Location: Italy – 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. Name: Rosalia Garofalo.
Died: January 29, 2020.
Age at death: 52.
Cause of death: Abuse.
Location: Marsala, Sicily, Italy.
Disability: Stroke.

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

Perpetrator: Vincenzo Frasillo (Husband), charged with murder.

Source:
Man indicted for beating to death disabled wife
Al via processo per l’omicidio della mazarese Rosalia Garofalo uccisa un anno fa dal marito

Gina Riccò

No Photo Name: Gina Riccò.
Died: October 25, 2018.
Age at death: 84.
Cause of death: Murder-suicide.
Location: Langhirano, Parma, Italy.
Disability: Alzheimer’s disease.

Details:
Gina’s husband shot her, then jumped out a fourth-story window to his death.

Perpetrator: Gino Ziveri (Husband).

Source:
Tragedia: lo stupore e il dolore dei langhiranesi Video
Man, 80, shoots wife, kill self – English

Paola Manchisi

Name: Paola Manchisi.
Died: January 6, 2018.
Age at death: 31.
Cause of death: Neglect.
Location: Polignano a Mare, Italy.
Disability: Unspecified; possibly mental illness.

Details:
Paola died of starvation at the age of 31, weighing only 30 kilograms. She was found in a filthy, cluttered house, where she had been kept isolated by her parents since she was a teenager.

Perpetrator: Her parents, both being investigated for neglect of a disabled person resulting in death.

Source:
Parents of dead disabled woman probe
Bari, a disabled 31-year-old dies of starvation: parents accused
Bari, 31enne disabile muore di stenti. Dito puntato sui genitori
Polignano, disabile muore di stentiGenitori indagati per abbandono
Trentunenne muore di stenti nel Barese. I genitori indagati per abbandono
La terribile morte di Paola a 31 anni a Polignano e la ricerca di una motivazione che non c’è
Bari. Disabile morta di stenti, il parroco: bussavo, non hanno mai risposto
La brutta storia di Paola Manchisi
PAOLA MANCHISI/ Disabile morta di stenti a Polignano: fratello Lorenzo, “usciva normalmente” (Pomeriggio 5)
Chi l’ha Visto – Misteri – Perché nessuno è riuscito a salvare Paola, segregata e morta di stenti in casa?

Wilma Paletti

No Photo Name: Wilma Paletti.
Died: March 29, 2017.
Age at death: 75.
Cause of death: Murder-suicide.
Location: Felegara, Parma, Italy.
Disability: Chronic illness; bedbound.

Details:
Wilma was stabbed to death by her husband in a murder-suicide.

Perpetrator: Gianfranco Carpana (Husband).

Source:
Homicide-suicide near Parma
Felegara, uccide la moglie malata con un coltello e si suicida

Andrea Spina

No Photo Name: Andrea Spina.
Died: November 7, 2016.
Age at death: 22.
Cause of death: Murder.
Location: Vespolate, Novara, Italy.
Disability: Autism, epilepsy.

Details:
Andrea’s father took him out of the institution where he lived; then, when Andrea was asleep, his father strangled him.

Perpetrator: Pietro Spina (Father), charged with murder.

Source:
Man kills disabled son, attempts suicide
The family drama in Vespolate: father kills disabled child and attempted suicide
Novara: uccide figlio disabile e tenta suicidio: padre ricoverato in ospedale
Novara, 52enne soffoca il figlio 20enne disabile e tenta il suicidio
“Non può restare solo” e disperato prende una sconcertante decisione
Vespolate, uccide il figlio disabile e tenta il suicidio
Uccide il figlio disabile e tenta il suicidio. Temeva che sarebbe rimasto da solo
Vespolate, padre uccide il figlio disabile e poi tenta il suicidio
Dramma a Vespolate: “Non riusciamo a darci spiegazioni del gesto di Pietro”
Il dramma di Vespolate: “Pietro voleva farla finita, ma nessuno immaginava uccidesse il figlio”

Maddalena Pavesi

Name: Maddalena Pavesi.
Died: August 22, 2016.
Age at death: 83.
Cause of death: Murder.
Location: Carpi, Italy.
Disability: Alzheimer’s disease.

Details:
Maddalena’s husband killed her. He told police he had done it because he could no longer cope with her Alzheimer’s disease.

Perpetrator: Pierino Corradini (Husband), charged with murder.

Source:
83-year-old Italian man shoots wife dead because she had Alzheimer’s disease
Carpi, omicidio della disperazione. L’assassino pentito resta in carcere
Carpi: «Sta male», e spara alla moglie ammalata

Luciana Torcello

Portrait photo of Luciana Torcelli; she is an elderly woman with curly gray hair and fair skin. She is wearing a red blouse and glasses. Name: Luciana Torcello.
Died: March 29, 2016.
Age at death: 82.
Cause of death: Murder-suicide.
Location: Staranzano, Italy.
Disability: Alzheimer’s disease.

Details:
Luciana’s husband strangled her, then killed himself.

Perpetrator: Zuppi Pietro (Husband).

Source:
Staranzano, soffoca la moglie malata e poi si impicca
Staranzano, moglie ha alzheimer. La soffoca e si impicca

Mirella Guth

No Photo Name: Mirella Guth.
Died: March 7, 2016.
Age at death: 64.
Cause of death: Murder.
Location: Verona, Italy.
Disability: Mobility impaired after stroke.

Details:
Mirella was murdered by her husband, who stabbed her to death. He also tried to kill her 37-year-old autistic son Davide; Davide survived, though with serious injuries. Mirella’s husband claimed that he had killed them because caring for his wife and son had become “too much” for him.

Perpetrator: Giancarlo Righetti (Husband).

Source:
Woman dead after stabbing by husband
Uccide la moglie inferma, accoltella il figlio autistico e tenta il suicidio
Verona, uccide moglie malata, ferisce il figlio autistico poi tenta il suicidio
Verona, uccise la moglie a coltellate «Ho agito in preda a un raptus»

Antonio Tucci

Photo of a balding man wearing a turquoise shirt. He has a wide grin on his face and his eyes are squeezed nearly shut with amusement. Name: Antonio Tucci.
Died: December 7, 2015.
Age at death: 71.
Cause of death: Murder.
Location: Castel del Piano, Italy.
Disability: Unspecified; wheelchair user.

Details:
Antonio was beaten to death, dying of head trauma after what looked like a robbery gone wrong. However, two days later, Antonio’s nephew was arrested. They had lived together in the past, and now Antonio’s nephew was demanding his pension money. When he would not give him the money, Antonio’s nephew killed him.

Antonio Tucci was a retired baker.

Perpetrator: Claudio Orlando (Nephew), arrested, accused of murder.

Source: Wheelchair-bound pensioner murdered
Anziano trovato morto, fermato un nipote

Lia Cotroneo

No Photo Name: Lia Cotroneo.
Died: November 19, 2015.
Age at death: 88.
Cause of death: Murder.
Location: Turin, Italy.
Disability: Alzheimer’s disease.

Details: Lia was smothered by her husband.

Perpetrator: Angiolo Zanasi (Husband); committed suicide about 6 months later.

Source:
Pensioner commits suicide
Uccise moglie malata, suicida anziano