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Shaneca Webber

No PhotoName: Shaneca Webber.
Died: September 5, 2012.
Age at death: 30.
Cause of death: Blunt trauma.
Location: Millington, Tennessee, USA.
Disability: Unspecified.

Details:
Shaneca’s mother allegedly confessed to police that she had hit her daughter in the head with a fire extinguisher.

Case status:
Kathy Webber (Mother); charged with first-degree murder.

Source:
Mother Says She Murdered Disabled Daughter With Fire Extinguisher
Woman found murdered in Millington identified
Mother Heads To Court, Admits to Killing Daughter
Millington Woman Found Murdered

Ayanda Mnisi

No PhotoName: Ayanda Mnisi.
Died: August 16, 2012.
Age at death: 7.
Cause of death: Strangulation.
Location: KaMhlushwa, South Africa.
Disability: Epilepsy.

Details:
Ayanda’s father raped and strangled her to death.

Case status:
Sunnyboy Phakimpi Mnisi (Father), sentenced to 15 years for murder and 3 years each for two counts of rape.

Source:
Mpumalanga man jailed for raping, murdering daughter
Father admits to killing epileptic daughter, but denies raping her

Timothy Brooks

No PhotoName: Timothy James Brooks.
Died: August 8, 2012.
Age at death: 52.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Marlow, Oklahoma, USA.
Disability: Bipolar disorder, Schizophrenia.

Details:
Timothy Brooks owned a ranch and liked to go hunting.

His son allegedly shot him dead, then posed him to make it look like a suicide and collect the life insurance.

The death was initially ruled “undetermined”. Six years later, Timothy’s son was charged with murder.

Case status:
James Kyle Brooks (Son), charged with first-degree murder; trial resulted in hung jury. Retrial scheduled.

Source:
Second Trial Set For Oklahoma Man Accused Of Killing Dad For Life Insurance
Hung jury: Additional details from Brooks case that doesn’t reach verdict | News | duncanbanner.com
Charge: Man killed Marlow dad, tried to make it look like a suicide
Man charged with murdering father: Brooks accused of killing father to collect $500,000 life insurance policy
Timothy James Brooks – View Obituary & Service Information
Newcastle man arrested, accused of killing his father for insurance money

Baby Girl

No PhotoName Unknown.
Died: July 12, 2012.
Age at death: 2 days.
Cause of death: Suffocation.
Location: Kacha Khuh, Pakistan.
Disability: “Physically deformed”.

Details:
This newborn baby girl’s father said she had been stillborn, and the family had a funeral service. When the girl began crying during the service, her father allegedly took her away with him and buried her alive. An autopsy proved that she was alive at birth, and her father was arrested.

Case status:
Chand Khan (Father), arrested.

Source:
Autopsy proves baby girl buried alive
Man buries his two-day old daughter alive in Pak
Handicapped daughter buried alive by father in Khanewal
Man accused of killing newborn

James Thompson

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Name: James Thompson.
Died: June 12, 2012.
Age at death: 42.
Cause of death: Starvation, medical neglect.
Location: The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA.
Disability: Autism, intellectual disability.

Details:
James was starved to death by his niece. He died with a fractured arm and leg, weighing less than half of the 142 pounds he had weighed two years earlier.

Case status:
Naisia Norman (Niece), convicted of manslaughter, sentenced to 2-6 years in prison.

Source:
Inmate Lookup ยป NYS Department of Corrections and Community Supervision
Prosecutors: Woman let uncle starve
Autism Memorial: James Thompson
Niece Accused of Starving Autistic Uncle Worked as Home Health Aide
Bronx Woman Held in the Death of Her Uncle
AUtism Memorial: James Thompson

Howard Spracher

No PhotoName: Howard E. Spracher.
Died: June 5, 2012.
Age at death: 67.
Cause of death: Malnutrition, trauma.
Location: St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Disability: Visually impaired, physical/mental ill health.

Details:
Howard’s girlfriend locked him into a bare room, starved him, and beat him. He died of his injuries.

Howard worked for sixteen years for the city of Omaha as a public events worker.

Case status:
Darlene Coulibaly (Girlfriend/Housemate), pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, domestic assault, and elder abuse; sentenced to 20 years in prison.

Source:
Caretaker charged after elderly St. Louis man’s death
St. Louis woman pleads guilty in death of housemate

Linda McNeely

No PhotoName: Linda McNeely.
Died: March 14, 2012.
Age at death: 52.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Bothell, Washington, USA.
Disability: Brain cancer.

Details:
Linda’s husband shot her in the head, killing her.

Case status:
Donald McNeely (Husband), pleaded guilty to 2nd-degree murder, sentenced to 2 years.

Source:
Washington Man Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison For Killing Terminally Ill Wife
Washington Husband Killed Wife Who Had Brain Cancers
Bothell man gets 2 years for slaying terminally ill wife
Bothell man sentenced to 2 years for killing terminally ill wife

Masanori Honda

No PhotoName: Masanori Honda.
Died: March 9, 2012.
Age at death: 71.
Cause of death: Cyanide poisoning.
Location: Kaizuka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.
Disability: Diabetes.

Details:
Mr. Honda moved in with a woman he had met through a dating service. Shortly afterward, he suffered heart failure while riding his motorcycle and died. His death was initially ruled natural, as was that of Minoru Hioki, who had also been living with the same woman. However, when she made the mistake of killing a healthy man whose death could not be written off, an autopsy was done and cyanide poisoning was discovered in all three bodies.

Case Status:
Chisako Kakehi (Common-law Wife), convicted of three murders, sentenced to death.

Sources:
Wikipedia: Chisako Kakehi
The 74-year-old ‘Black Widow’ killer who murdered her lovers with cyanide
Alleged black widow gets second cyanide charge
‘Black Widow’ charged in Japan over death of husband No. 4

George Hodgins

No PhotoName: George Hodgins.
Died: March 6, 2012.
Age at death: 22.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Sunnyvale, California, USA.
Disability: Autism.

Details:
George’s mother killed him, then shot herself.

George communicated by means of a VOCA and often wore headphones, listening to music. He was very active and loved being outdoors, but was frightened of the neighbors’ dogs.

Case status:
Elizabeth Hodgins (Mother), deceased.

Source:
Autism Memorial: George Hodgins
Guest opinion: Death by Legislature
Sunnyvale police: Mother killed 22-year-old autistic son, then herself
Parents of autistic children speak out on Sunnyvale murder-suicide
The Murder of George Hodgins
Sunnyvale mom kills autistic son, self, police say
Murder of George Hodgins
Sunnyvale police: Mother killed 22-year-old autistic son, then herself
Sunnyvale Killings Called Murder-Suicide: Neighbor
The After-Effects of a Mother’s Murder/Suicide
Autistic support group to host Sunnyvale vigil for George Hodgins, killed in murder-suicide

Karl Jones

No PhotoName: Karl Jones.
Died: March 2, 2012.
Age at death: 37.
Cause of death: Blunt-force abdominal injuries.
Location: Ash Vale, Surrey, England, UK.
Disability: Mobility impaired.

Details:
When Karl came home drunk and spilled beer on the carpet, his girlfriend stomped and kicked him to death. She had been known to abuse him in the past, having pushed him down stairs and hit him with his walking stick.

Case Status:
Maxine Oliver (Girlfriend), convicted of murder, sentenced to 17 1/2 years to life; died in prison.

Source:
Murderer Maxine Oliver who killed boyfriend over spilled beer dies in jail
Maxine Oliver guilty of murdering boyfriend Karl Jones
‘Absolute failure’ of police at alleged murder scene