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Mary Fitzgerald

Name: Mary E. Fitzgerald.
Died: February 17, 2019.
Age at death: 85.
Cause of death: Malnutrition, pressure sores.
Location: Rutland City, New York, USA.
Disability: Dementia.

Details:
Mary had been living under the care of her daughter and grandson. When she was brought to the hospital, she was very thin and badly injured, already dying. To make things even worse, she had to die without pain medication, allegedly because a nurse at the nursing home where she spent her last days stole her morphine.

Mary had worked at a delicatessen and bakery. She had three grandchildren.

Case status:
Marie E. Fitzgerald (Daughter), charged with murder and neglect of a vulnerable adult.
Christopher Preedom (Grandson), charged with murder and neglect of a vulnerable adult.
Dermot J. Hanna (Nurse), charged for fraud and exploitation of a vulnerable adult.

Source:
Daughter and grandson charged with second-degree murder in death of 85-year-old
Mother and son charged with murder of grandmother
Woman and son may face homicide charge for grandmother’s death
Mary E. Fitzgerald

Donald Collins

No Photo Name: Donald Collins.
Died: February 16, 2019.
Age at death: Adult.
Cause of death: Sepsis.
Location: Harford Township, Michigan, USA.
Disability: Unspecified; vulnerable adult.

Details:
Donald was removed from his caregiver’s home in poor shape. He died only days later in an assisted-living facility from an infection.

Case status:
Frances Collins (Housemate, unrelated), charged with felony murder and vulnerable adult abuse; died before trial.

Source:
Defendant dies before murder case goes to trial
Caretaker charged with murder for allegedly causing man’s sepsis death
Woman Charged With Murder In Van Buren County
Harford Township caretaker charged with murder after man dies from sepsis

Evelyn Scott

Photo: Middle-aged woman in a striped shirt, with olive-toned skin and curly, shoulder-length hair Name: Evelyn H. Scott.
Died: February 7, 2019.
Age at death: 77.
Cause of death: Sharp-force injury.
Location: Murray, Kentucky, USA.
Disability: Alzheimer’s disease.

Details:
Evelyn lived with her niece and her niece’s boyfriend. Her neighbors rarely saw her, but her niece, 37-year-old Tera Todd, was often seen walking Evelyn’s little dog.

Her caregiver’s boyfriend killed Evelyn and Tera by stabbing Tera and slashing Evelyn’s throat. He also strangled the dog.

Case status:
Todd Scott (Niece’s boyfriend), pleaded guilty to 2 counts of murder, sentenced to 40 years.

Source:
Scott enters guilty plea in double-murder case
Court documents paint gruesome picture of Murray double murder
2 women found dead in Murray, KY, suspect facing murder charges
Police investigating double murder in Murray, KY
Evelyn Scott
Family releases names of women in Murray double murder

Theresa Bagwell

Name: Theresa Ann Bagwell.
Died: February 6, 2019.
Age at death: 58.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Lakewood, Colorado, USA.
Disability: Terminal brain cancer.

Details:
Theresa’s husband shot her.

She loved fishing, the outdoors, and early-morning walks; she had her X-ray technician certification, but her career was in food service. She was such a good waitress that diners regularly requested her.

Case status:
Bruce Bagwell, convicted of first-degree murder, sentenced to life.

Source:
EXCLUSIVE: Interrogation tapes reveal why husband says he shot his terminally ill wife
Lakewood man found guilty in killing of wife, who had terminal brain cancer
Lakewood man found guilty of murder in shooting death of wife who had terminal cancer
Theresa Bagwell’s Obituary

Julie Kneifl

No Photo Name: Julie A. Kneifl.
Died: January 31, 2019.
Age at death: 72.
Cause of death: Blood loss due to knife wound.
Location: Woodbury, Minnesota, USA.
Disability: Alzheimer’s disease.

Details:
Julie’s husband slashed her throat and left her to bleed out in the bathtub.

Case status:
Harvey Kneifl (Husband), pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, sentenced to 30 years.

Source:
Minnesota school bus aide gets 20 years for molestation, 30 years for killing wife
Charges: Former bus aide killed wife to ‘help her get to heaven’
Former Woodbury bus aide charged with murder of wife
Former Woodbury bus aide accused of inappropriate touching charged in connection to death of his wife
Charges: Accused child molester killed wife in Woodbury
UPDATE: Woodbury man charged with second-degree murder in wife’s death

Heidi Winchester

Name: Heidi Anne “Annie” Winchester.
Died: January 30, 2019.
Age at death: 50.
Cause of death: Sharp-force trauma.
Location: Lake Oswego, Oregon, USA.
Disability: Terminal cancer.

Details:
Annie’s husband killed her with a box cutter.

During her fight with rectal cancer, Annie formed a group called Annie’s Cancer Club, where she and other people with cancer could support each other.

Case status:
Michael Winchester (Husband), found guilty of manslaughter except for insanity.

Source:
Lake Oswego husband who killed ill wife spared prison
Criminal trial postponed for Lake Oswego murder suspect
Police: Lake Oswego man admits to killing wife, who had terminal cancer
Lake Oswego Police Say How They Think Heidi Winchester Was Killed
Husband confesses to killing wife in Lake Oswego
Friends say woman killed in Lake Oswego was battling cancer; husband charged with murder

Tina Stimmell

Name: Tina Marie Stimmell.
Died: January 29, 2019.
Age at death: 56.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Mohave Valley, Arizona, USA.
Disability: Kidney failure.

Details:
Tina was the mother of three children. She was also caring for three grandchildren.

Tina’s husband shot her as she slept. He claimed it was a mercy killing.

Case status:
James Manker (Husband), convicted of second-degree murder, sentenced to 13 years in prison.

Source:
13-year prison sentence ordered in claimed mercy killing
Tina Marie Stimmell, age 56
Statement claims suicide attempt failed before murder

Keith Theriot

Photo of a middle-aged man with a gray beard and light-brown skin, wearing a camo baseball cap. Name: Keith Theriot.
Died: January 26, 2019.
Age at death: 50.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Ascension Parish, Louisiana, USA.
Disability: Unspecified; disabled veteran.

Details:
Keith had kicked his son out of his trailer, so the son went to live with his girlfriend. Two weeks later, he allegedly killed his girlfriend, her father, and her younger brother before driving to his parents’ house and shooting Keith and his wife Elizabeth. Keith survived long enough to tell police that it was his son who had shot him.

Keith played the guitar.

Case status:
Dakota Theriot (Son), pleaded guilty to five counts of murder, sentenced to life without parole.

Source:
Dakota Theriot pleads guilty in deadly shooting spree; receives life sentence
Dakota Theriot, accused of killing five, faces the death penalty. Coronavirus may delay his trial
Louisiana murder suspect caught at grandma’s Virginia home
‘My babies died for nothing’: Louisiana shooting that killed 5 leaves family broken

Donna Featherstone

Name: Donna Featherstone.
Died: January 25, 2019.
Age at death: 78.
Cause of death: Septic shock, pneumonia.
Location: Pleasant Grove, Utah, USA.
Disability: Mobility impaired.

Details:
Donna was found on her couch, in very poor condition, and the paramedic who took her to the hospital reported that she said had been forced to sit in her own waste and not been moved from the couch for the past two weeks. She was taken to the hospital in poor condition and died the next day from pneumonia and sepsis due to infected pressure sores.

She and her husband had worked as owners and administrators of a nursing home. Her cousin remembers her infectious smile and bubbly personality; getting a hug from her was, she says, “like a huge pillow just enveloping you.” Her hobby was researching her family’s genealogy.

Case status:
Mackey Featherstone (Son), charged with aggravated abuse of an elder adult.

Source:
Donna Jeanne Austin Featherstone (1940-2019)
Police: Pleasant Grove man arrested after leaving mother in deplorable conditions
Donna Jeanne Featherstone – View Obituary & Service Information
Pleasant Grove woman dies after living two weeks in ‘horrendous’ conditions

Sharon McManness

Name: Sharon McManness.
Died: January 23, 2019.
Age at death: 75.
Cause of death: Infected bedsores.
Location: Olanthe, Kansas, USA.
Disability: Dementia.

Details:
Sharon’s son moved in to care for her, but then moved back out even though she had severe dementia. She needed more care than he provided, and was eventually found dead. She was malnourished and dehydrated and weighed only 58 pounds. An autopsy determined she died from an infection caused by her severe bedsores.

Case status:
Raymond McManness (Son), pleaded no contest to second-degree murder, sentenced to 374 months in prison.

Source:
Find a Grave: Sharon McManness
Man Who Left Demented Mom To Die In Abandoned Home Gets 30 Years In Jail
New Kansas elder abuse law used to charge son with Olathe mom’s murder
Olathe man accused of killing his mother appears in court
Man charged with murder after Olathe woman found dead in home
Son charged in connection with death of 75-year-old mother in Olathe
Olathe woman died weighing 58 pounds; son refused to take her to doctor: charges
Grisly details revealed in Olathe mistreatment case where son is accused of murder in mom’s death
Kansas man charged in death of mother who weighed 58 lbs
Kansas man charged in death of ‘very emaciated’ 58-pound mom
Update: Kansas man charged in death of mother who weighed 58 lbs