Izaltina King

No PhotoName: Izaltina King.
Died: March 19, 2015.
Age at death: 86.
Cause of death: Neglect.
Location: New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA.
Disability: Unspecified; needed 24-hour care.

Details:
Izaltina died when she fell to the floor and was left there for nearly 24 hours. She also had bedsores and two toes that had become necrotic.

Case status:
Steven E. King (Son), charged with neglect.

Source:
New Bedford man charged with neglect in mother’s death

Patricia Spencer

No PhotoName: Patricia Spencer.
Died: March 17, 2015.
Age at death: 76.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Fort Worth, Texas, USA.
Disability: Dementia.

Details:
Patricia’s husband shot her before taking his own life.

Case status:
Bryce Spencer (Husband), deceased.

Source:
Fort Worth couple dead in apparent murder-suicide

Wendy Blackstone

Photo of Wendy Blackstone, a middle-aged woman with fair skin and shoulder-length light-brown hair cut in a bob, wearing a blue sweater; she is leaning down towards her large gray-and-brown dog.Name: Wendy Blackstone.
Died: March 16, 2015.
Age at death: 49.
Cause of death: Smoke inhalation.
Location: Studio City, California, USA.
Disability: Deaf, visually impaired.

Details:
Wendy was found in her garage in what seemed to be set up to look like a double suicide with her sister. She and two of her three dogs were found dead of smoke inhalation in a burning garage. Upon investigation, the suicide note that Wendy was supposed to have written was in her sister’s handwriting. Eventually it became clear that her sister had killed Wendy because she was frustrated at having to care for her; she had forged the suicide note, and then lit the fire herself.

Case status:
Jill Blackstone (Sister); pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter, sentenced to 8 years.

Source:
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Rachele Tyburski

Photo of Rachele Tyburski, a young woman with straight brown hair and pale skin. She is smiling slightly and wearing silver earrings.Name: Rachele Tyburski.
Died: March 15, 2015.
Age at death: 26.
Cause of death: Suffocation.
Location: Lakewood, Ohio, USA.
Disability: Bipolar disorder.

Details:
Rachele was suffocated to death by her mother; then her sister took her body and dumped it in a field.

She had a four-year-old son.

Case status:
Janet Tyburski (Mother), convicted of murder, sentenced to 19 years to life.
Hannah Tyburski (Sister), pleaded guilty to abuse of a corpse, $750 fine and suspended 90-day jail sentence.

Source:
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Lori Decker

Photo of a pink granite gravestone that reads, Lori Lynn Decker, Sept. 16, 1969 - Mar. 7, 2015. The stone is decorated with a carved cross.Name: Lori Decker.
Died: March 7, 2015.
Age at death: 45.
Cause of death: Malnutrition.
Location: Quincy, Illinois, USA.
Disability: Brain injury from diabetic crisis.

Details:
Lori’s husband neglected her and did not feed her enough; she starved to death.

Lori worked as a housekeeper.

Case status:
Derek Decker (Husband), pleaded guilty to neglect of disabled person, sentenced to 2 1/2 years.

Source:
Quincy man sent to prison in spousal neglect case
Lori Lynn Long Decker

Anthony Tomaselli

Photo of an old man with a receding hairline and white hair, fair skin, and a large nose, wearing tinted glasses.Name: Anthony Joseph “Tony” Tomaselli.
Died: March 6, 2015.
Age at death: 85.
Cause of death: Asphyxia.
Location: Palm Harbor, Florida, USA.
Disability: Cancer, dementia, heart disease.

Details:
Tony’s two daughters decided to kill him.  They say that it was because he didn’t want to go to a nursing home.  They fed him sleeping pills and alcohol, but he survived this; so they suffocated him by stuffing a rag down his throat.

Tony was a retired barber who liked to watch Wheel of Fortune and the sunset. He said his prayers every night. His favorite cocktail was vodka and Diet Coke.

Case status:
Mary-Beth Tomaselli (Daughter), pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, sentenced to 15 years.
Linda Roberts (Daughter), pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, sentenced to 20 years.

Source:
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Julieanne Cieslikowski

No PhotoName: Julieanne Cieslikowski.
Died: February 27, 2015.
Age at death: 16.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Bonney Lake, Washington, USA.
Disability: Autism spectrum.

Details:
Julieanne was shot by her mother in a murder-suicide.

Case status:
Sarahlynne Ciesilowski (Mother), deceased.

Source:
Authorities identify woman who killed daughter, self in home near Bonney Lake
A blooming cherry blossom memory

Gertrudes Hollis

Photo of Gertrudes Hollis, an older woman with tan skin and a black-and-white ribbon in her short white hair, wearing glasses and a pearl necklace.Name: Gertrudes “Diana” Hollis.
Died: February 22, 2015.
Age at death: 74.
Cause of death: Fire.
Location: Oceanside, California, USA.
Disability: Mobility impaired due to car accident.

Details:
Diana burned to death in an arson fire set by her husband.

Case status:
Andrew Hollis (Husband), convicted of first-degree murder, sentenced to life without parole.

Source:
Man who set house on fire, killing disabled wife sentenced
Life in Prison for Oceanside Man Who Killed Disabled Wife by Torching Home
Oceanside man sentenced to life for setting fire to home, killing wife

Ellen Jackson

Photo of Ellen Jackson, a middle-aged woman with shoulder-length gray hair and light skin, wearing round-rimmed glasses and an olive-green sweater.Name: Ellen Jackson.
Died: February 16, 2015.
Age at death: 66.
Cause of death: Hypothermia.
Location: Shamokin, Pennsylvania, USA.
Disability: Blindness, diabetes, heart disease.

Details:
Ellen’s daughter allegedly left her home unheated and left Ellen alone on the floor to freeze to death.

Ellen was a good baker; her family especially remembers her coconut cream and chocolate pudding pies. She listened to gospel music and loved her three grandchildren.

Case status:
Mary Ellen Collins (Daughter), pleaded no contest to involuntary manslaughter.

Source:
Daughter in mom’s fatal hypothermia case pleads no contest
Woman to trial in mom’s alleged neglect, hypothermia death
Family Reacts After Woman Charged with Mother’s Death in Shamokin
Shamokin woman seeks dismissal of charges linked to her mother’s death

Aja Dasa

Photo: A young man in a black-and-red hooded jacket; he has fair skin and bown hair and is looking off to the side and smiling awkwardly.Name: Aja Dasa.
Died: February 11, 2015.
Age at death: 16.
Cause of death: Stabbed.
Location: Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA.
Disability: Autism.

Details:
Aja was allegedly stabbed to death by his brother.

He was a fan of Doctor Who and Star Trek and wanted to study electrical and mechanical engineering in college.

Case status:
Amerendra Dasa (Brother), charged with murder, ruled incompetent to stand trial and hospitalized to restore competence. Died in jail in 2017.

Source:
Autism Memorial: Aja Dasa
Bond denied for Spartanburg man charged in teen brother’s stabbing death
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Funeral fund for Aja Dasa
Mother struggling with death of her son by his brother
Man accused of killing his brother dies in Spartanburg jail
Inmate care scrutinized after another jail suicide