Remembering the Disabled Murdered by Caregivers
Name: Gloria Martin.
Died: January 7, 2012.
Age at death: 55.
Cause of death: Stabbed.
Location: Northport, Alabama, USA.
Disability: Blindness.
Details:
Gloria was stabbed to death by her nephew.
Case status:
Kevin Demar Stines (Nephew), murder and robbery, life without parole.
Source:
Alabama man escapes death penalty after pleading guilty to 2012 murder of aunt
Name: Logan Sherwin.
Died: December 29, 2011.
Age at death: 2.
Cause of death: Brain injury.
Location: Crestview, Florida, USA.
Disability: Developmental disability.
Details:
Logan was beaten to death by his father and his father’s girlfriend.
Case status:
Grant Sherwin (Father), murder and child neglect, 20 years.
Nichole Allen (Father’s girlfriend), murder and child neglect, 65 years.
Source:
Custodial dad, gal pal charged in death of his 2-year-old son (Crestview, Florida)
Name: Joseph Maoping Adams.
Died: December 3, 2011.
Age at death: 5.
Cause of death: Vinegar poisoning.
Location: Lexington, Kentucky, USA.
Disability: Hirschsprung’s disease; colectomy.
Details:
Joseph had eaten some sprinkles, chocolate, and butter, which he was not allowed to have. In an attempt to force Joseph to vomit, his adoptive parents made him drink so much vinegar that he died from vinegar poisoning.
Joseph was born in Hangzhou, China and was an international adoptee.
Case status:
Deah Daniele Adams (Adoptive mother), pleaded guilty to abuse, sentenced to 6 months probation.
Rick Adams (Adoptive father), not charged.
Source:
Sudden death due to forced ingestion of distilled white vinegar
Joseph Maoping Adams
Details emerge in hearing about 2011 death linked to vinegar
Chinese adoptee Joseph Maoping Adams case-Child Death
Name: Gabrielle Crawford.
Died: December 2, 2011.
Age at death: 8 months.
Cause of death: Traumatic injury.
Location: Tampa Bay, Florida, USA.
Disability: Hydrocephalus, prematurity, multiple birth defects.
Details:
Gabrielle was beaten to death by his mother. On the last day of his life, she broke his arm and leg and left him without medical care; the next morning she found him dead.
Gabrielle left behind a twin brother, Micha, who was placed into foster care.
Case status:
Rosalee Crawford (mother), charged with aggravated child abuse, sentenced to 10 years, paroled after 6 years.
Source:
Innocents lost Database: Children who will never grow up
Before Angela Dufrene, DCF left other kids with deadly parents
A dead baby was failed by many in the case of Gabrielle Crawford
GABRIELLE CRAWFORD – 8 Months/ Disabled (2/2011)
Death toll rises to nine on Hillsborough Kids’ watch
Tampa mother of 8-month-old baby who died in December charged with aggravated child abuse
CRAWFORD ROSIELEE Inmate T64303: Florida Prisons (DOC)
Name: Nalecia Hines.
Died: November 28, 2011.
Age at death: 4.
Cause of death: Smothered, stabbed.
Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Disability: Down syndrome.
Details:
Nalecia was smothered and stabbed to death by her mother.
Case status:
Carulus Hines (Mother). Shot by police.
Name: Arville Rhodes.
Died: November 22, 2011.
Age at death: 63.
Cause of death: Head injury, pneumonia, malnutrition.
Location: New Tazewell, Tennessee, USA.
Disability: Mental and physical disabilities “from childhood”.
Details:
Arville was beaten and neglected by his nephew and his nephew’s wife. He died of pneumonia, starvation, head injuries, and untreated bedsores.
Case status:
Johnny Monday Rhodes (Nephew), charged with first-degree murder, physical abuse and gross neglect of an impaired adult; convicted of unspecified charges, sentenced to 10 years.
Sharon Marie Smith (Nephew’s wife), convicted of impaired adult abuse, neglect, and reckless homicide; sentenced to 7-25 years.
Source:
Caretakers for New Tazewell man charged with his murder
Claiborne County couple indicted in death of uncle
Son says his mother is innocent of killing a handicapped man
Age at death: 7.
Age at death: 6.
Names Unknown.
Died: November 12, 2011.
Cause of death: Murder-suicide.
Location: Martiguez, France.
Disability: Autism.
Details:
These two siblings were killed by their mother in a murder-suicide.
Case status:
Their mother, deceased.
Source:
Autism Memorial: 6-year-old male, 7-year-old Female, Name Unknown
Name: Cordero Webber Jr.
Died: November 4, 2011.
Age at death: 5 months.
Cause of death: Fatal abuse.
Location: Jacksonville, Florida, USA.
Disability: None diagnosed; his parents claimed he was autistic.
Details:
Cordero’s parents abused and neglected him and explained away his malnourishment as a sign that he was autistic. Eventually, he died of head injuries from the abuse.
Case status:
Cordero Anthony Webber (Father), convicted of manslaughter and child neglect, sentenced to 45 years in prison.
Kierra Monet Hayes Laird (Mother), sentenced to one year in prison.
Source:
Autism Memorial: Cordero Webber Jr.
acksonville parents charged after malnourished baby’s blunt-trauma death
“Primary caretaker” dad on trial for beating death of 5-month-old son (Jacksonville, Florida)
Parents Face Felony Neglect Charge; Baby Died of Head Trauma, Had Other Past Injuries and Was Malnourished
Jurors convict Jacksonville man in son’s death
Name: Cora Sam.
Died: October 10, 2011.
Age at death: 60.
Cause of death: Sepsis.
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA.
Disability: Cerebral malformation; likely stroke.
Details:
Cora died of malnutrition and blood poisoning from infected bedsores, weighing 66 pounds.
Case status:
Amy Sam Ho (Sister), found guilty of second-degree murder and dependent adult abuse resulting in death; sentenced to 15 years; conviction overturned due to ineffective defense counsel, with possibility of new trial.
Source:
Woman’s murder and elder abuse conviction reversed in death of her sister in Montebello
Woman, 62, Sentenced To 15 Years For Neglect Of Disabled Sister That Ended In Sibling’s Death
Montebello woman sentenced for abuse, murder of disabled sister
Woman Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison For Murdering Sister
Officials identify Montebello woman whose death is under investigation
Name: Matthew Degner.
Died: September 8, 2011.
Age at death: 14.
Cause of death: Pneumonia.
Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Disability: Intellectual disability.
Details:
Matthew was neglected by his mother. He died of pneumonia.
Case status:
Lydia Price (Mother), charged with neglect, cruelty to animals; sentenced to probation and forbidden from owning animals.
Source:
Woman Gets Probation in Berwyn Squalor Death
What went wrong in disabled Berwyn teen Matthew Degner’s death?
WATCH: Boy Found Dead Outside Squalid Home With More Than 200 Animals
Disabled teen found dead at suburban Chicago home, mother charged
Dead teen Matthew Degner lived with over 100 animals in squalid conditions, authorities say
Boy, 14, found dead in squalid bungalow housing more than 200 animals riddled with disease