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La’Marion Thomure

Name: La’Marion Thomure.
Died: July 15, 2020.
Age at death: 4.
Cause of death: Trauma.
Location: St. Louis, Illinois, USA.
Disability: Autism.

Details:
La’Marion was allegedly beaten to death by his mother’s boyfriend.

He was a “charming, handsome little boy [who] lightened up the whole room when he was in it. He’d make you smile even on your bad days. He loved being outdoors, playing with family.” He loved Mickey Mouse.

Case status:
Demetrius D. Stewart (Mother’s boyfriend), charged with first-degree murder.

Source:
Obituary for Master LA’ MARION S. THOMURE at Officer Funeral Home, PC
Man accused of killing girlfriend’s autistic child
Man charged with fatally beating autistic boy in East St. Louis
Justice For Lamarion organized by Minnie Thomure

Klara Wright

Name: Klara Eugenie Wright.
Died: July 10, 2020.
Age at death: 72.
Cause of death: Stabbing.
Location: Dakota, Minnesota, USA.
Disability: Dementia.

Details:
Klara’s husband called emergency services and told them that he had stabbed her to death. He claimed he “could not watch her suffer”.

Klara liked computer games and Bingo.

Case status:
Joseph Bailly Wright (Husband), pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, sentenced to 10 years 8 months.

Source:
80-year-old man sentenced for killing his wife in Winona County
Dakota man faces 2nd Degree murder charge
Dakota man charged with wife’s murder could “not watch her suffer,” complaint reveals
Dakota man accused of wife’s murder extradited back to Winona County
Criminal Complaint: Dakota man facing 40 years in prison for reportedly killing wife with dementia
Klara E. Wright Obituary, August 6, 1947 – July 10, 2020

Diana Rosaly

No Photo Name: Diana Rosaly.
Died: July 9, 2020.
Age at death: 51.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Youngstown, Ohio, USA.
Disability: Cerebral palsy.

Details:
Diana’s mother shot her in a murder-suicide.

Case status:
Suzanna Quinones Colon (Mother), deceased.

Source:
Youngstown police identify mother, daughter in reported murder-suicide
YPD releases names of those involved in murder-suicide

Lindeva Rosario

Name: Lindeva “Lindy” Rosario.
Died: July 9, 2020.
Age at death: 35.
Cause of death: Fentanyl overdose.
Location: Celina, Ohio, USA.
Disability: Deaf, intellectual disability.

Details:
Lindeva died of a fentanyl overdose given to her by her boyfriend.

Lindy’s hobbies included reading and watching mystery shows. She is survived by two children.

Case Status:
Frederick S. Cass (Boyfriend), convicted of reckless homicide, possession of fentanyl, tampering with evidence, identity fraud, and petty theft.

Sources:
Jury finds man guilty of reckless homicide
Lindeva Rosario

Nicole Jakubek

Photo of a white woman with blonde hair, sitting in front of a field of sunflowers. She is wearing a pink swimsuit and purple wrap and smiling for the camera. Name: Nicole Gayle Durham Jakubek.
Died: July 5, 2020.
Age at death: 54.
Cause of death: Stabbed.
Location: Redmond, Oregon, USA.
Disability: Multiple sclerosis.

Details:
Nicole was a widow when she met her new boyfriend, but they broke up because he would not go to rehab. Her ex-boyfriend was arrested after a car accident while driving Nicole’s car, which he had stolen. Nicole herself was found stabbed to death at her house, and her ex-boyfriend admitted to killing her.

Case Status:
Clinton Kevin Holland (Ex-boyfriend), pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, sentenced to 25 years to life.

Source:
Obituary: Nicole Durham Jakubek
Redmond man gets life in prison for killing ex-girlfriend
Redmond murder victim wanted restraining order against accused killer
Redmond-area man arrested on murder charge in woman’s killing

Frederick Johnson

No Photo Name: Frederick Johnson.
Died: June 25, 2020.
Age at death: 43.
Cause of death: Head injury.
Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Disability: Schizoaffective disorder, epilepsy.

Details:
Frederick lived with a couple who were supposed to care for him in exchange for his disability payments. His caregivers allegedly abused him, beating him and forcing him to do exercises for hours. Police suspect them of beating him to death, then paying a friend to help hide the body.

Case status:
Santino Carter (Caregiver), charged with first-degree murder.
Dominique Beck (Caregiver), charged with first-degree murder and neglect as a caregiver.
Brian Gray, charged with first-degree murder.

Source:
3 Charged With Torturing, Beating Schizophrenic Man to Death
Englewood couple tortured to death a disabled man who paid them to help him, prosecutors say
Caretakers Among 3 Charged In Mentally Ill Man’s Murder

Kylie Larson

Name: Kylie Larson.
Died: June 21, 2020.
Age at death: 13.
Cause of death: Respiratory failure.
Location: Paynesville, Minnesota, USA.
Disability: Perinatal hypoxic brain injury, quadriplegic cerebral palsy.

Details:
Kylie’s mother, alone with her because her stepfather was on a fishing trip and her brother was staying with friends, ignored alarms from her blood oxygen and heart rate monitor, repeatedly turned off the alarms, reduced the sensitivity, and eventually removed the alarm altogether. Kylie died of respiratory failure.

Kylie was a middle-school student whose schoolmates often pushed her around the halls to hear her laugh. She liked going outside, especially to new places. She enjoyed boat rides and spinning around in her wheelchair.

Case status:
Elise Nelson (Mother), pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, sentenced to 21 years 9 months and $12,000 restitution.

Source:
Paynesville mother gets over 21 years for 2nd-degree murder for ignoring disabled child’s medical needs
Paynesville Woman Sentenced to Nearly 22 Years for Death of Severely Disabled Child
Judge Denies Payneville Woman’s Motion to Withdraw Murder Plea
Paynesville Mother Seeks to Withdraw Guilty Plea in Disabled Daughter’s Death
Stearns County mom admits to murder for silencing disabled child’s oxygen-monitoring device alarm
Central Minnesota woman pleads guilty to the murder of her disabled daughter
Paynesville Woman Pleads Guilty to Murder in the Death of Her Disabled Daughter
Paynesville, Minnesota, woman pleads guilty to murder in disabled daughter’s death
Disabled girl, 13, died ‘after mother turned her pulse alarm off for some peace’
Murder charges: Stearns County mom silenced disabled child’s medical device alarm
Charges: Paynesville mom deprived care, killing her daughter with disabilities
Kylie Christine Larson
Mother kills disabled daughter, silences her medical device alarm while stepdad is away fishing: Police
Woman charged in death of her disabled daughter
Paynesville mom charged with murder for tampering with child’s medical equipment, warrant issued

April Zavala

No Photo Name: April Heather Zavala.
Died: June 14, 2020.
Age at death: 24.
Cause of death: Strangled.
Location: Elko, Nevada, USA.
Disability: Autism.

Details:
April’s mother strangled her because she wanted to dress herself instead of letting her mother dress her. She said that caring for April during the COVID pandemic had become too stressful. At the time of her death, April had not seen a doctor in several years.

Case status:
Judith I. Zavala (Mother), convicted of second-degree murder, sentenced to 10-25 years in prison.

Source:
Autism Memorial: April Zavala
Elko woman convicted of 2nd degree-murder in 24-year-old daughter’s death
Mom bound over to district court in daughter’s death
Mom says stress led to daughter’s strangulation

Sherrell Martin

Name: Sherrell “Bud” Martin.
Died: June 13, 2020.
Age at death: 71.
Cause of death: Trauma.
Location: Wilmington, Illinois, USA.
Disability: Unspecified; used walker.

Details:
According to police, Bud and his ex-sister-law had been arguing for a few days–an argument she ended by beating him around the head with his own walker. Before he died a few hours later, Bud told police who had beaten him.

He was a retired machinist who liked fishing and playing cards.

Case status:
Donna Reynolds (Ex-sister-in-law), convicted of aggravated battery; sentenced to 3 years; released on parole after 1 year 3 months in custody.

Source:
Wilmington Woman Charged With Attacking Disabled Ex-Brother-In-Law Who Later Died
Disabled Man Dies After Attack, Wilmington Woman Arrested: WPD

Joshua Vallow

Name: Joshua Jackson “JJ” Vallow.
Died: June 10, 2020 (Body found; last seen September 23, 2019).
Age at death: 7.
Cause of death: Asphyxia.
Location: Rexburg, Idaho, USA.
Disability: Autism.

Details:
For some time after their disappearances, JJ and his half-sister Tylee’s parents claimed they were home-schooling or that the children were staying with relatives; but their grandparents became worried and asked for a welfare check and the children were declared missing. A storage locker was found, full of the siblings’ possessions. Finally their bodies were found buried on their stepfather’s property. JJ’s grandparents believe that his mother and stepfather killed him and his 17-year-old half-sister, Tylee Ryan.

Case status:
Lori Vallow Daybell (Mother), convicted of first degree murder, desertion and nonsupport of dependent children, resisting or obstructing officers, criminal solicitation to commit a crime, contempt of court and willful disobedience of court process or order; sentenced to life without parole.
Chad Guy Daybell (Stepfather), convicted of first degree murder, concealing evidence, and fraud; sentenced to death.

Source:
Chad Daybell is sentenced to death in triple-murder case
‘Doomsday prophet’ sentenced to death for murder of wife and two children
Lori Vallow appeals conviction after being found guilty of murdering her 2 children
Lori Vallow Daybell appeals murder conviction over questions of mental competency
Lori Vallow Daybell gets multiple life sentences in murders of her 2 kids and romantic rival, speaks of ‘spirit world’ in court
Idaho mom Lori Vallow Daybell faces sentencing in deaths of 2 children and her romantic rival
Doomsday plot: Idaho jury convicts woman in murders of 2 children, romantic rival
Lori Vallow’s son JJ’s grisly cause of death revealed
Lori Vallow trial: pathologist found 7-year-old JJ had alcohol and a date rape drug in his body when he was killed
Lori Vallow looked up kids’ life insurance before children vanished
A look at who’s who in the murder trial of slain kids’ mom
Lori Vallow Daybell trial: ‘Doomsday cult mom’ loses bid to ban JJ and Tylee’s loved ones from court
Lori Vallow won’t face the death penalty, Idaho judge rules
‘Cult mom’ Lori Vallow blasted as unrecognizable by ‘murdered’ son’s grandma
Lori Vallow To Face Death Penalty If She’s Convicted Of Her Children’s Murders
Lori Vallow, Idaho mother charged with killing her children, pleads not guilty
Lori Valley back in jail after spending 10 months in mental hospital
Medical Examiner: Charles Vallow’s death ruled a homicide; Lori Vallow accused of conspiracy to commit murder
Autism Memorial: Joshua Vallow
Lori Vallow, Chad Daybell indicted on murder charges in deaths of kids
Grandparents seeking justice for J.J. and Tylee hope Daybells will face murder charges
A string of family deaths surround tragedy of Lori Vallow’s children
Medical examiner completes autopsy on Chad Daybell ex-wife
Why did Lori Vallow murder her kids? A look into the terrible case
Deaths of Tylee Ryan and J. J. Vallow
Funeral for ‘Cult Mom’ Lori Vallow’s kids ‘can’t be held because charred and butchered remains not released’
Documents detail horrific manner JJ Vallow and Tylee Ryan were found in Chad Daybell’s yard
Brother of J.J. Vallow and Tylee Ryan Says He’s ‘Broken’ After Remains of Idaho Children Found
Doomsday Author, Wife Set for Trial for Murder of 2 Idaho ‘Zombie’ Children