
Location: Glasgow, Kentucky, USA.
Disability: ALS.

Details:
Michael died when his BIPAP was turned off; he was unable to breathe without it.

Michael was passionate about technology, especially space travel and electric cars.

Case Status:
Leighanne Bennett (Daughter), charged with murder.
Donna Logsdon (Wife), charged with murder.

Sources:
Mother, daughter contesting murder charges
Mother, daughter indicted in murder case; special prosecutor appointed
Glasgow woman accused of killing her ailing husband. Daughter previously charged with murder.
Michael “Mickey” Obra Logsdon Obituary (1947 – 2022) – Glasgow, Kentucky
Barren County judge denies motion to dismiss murder indictments

Pamela Gordon

No Photo Name: Pamela Gordon.
Died: July 4, 2022.
Age at death: 67.
Cause of death: Throat cut.
Location: Lionel Town, Clarendon, Jamaica.
Disability: Unspecified; bedridden.

Details:
Pamela’s grandson found her with her throat cut. She was taken to the hospital, but pronounced dead on arrival.

Case Status:
Her husband, arrested.

Sources:
Lionel Town reels from murder of 67-y-o woman

Pamelia Gregory

No Photo Name: Pamelia Gregory.
Died: July 4, 2022.
Age at death: 67.
Cause of death: Throat cut.
Location: Clarendon, Jamaica.
Disability: Unspecified; bedridden.

Details:
Pamelia’s grandson found her dead with a knife wound to her neck. Pamelia’s husband, who allegedly also attacked her grandson when he found her, was arrested and charged with her murder.

Case Status:
Thadius Gregory (Husband), charged with murder.

Sources:
Husband charged with murder after 67-y-o bedridden wife found dead
Husband charged for murder of bedridden wife in Clarendon
Clarendon man charged after confessing to murdering bedridden wife

Donna Mayfield

Name: Donna Mayfield.
Died: June 23, 2022.
Age at death: 87.
Cause of death: Shooting.
Location: Overland Park, Kansas, USA.
Disability: Disabled elder; bedridden.

Details:
Donna was shot by her husband, who then killed himself.

Case Status:
Frank Mayfield (Husband).

Sources:
87-Year-Old Man Emailed His Children His Plans Before Killing Wife and Himself: Authorities
Neighborhood in shock after suspected murder-suicide of elderly couple
Overland Park police identify elderly couple killed in suspected murder-suicide
‘This is a tragedy’: Elderly Overland Park couple dies in possible murder-suicide
Two people killed in Overland Park murder-suicide

Leela Gopalan

No Photo Name: Leela Gopalan.
Died: June 6, 2022.
Age at death: 55.
Cause of death: Strangled.
Location: Vatakara, Kerala, India.
Disability: Cancer.

Details:
Leela’s husband strangled her and then hanged himself.

Case Status:
Mithal Gopalan (Husband), deceased.

Sources:
Man In Vadakara Murders Wife, Kills Himself

Jo Ann Harris

No Photo Name: Jo Ann Henry Harris.
Died: June 1, 2022.
Age at death: 82.
Cause of death: Beaten.
Location: Trussville, Alabama, USA.
Disability: Dementia.

Details:
Jo Ann’s husband reportedly called his son and said that he was going to kill his wife and himself. The son called the police, and after a standoff that lasted a few hours, Jo Ann’s husband shot himself in the face, though superficially enough that he was able to walk out of the house, and was then hospitalized. Police found Jo Ann’s body in the house.

Case Status:
John B. Harris (Husband), charged with murder.

Sources:
81-year-old Trussville man indicted in wife’s strangulation/suffocation death
UPDATED: Trussville PD identifies 80-year-old man charged in killing of his wife
80-year-old Trussville man kills wife, shoots himself in face during standoff, police say
UPDATE: John B. Harris is charged with murder in the slaying of of wife Jo Ann Henry Harris, 82. Authorities believe both the victim and the suspect suffered from dementia. https://t.co/0sGtGDFgxK
82-year-old woman dead, 80-year-old husband hospitalized after Trussville incident

Hena

Name: Hena.
Died: May 26, 2022.
Age at death: 42.
Cause of death: Strangulation, head injury.
Location: Alappuzha, Kerala, India.
Disability: Bipolar disorder.

Details:
Hena had recently married, and her husband, a traditional healer, was angry that her family was not providing him more dowry payments. During an argument, he became violent and choked her, slamming her head against a wall and killing her. Investigators discovered that her husband had been harassing her family for money because she had been mentally ill from childhood and he believed he deserved a higher dowry.

Demanding dowries for marriage is illegal in India, and doing so is often associated with domestic abuse, suicide, and sometimes, as in this case, murder.

Case Status:
Appukuttan (Husband), pleaded guilty to murder.

Sources:
Man arrested in suspected dowry killing in Kerala
Kollam woman’s death a case of murder, husband nabbed
Death of newly-wed in Cherthala; police says its murder, dowry abuse, husband arrested
Hena was not released, and neighbors only learned of the death shortly after the funeral

Kimberly Bridges

Name: Kimberly Bridges.
Died: May 25, 2022 (Body found).
Age at death: 65.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Fairbanks, Alaska, USA.
Disability: Depression.

Details:
When Kimberly went missing, her husband told police she had left him. Months later, when her body was found in the wilderness, having been shot in the head, her husband told police that she had depression and had asked him to kill her.

Case Status:
Robert Bridges (Husband), charged with murder.

Sources:
Man charged in wife’s death after body is found by tour group north of Fairbanks
Husband Arrested for Murder in Death of Kimberly Bridges of Fox
Tour group finds missing woman’s body in Alaska, officials say. Husband is charged