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Esteban, Penelope, Avielle, and Apollo Harless

No PhotoName: Esteban Lorenzo Harless.
Age at death: 4.

Name: Penelope Arcadia Harless.
Age at death: 3.

Name: Avielle Magdalena Harless.
Age at death: 1.

Name: Apollo Harless.
Age at death: 11 months.

Died: June 4, 2020.
Cause of death: Carbon monoxide poisoning.
Location: San Antonio, Texas, USA.
Disability: Special needs.

Details:
Esteban, Penelope, Avielle, and Apollo’s parents gassed them with carbon monoxide before committing suicide. They also killed the family’s two cats.

Case status:
Jared Esquibel Harless (Father), deceased.
Sheryll Ann Harless (Mother), deceased.

Source:
San Antonio Murder-Suicide: Army Officer’s Wife Helped Husband Kill Children with Special Needs
Police: Wife helped husband kill kids before double suicide
Army identifies Fort Sam Houston soldier found dead in apparent murder-suicide

28-year-old woman

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Name Unknown.
Died: June 3, 2020.
Age at death: 28.
Cause of death: Trauma.
Location: Smuts Ngonyama Informal Settlement, Butterworth, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.
Disability: Unspecified.

Details:
While her caregiver was away, this 28-year-old woman’s brother allegedly killed her, leaving her under a blanket with “upper body injuries”. Medics were called but declared her dead at the scene.

Case status:
Her brother, age 24, charged with murder.

Source:
Disabled woman murdered in EC – brother arrested
Media Statement, South African Police Service, Office of the Provincial Commissioner Eastern Cape

6-year-old girl

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Name Unknown.
Died: May 31, 2020.
Age at death: 6.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Orange, New Jersey, USA.
Disability: Unspecified special needs.

Details:
This little girl was killed by her mother in a murder-suicide. Neighbors said that she had said she was overwhelmed by caring for a special-needs child.

Case status:
Sushmiba Bardhan (Mother), deceased.

Source:
Sources: Mother, 6-year-old daughter dead in murder-suicide in West Orange
New Jersey Murder-Suicide: Mother Kills 6-Year-Old With Special Needs Before Shooting Self

India Martin

Temporary grave marker for "Little Miss India Martin, Age 4, March 7, 2016 - May 26, 2020"Name: India Heavenly Lacey Martin.
Died: May 26, 2020.
Age at death: 4.
Cause of death: Abuse.
Location: Rock Hill, South Carolina, USA.
Disability: Mobility impaired, speech impaired, used feeding tube.

Details:
Born prematurely at 26 weeks and addicted to cocaine, India survived a difficult start in life only to be found dead at age four, stuffed in a dresser drawer. Police say her body showed signs of trauma and strangulation.

Case status:
Jackleen Mullen (Mother), convicted of homicide by child abuse and aiding and abetting homicide by child abuse; sentenced to 22 to 30 years.
Audrevious Williams (Mother’s boyfriend), convicted of homicide by child abuse or neglect, sentenced to 12 years.

Source:
Rock Hill man sentenced after 4-year-old killed, body found in drawer
SC mom gets 30 years in prison in death of disabled daughter found in a dresser drawer
Rock Hill mother gets 30 years for killing daughter who was disabled
SC mom told police child found dead in dresser was in Union County, NC, detective says
Trial begins for York County mother charged in death of 4-year-old girl found stuffed in a drawer
Mom, boyfriend charged after disabled 4-year-old found dead in dresser drawer
Bond Denied For Mother, Boyfriend Charged After Child Found Dead, Police Say

Unknown Elder Woman

No PhotoName Unknown.
Died: May 26, 2020.
Age at death: Elder.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Gold River, California, USA.
Disability: Elder nursing home resident.

Details:
This woman’s husband came to the nursing home where she lived, shot her, and then shot himself.

Case status:
Her husband, suspect, deceased.

Source:
Apparent murder-suicide under investigation at Gold River senior home
Deputies investigating murder-suicide shooting at Eskaton facility in Gold River
Retirement Home Murder-Suicide

76-year-old woman

No PhotoName Unknown.
Died: May 21, 2020.
Age at death: 76.
Cause of death: Gunshot
Location: Wilmot Township, Michigan, USA.
Disability: Dementia.

Details:
This 76-year-old woman was shot by her husband in a murder-suicide.

Case status:
Her husband, age 79; suspect deceased.

Source:
Michigan man, 79, called to report murder-suicide before he killed himself, police say
Man kills wife suffering dementia before turning gun on himself, police say
Michigan Murder-Suicide: 79-Year-Old Man Kills Wife Suffering From Dementia, Then Calls 911 Before Killing Self

Gulshan Ali

No PhotoName: Gulshan Ali.
Died: May 17, 2020 (Body found May 21).
Age at death: 10.
Cause of death: Strangulation.
Location: Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
Disability: Intellectual disability.

Details:
Gulshan’s brother gathered some friends, and together they allegedly raped and strangled her. Police say he confessed to the crime, saying he felt she was a burden because she was incontinent and could not do household chores.

Case status:
Zishan Ali (Brother), arrested on suspicion of murder.
Sajid Ali, arrested on suspicion of murder.
Amjad Ali, arrested on suspicion of murder.
Wajid Ali, arrested on suspicion of murder.

Source:
Brother with three of his friends gang raped and murdered a 10 year old disabled girl
Shocking! Mentally Disabled Minor Gangraped, Strangulated to Death by Brother, 3 Friends
Jaipur: Man gangrapes, murders mentally challenged 10-year-old sister with his 3 friends
भाई ने 3 दोस्तों के साथ मिलकर 10 साल की बहन का गैंगरेप किया, फिर मार डाला; चारों आरोपी गिरफ्तार
Disgusting Jaipur Gangrape – Zishan Ali, friends rape his sister – Drishtikone

8-year-old girl

No PhotoName Unknown.
Died: May 7, 2020.
Age at death: 8.
Cause of death: Internal bleeding due to blunt force injury.
Location: Delhi, India.
Disability: Blind.

Details:
This 8-year-old girl was staying with caregivers when a neighbor called police, saying that her caregivers often beat the girl, and that they had heard her crying over the phone, promising to work harder on her schoolwork. The girl was found unconscious in the home, brought to the hospital, and declared dead on arrival. Her caregivers were arrested.

Case Status:
Khaleed Mohd (Caregiver, relative), charged with murder.
Reena Mohd (Caregiver), charged with murder.

Sources:
Blind couple beats 8-year-old blind girl to death; court frames murder charges – The Kashmir Monitor
Delhi: Court frames murder charges against couple for ‘beating minor blind girl to death’
Blind Couple Charged By Delhi Court For Beating 8-Year-Old Blind Girl To Death – Sentinelassam

“Sophie”

No PhotoName: Sophie (Pseudonym).
Died: May 7, 2020.
Age at death: 3.
Cause of death: Drugged and suffocated.
Location: Hägglingen, Aargau, Switzerland.
Disability: Cerebral palsy.

Details:
Sophie’s parents drugged her with ecstasy, then suffocated her. They had repeatedly refused support and assistance in caring for her.

Case Status:
Her father was found guilty of murder and sentenced to 8 years in prison. He was also found guilty of attempted murder for putting sleeping pills in her bottle in October 2019.
Her mother was found guilty of murder and sentenced to 8 years in prison.
Her grandmother was acquitted of complicity.

Sources:
Eight years for parents who killed disabled daughter in Switzerland
Bremgarten: 8 years for parents after killing disabled daughter
Bremgarten AG: Eltern sollen behindertes Kind getötet haben – Prozess im Aargau
Eltern des dreijährigen Mädchens zu acht Jahren Haft verurteilt.
Prozessstart: Warum nur wurde die 3-Jährige in Hägglingen AG getötet?
Hägglingen: Eltern sollen behindertes Kind (†3) getötet haben – heute stehen sie vor Gericht
Ecstasy im Brei: Paar tötet Kind – Mutter würde es wieder tun
Deutsches Paar in der Schweiz vor Gericht: Behinderte Tochter erstickt

Kathy Erbelding

No PhotoName: Kathy Erbelding.
Died: April 30, 2020.
Age at death: 63.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Elizabethtown, Kentucky, USA.
Disability: Legally blind.

Details:
Kathy’s daughter and an unrelated man allegedly stole $700 from her bank account, which they used to buy the gun with which they murdered her.

Kathy liked books on tape, her dog Opie, and crochet. She was a camper and then a counselor at her beloved Camp Onseyawa, a summer camp for children with disabilities.

Case status:
Jacob Lugmayer (Housemate), pleaded guilty to complicity to commit murder, complicity to commit first-degree robbery and abuse of a corpse, sentenced to life.
Krystal A. Erbelding (Daughter), charged with murder, robbery, and abuse of a corpse.

Source:
Plea deal offered to woman for role in mother’s murder
One of two charged in 2020 homicide pleads guilty
Obituary of Kathy J. (Blackburn) Erbelding | Cheney Funeral Home
Amazon’s Alexa may be key witness in clearing Kentucky woman of her mother’s murder, attorneys say
Kentucky police: Man, woman charged with killing blind mother
Hardin County man, woman charged with killing blind mother
Police: Man, woman charged with killing blind mother
Pair charged with murder could face death penalty
Couple charged after ‘shooting woman’s blind mom in the head and taking $700′