Category: Relationship: Partner

Spouse or romantic partner.

Alexandra Jacobs

Photo of a blonde woman wearing pearl necklace and earrings; her hair is cut short and she is smiling for the camera.Name: Alexandra Jacobs.
Died: April 10, 2019.
Age at death: 77.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Orono, Minnesota, USA.
Disability: Dementia; wheelchair user due to unsuccessful hip replacement.

Details:
Alexandra’s husband shot her in a murder-suicide.

Alexandra was a skilled painter who created watercolor and oil paintings and exhibited them in galleries. She raised five children, including a daughter with cerebral palsy, and was active in charities that assisted people with disabilities.

Case status:
Irwin Jacobs (Husband), deceased.

Source:
Irwin Jacobs, wife Alexandra dead in murder-suicide, close friend says
Businessman Irwin Jacobs, Wife Found Dead In Suspected Murder-Suicide
Jacobs family ‘heartbroken’ after couple found dead in Orono mansion
Jacobs’ murder-suicide leaves friends and industry reeling
Former Vikings part-owner was ‘upbeat’ days before ‘murder-suicide’
Deaths of Irwin, Alex Jacobs confirmed as murder-suicide
Prominent businesman Irwin Jacobs shot wife, then himself, medical examiner confirms
Son says Irwin Jacobs struggled with health before he shot wife, then himself

42-year-old woman

No PhotoName Unknown.
Died: April 10, 2019.
Age at death: 42.
Cause of death: Beaten.
Location: Puerto Rico, Mogan, Spain.
Disability: Mobility impaired.

Details:
This woman was beaten to death, and her partner is accused of the murder. The crime is considered particularly severe because the woman was unable to defend herself, as she was both mobility-impaired and intoxicated at the time. In the weeks before she died, she had been injured twice–both explained away by her partner as falls due to her disability.

Case Status:
Lars E.A. (Partner), charged with murder, aggravated by kinship, gender violence, and cruelty.

Sources:
Swedish man faces up to 29 years, on trail, suspected of killing his partner in Puerto Rico de Gran Canaria

Dhunalutchmee Naidoo

Black and white photo of a woman with straight, dark hair and a puzzled expression on her face.Name: Dhunalutchmee Naidoo.
Died: April 8, 2019.
Age at death: 69.
Cause of death: Throat cut.
Location: Durban, South Africa.
Disability: “An unknown disease”; bedbound.

Details:
When Dhunalutchmee’s husband failed to suffocate her with a pillow, he slit her throat with a kitchen knife instead. He said he had done it because she was a large woman and he had difficulty picking her up to give her a bath.

Case status:
Dickson Naidoo (Husband), pleaded guilty to murder, given a 5-year suspended sentence.

Source:
WATCH: Phoenix man who slit bedridden’s wife throat escapes jail time | The Post
Man kills ‘large’, bedridden wife as he’s unable to care for her anymore
Why I slit my bedridden wife’s throat
Durban man confesses to murdering his bedridden wife
Phoenix man due in court for allegedly slitting woman’s throat
Wife murderer confesses he was ‘fed up’
‘My bedridden wife pleaded with me to kill her’

Unknown Elder Man

No PhotoName Unknown.
Died: April 6, 2019.
Age at death: 70s.
Cause of death: Wrist cut.
Location: Lysekil, Lysekil Municipality, Sweden.
Disability: Dementia, wheelchair user.

Details:
This man lived with his wife in a supported living center. Believing that he would be better off dead, she killed her husband by slitting his wrist. At trial, she claimed it had been a mercy killing, but the prosecution noted that her husband could not competently have made a decision to die, and that there were indications that he wanted to live.

Case Status:
His wife. Initially convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 2 years; on appeal, convicted of murder and sentenced to 4 years.

Source:
The High Court tightens the punishment for the “mercy murder” in Lysekil | tellerreport.com
72-åringen dödade sin man: ”Vill lägga det bakom mig”
72-åriga kvinnan dödade maken – straffet skärps

Paula Meadows

Black and white photo of a woman with chin-length hair and fair skin, wearing a striped scarf; she is smiling for the camera.Name: Paula Meadows.
Died: April 2, 2019.
Age at death: 83.
Cause of death: Unspecified homicide.
Location: Bucklebury, Berkshire, England, UK.
Disability: Dementia.

Details:
Paula’s husband killed her in a murder-suicide.

She had three children.

Case status:
Tony Meadows (Husband), deceased.

Source:
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Pilot who flew Princess Diana and the Queen found dead alongside wife in suspected murder-suicide
Couple found dead in Kate Middleton’s home village
Pair found dead believed to be Concorde pilot and wife, as police probe ‘murder’
Queen’s Concorde pilot and wife found dead in home in Kate Middleton’s village
Queen’s former pilot found dead in suspected murder-suicide
Former Concorde captain and wife found dead in Duchess of Cambridge’s home village

Linnie Everett

Photo of a woman with short, curly hair and fair skin, wearing a light white blouse and smiling for the camera.Name: Linnie Maude Everett.
Died: March 30, 2019.
Age at death: 80.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Morton, Mississippi, USA.
Disability: Bedridden, chronic illness.

Details:
Linnie’s husband shot her dead in a murder-suicide.

Case status:
Thomas G. Everett (Husband), deceased.

Source:
Elderly man dies after allegedly killing his wife before turning gun on himself
Elderly man kills wife, shoots self, Scott County sheriff says
Names released after man kills wife, attempts suicide
Gary and Linnie Everett

Janette Dunbavand

Black and white photo of Janette Dunbavand as a younger woman. She has short curly dark hair and pale skin; she is wearing a white robe and a mayor's chain of office.Name: Janette Dunbavand.
Died: March 22, 2019.
Age at death: 81.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Northchurch, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England, UK.
Disability: Dementia.

Details:
Janette was shot by her husband in a murder-suicide.

Janette lived in the same house for her whole life. She served as town mayor from 1994-1995 and had two children.

Case status:
John Dunbavand (Husband), deceased.

Source:
The tragic letter dad wrote to children before he killed himself and his wife
Man who shot wife ‘could not bear her suffering’
Husband left heartbreaking note before shooting his wife
Former councillor, 81, may have shot his wife and then himself
Burglars break into home of dead couple just days after ‘murder suicide’

Kashaiah P

No PhotoName: Kashaiah P.
Died: March 20, 2019.
Age at death: 40.
Cause of death: Strangulation.
Location: Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
Disability: Physical disability.

Details:
According to the police, Kashaiah’s wife and her boyfriend conspired to kill Kashaiah; they got him drunk and strangled him in the middle of the night, then tried to make it look like a suicide.

He worked as a watchman.

Case status:
P Nagalaxmi (Wife), arrested on suspicion of murder.
K Saidulu (Wife’s boyfriend), arrested on suspicion of murder.

Source:
Physically handicapped killed by wife, paramour
Hyderabad: Woman, lover held for husband’s murder

Ronald Williams

Photo of a round-faced, middle-aged man with light skin and a neat salt-and-pepper mustache and short-cropped beard. He is wearing a black baseball cap.Name: Ronald Williams.
Died: March 14, 2019.
Age at death: 49.
Cause of death: Shot.
Location: Morrisdale, Pennsylvania, USA.
Disability: Stroke.

Details:
Ronald was found dead with a gunshot wound to the head. His wife claimed that he had killed himself; but police investigators found that the weapon had been fired from too far away to be a suicide. Ronald’s wife was arrested and charged with murder; the prosecution argued that she had killed him because she was due to receive $1 million in inheritance. In the end, she was convicted only of manslaughter and walked free from court.

Case Status:
Kimberly Sue Williams (Wife), convicted of involuntary manslaughter and reckless endangerment, sentenced to time served.

Source:
Was a Quadriplegic’s Death Murder or Suicide? “If Something Happens to Me …”
Wife convicted in husband’s death denied new trial
Williams sentenced to time served for involuntary manslaughter
Morrisdale Woman Convicted of Involuntary Manslaughter in Husband’s Death Sentenced
GANT: Morrisdale Woman Convicted of Involuntary Manslaughter in Husband’s Death Sentenced
Murder trial of Morrisdale woman underway
Physician, financial advisor testify on second day of Williams murder trial
Jury delivers split verdict in murder trial of Morrisdale woman
Wife not guilty of husband’s murder

Theresa Bagwell

Portrait of a middle-aged, short-haired woman in a polka-dot dress.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