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Ouita McCahan

No Photo Name: Ouita “Paige” McCahan.
Died: January 19, 2022.
Age at death: 62.
Cause of death: Strangled.
Location: Saxton, Pennsylvania, USA.
Disability: Seizure disorder.

Details:
Police arrested Paige’s son in someone else’s shed, where he had allegedly broken in. As they arrested him, he told them that his mother was dead. Police checked the home and found Paige’s body. Her son claimed that she had had a seizure, fallen down the stairs, and broken her neck; but the autopsy showed that she had been strangled.

Case Status:
Charles V. McCahan (Son), charged with homicide, aggravated assault, strangulation, assault, and reckless endangerment.

Sources:
Saxton man held without bail, awaiting trial in homicide case

Robin Grogan

No Photo Name: Robin Grogan.
Died: January 17, 2022.
Age at death: 58.
Cause of death: Malnutrition, neglect, pneumonia.
Location: Cocoa, Florida, USA.
Disability: Unspecified; epilepsy.

Details:
When police were called to Robin’s home for a welfare check, they found her in poor condition, lying on the floor of her filthy home. She was taken to the hospital, but died after twelve days because of severe bedsores, infection, and malnutrition.

Case Status:
Robert Bradford (Boyfriend), charged with manslaughter of an elderly or disabled person.

Sources:
Cocoa man accused of causing partner’s death by neglect charged with manslaughter
Cocoa man charged with manslaughter for 2022 death of disabled wife under his care
Cocoa husband charged in death of ailing wife found in ‘dirty’ home, police say

Alene Schrader

Name: Alene V. “Tudi” Schrader.
Died: January 8, 2022.
Age at death: 80.
Cause of death: Diabetic ketoacidosis.
Location: Wasau, Wisconsin, USA.
Disability: Diabetes, heart disease.

Details:
In the last days of her life, paramedics were called to Tudi’s home five times, and reported that her granddaughter refused to let them check her vitals. After she died of diabetic ketoacidosis and her granddaughter’s Facebook posts were found to include claims that she had been reducing her grandmother’s insulin and instead giving her vitamins that she had been selling, her granddaughter was arrested.

Tudi and her husband played Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus every Christmas.

Case Status:
Kandise Sheahen (AKA Kandise Sporer), granddaughter, charged with negligently subjecting an individual at risk to abuse causing death.

Sources:
Wausau nurse charged in grandmother’s death – Wausau Pilot & Review
Woman charged with failing to manage grandmother’s diabetes resulting in death

Lacey Fletcher

Name: Lacey Fletcher.
Died: January 3, 2022.
Age at death: 36.
Cause of death: Medical neglect; pressure sores.
Location: Slaughter, Louisiana, USA.
Disability: Autism; catatonia or locked-in syndrome.

Details:
Lacey’s body was found sitting on a filthy couch at home. She had multiple pressure sores and infections, and was underweight. According to the coroner who ruled her death a homicide, she had suffered “at least a decade of neglect”.

Case Status:
Sheila Fletcher (Mother), pleaded no contest to manslaughter, sentenced to 40 years with 20 years suspended.
Clay Fletcher (Father), pleaded no contest to manslaughter, sentenced to 40 years with 20 years suspended.

Sources:
Parents of Woman With Autism Found Dead and ‘Melted’ Into Sofa Sentenced
Parents of autistic woman found dead in own waste, sentenced to 20 years
Louisiana parents accused of letting autistic daughter die plead no contest to manslaughter
Parents expected to plea to manslaughter after daughter died on couch
Parents re-indicted for murder of daughter found ‘melted’ to couch.
Charges against parents accused of letting daughter die on fetid couch thrown out — for now
Photos expose Lacey Ellen Fletcher’s AGONY, despite parents’ home stocked with cleaning products
Pictured: Parents of neglected daughter found dead and fused to family sofa
Parents to be hit with murder charges after daughter ‘melted into couch’
Grand jury to decide parents’ fate after coroner finds daughter’s body sitting on couch with feces around it
After ‘horrific’ death at home, parents of Louisiana woman may soon face murder charges
‘Worst case of neglect’: Parents face murder charges after neglect of disabled child
‘Something you make HORROR movies about’: Parents face murder charges after disabled daughter’s gruesome death
Autism Memorial: Lacey Fletcher
Woman, 36, with Locked-in Syndrome was found dead FUSED to a living room couch | Daily Mail Online
Neglected woman who died on parents’ sofa starved to death, had not seen doctor in 20 years

Natalie Ryan-Fraser

Name: Natalie Ryan-Fraser.
Died: December 30, 2021.
Age at death: 55.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Caledonia, Mississippi, USA.
Disability: Unspecified; wheelchair user.

Details:
Natalie’s husband fatally shot her.

Natalie was a senior instructor in English and Modern Languages at Angelo State University.

Case Status:
Wayne Fraser (Husband), found guilty of culpable negligent manslaughter, sentenced to 20 years.

Sources:
Scots killer who shot dead wheelchair-bound wife ‘appeals conviction’ in US
Exclusive: US court begins murder trial of Mintlaw man accused of shooting disabled wife dead
Scot goes on trial accused of murdering wheelchair bound wife in US
Wayne Fraser trial: Scottish man accused of murdering wife in the US
Bryan Rutherford: We’ll have no women left if men keep getting away with murder
Brother of disabled uni prof killed by ex-pat Scot reveals his anguish
Scot who moved to US for new life ‘murders disabled wife in horror shooting’
Scot ‘shoots wife dead’ in Mississippi after moving to US to start new life
Scots man accused of shooting wife dead in USA faces life in Mississippi jail

Terrance Adams

Photo of a young boy with pale skin and fine blond hair, wearing blue-rimmed glasses. His face is somewhat asymmetrical and his mouth pulls to one side; his ears stick out below the earpieces of his glasses. Name: Terrance “Terry” Adams.
Died: December 28, 2021.
Age at death: 6.
Cause of death: Drowning.
Location: Clinton township, Michigan, USA.
Disability: Charge syndrome.

Details:
Left alone to babysit, Terry’s mother’s boyfriend filled the bathtub with water and drowned him in it.

Case Status:
Hunter Locke-Huges (Mother’s boyfriend), convicted of first-degree child abuse and involuntary manslaughter; sentenced to 90 months to 30 years.

Sources:
Mich. man sentenced in bathtub drowning death of girlfriend’s disabled son
Man charged with drowning 6-year-old disabled child he was babysitting
Man accused of holding child underwater in Clinton Township death investigation
Terrance Adams “Terry” Obituary – Warren, MI
Fraser man convicted in 2021 drowning death of 6-year-old special needs boy
Mich. man convicted of drowning girlfriend’s special-needs 6-year-old son in bathtub
Mich. Man Convicted of Manslaughter in Drowning Death of Girlfriend’s 6-Year-Old Son with Special Needs

Daunya Fields

Name: Daunya Fields.
Died: December 25, 2021.
Age at death: 13.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Disability: Physical and developmental disability due to abuse in infancy.

Details:
Daunya and her adoptive mother Elaine Fizer, 57, were shot to death by her adoptive father, who went on the run for several days before he was found and shot by police.

Case Status:
Dwayne McDonald (Adoptive father), deceased; shot by police.

Sources:
Woman, daughter found shot dead by relatives arriving for Christmas dinner
Family urge man to surrender after woman, disabled daughter found dead on Christmas Day
Dwayne McDonald Detroit man wanted in shooting deaths of wife & daughter
Suspect in Christmas Day double killing of wife, daughter shot dead by cops
Video: Detroit Police Search for Husband in Christmas Slaying of Wife and Daughter
Detroit Police shoot and kill suspect in Christmas Day murder of mom and 13-year-old disabled daughter

Maura Flores

No Photo Name: Maura Nava Flores.
Died: December 18, 2021.
Age at death: 79.
Cause of death: Hypothermia.
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Disability: Alzheimer’s disease, schizophrenia.

Details:
Maura’s body was found by the side of the road where she had died from exposure. When police questioned her niece, she reportedly admitted to dropping Maura at the side of the road because she was having incontinence issues and the Salvation Army shelter looked full.

Case Status:
Rosamaria Moreno (Niece), charged with murder.

Sources:
Police: Woman caretaker faces murder charge, didn’t notice aunt was missing for 4 days
Nevada Woman Charged With Murder After Allegedly Dumping 79-Year-OId Aunt on the Road at Night and Not Noticing She Was Missing Until 4 Days Later
Las Vegas Woman Charged With Murder After Elderly Aunt Found Dead On Side Of Road
Las Vegas caretaker accused of dumping elderly aunt’s body on the side of the road

Bobby Laws

No Photo Name: Bobby Laws.
Died: December 15, 2021.
Age at death: 62.
Cause of death: Pressure ulcers, malnutrition.
Location: Augusta, Georgia, USA.
Disability: Unspecified.

Details:
Bobby was brought to the emergency room emaciated with severe pressure sores and lacerations. He died 10 days later in the hospital. After a coroner’s investigation, police arrested Bobby’s daughter on charges of having neglected him and denied him adequate food and medical care.

Case Status:
Dianna Laws (Daughter), charged with neglect and exploitation.

Sources:
Woman arrested for elder abuse, coroner investigating death of father
Death of disabled Augusta man being investigated by coroner’s office for neglect

Rocky Linzalone

Name: Rocky Linzalone.
Died: December 13, 2021.
Age at death: 74.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Middletown, New Jersey, USA.
Disability: Stroke.

Details:
Rocky’s wife allegedly shot him in the head, killing him. Family told investigators that she had become resentful because she had to care for him after he had several strokes.

Case Status:
Michele Linzalone (Wife), charged with first-degree murder and unlawful weapon possession.

Sources:
N.J. Woman Who Allegedly Brushed Her Teeth After ‘Accidentally’ Shooting Sleeping Husband in the Head Now Faces Murder Indictment
N.J. woman searched internet for info on shootings before killing husband, cops say
Middletown Woman Accused Of Killing Husband Denied Bail
Rocky V. Linzalone, age 74
Michele Linzalone accused in the murder of Rocky Linzalone