Malu Devi

No PhotoName: Malu Devi.
Died: December 19, 2017.
Age at death: 26.
Cause of death: Fire.
Location: Chitalwana, Rajasthan, India.
Disability: Mental illness or developmental disability.

Details:
Because of Malu’s disability, her husband was given permission to marry again. Together, Malu and her fellow wife, 22-year-old Dariya, had three children.

Their husband, dissatisfied with his wives, allegedly locked Malu and Dariya in his car and set the car on fire. They burned to death; their children survived.

Case status:
Deepa Ram Prajapati (Husband), arrested.

Source:
Husband accused of murdering his two wives by burning them to death in car
Rajasthan: Man held for burning to death two wives in car, showing it as mishap
Man locks 2 wives in car and sets it afire, says they didn’t keep mother happy
Husband burns his two wives to death in car
Rajasthan Man Locks Wives In Car, Sets It On Fire For Keeping Mother Unhappy
Man in Rajasthan burns two wives to death in car, held
Rajasthan: Running car caches fire, two women burnt alive in Jalore

Fabiola Cosme-Feliciano

Photo of Fabiola Cosme-Feliciano, a young woman with dark hair and light skin. She has an arm behind her head in a glamour-shot pose.Name: Fabiola Cosme-Feliciano.
Died: December 4, 2017.
Age at death: 19.
Cause of death: Diabetic shock.
Location: Kissimmee, Florida, USA.
Disability: Type I diabetes.

Details:
Fabiola’s boyfriend carried out a drive-by shooting with her in the car. The next day, when she went into diabetic shock, he left her alone to die instead of calling for help or giving her her medication.

She had been a cheerleader and a weight-lifter in high school. She liked fashion, social media, and taking selfies, and was a writer who had had a poem published in an anthology.

Case status:
Yeshua Ramirez (Boyfriend), pleaded no contest to attempted murder and culpable negligence, sentenced to 7 years.

Source:
Man who left diabetic woman to die gets 7 years in prison
As family mourns teen’s diabetes death, new charges for boyfriend cops say ‘did nothing’ to help
‘Drug dealer’, 19, charged in girlfriend’s diabetes death
Man arrested for homicide after letting girlfriend die
Florida Man Jailed For Girlfriend’s Diabetic Death
Fabiola Cosme Feliciano Obituary – Kissimmee, FL
Man who failed to get sick girlfriend care arrested on manslaughter charge, deputies say

Wade Denton

No PhotoName: Wade Denton.
Died: November 19, 2017 (Body found, died several months previously).
Age at death: 49.
Cause of death: Neglect.
Location: Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA.
Disability: Blind, diabetic.

Details:
Wade’s estranged wife had promised to make sure he had food and water in the trailer where he lived after she moved out. Instead, she left him alone there with his two dogs, without food or running water, and without a phone to call for help, and spent his Social Security checks. Wade’s body was found months later alongside the bodies of the dogs. His cause of death is undetermined, but due to neglect.

Case status:
Jennifer Denton (Estranged wife), pleaded guilty to neglect and animal cruelty, sentenced to 20 years in prison.

Source:
Woman convicted of leaving husband and dogs to die sentenced in Payne County
Woman arrested after diabetic, visually impaired husband found dead
Stillwater woman arrested after husband’s body found decaying in mobile home
Stillwater woman arrested after husband’s decaying body discovered inside mobile home
Stillwater woman arrested in discovery of decaying body
Woman accused of abandoning disabled husband who died
Woman Whose Disabled Husband & Dogs Died Charged with Neglect

Marcia Neigebauer

Photo of Marcia Neigebauer, a woman with fair skin, blonde hair, and glasses.Name: Marcia Neigebauer.
Died: November 19, 2017.
Age at death: 63.
Cause of death: Strangled.
Location: Pittsfield Township, Michigan, USA.
Disability: ALS.

Details:
Marcia’s husband strangled her with her own breathing tube.

She was a retired banker who opened a bed-and-breakfast, volunteered as a girl scout leader and youth leader, and enjoyed sewing and crafts.

Case status:
Kent Neigebauer (Husband), pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, sentenced to 12-18 years in prison.

Source:
Ex-cop sentenced after pleading guilty to wife’s murder
Retired police officer accused of killing wife found incompetent for trial
Husband of murdered former Delano Inn owner not competent yet for trial
Marcia Neigebauer Obituary – Ann Arbor, MI

Katie Kearns

Close-up photo of a blonde woman with fair skin; her hair is tied back, her eyes lined with eyeliner. She is wearing a pendant on a thin chain and smiling, mouth closed.Name: Katie Kearns.
Died: November 17, 2017.
Age at death: 24.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Coal City, Illinois, USA.
Disability: Depression.

Details:
Katie was a bartender who “lived every day like it was her last”. When Katie turned up missing, friends worried it had something to do with her work, because the bar where she worked was in a high-crime area. When her phone was traced, it led police to her body; she had been shot. Katie’s boyfriend was arrested, at first for concealing her death, and then for first-degree murder.

She was one of four children.

Case Status:
Jeremy Boshears (Boyfriend), charged with first-degree murder and concealing a homicide.

Source:
Jury trial begins in Joliet Outlaws murder case
Will County Murder Trial Postponed
Outlaws Murder Defendant Shouldn’t Call Expert Witness: Glasgow
Joliet Outlaw Jeremy Boshears Charged In Bartender’s Death
Katie Kearns Memorial Fund, organized by Lou Panos
Katie Kearns May Have Killed Herself: Bretz Law Firm

Charity Depina

Photo of Charity Depina, a young woman with curly black hair and tan skin, wearing a blue fairy costume with wings showing behind her back.Name: Charity Depina.
Died: November 10, 2017.
Age at death: 22.
Cause of death: Head, chest, and abdominal trauma.
Location: Fresno, California, USA.
Disability: Autism.

Details:
Charity DePina was a polite, high-spirited young woman who attended Bible study and other church services three times a week.

She loved listening to music, watching comedies and eating burgers and fries at Burger King and Mexican pizzas at Taco Bell. Her hair was a big deal. She was always getting it done in braids and she liked to change the color once a month. Her favorite colors were red and blue.
–Sacramento Bee

Charity was studying to become a teacher’s aide.

Charity’s boyfriend, who had a history of violently assaulting her, beat her to death with a curtain rod.

Case status:
Gabriel Salinas (Boyfriend), pleaded no contest to second-degree murder and torture, sentenced to 22 years to life.

Source:
Autism Memorial: Charity Depina
Jealous of cousin, murder suspect’s own words build criminal case in brutal beating
Fresno man who fatally beat, tortured woman he met online agrees to plea deal
Man confesses to beating girlfriend to death with closet rod, police say
Man takes blame for girlfriend’s death in Fresno
She wanted ‘love and attention.’ Her boyfriend is charged with torturing and killing her

Sana Iqbal

Photo of Sana Iqbal, a young woman with light skin and wavy dark-brown hair. She is wearing a big pair of sunglasses, a colorful blue and yellow scarf, and a jacket. The photo is taken outdoors.Name: Sana Iqbal.
Died: October 24, 2017.
Age at death: 30.
Cause of death: Head injury.
Location: Narsingi, Hyderabad, India.
Disability: Depression.

Details:
Sana and her husband were involved in a car accident, in which she died. Her death was initially categorized as accidental, but her family demanded that the authorities investigate further. They said that Sana had told them about her abusive husband, that she feared for her life, and that if she died, it would be murder. Repeated complaints of domestic abuse had been filed without much action.

Finally the authorities arrested Sana’s husband. Authorities suspect him of hitting her on the head with something heavy before ramming the car into a concrete divider.

Sana was a biker who made a cross-country journey to raise awareness about depression and suicide.

Case status:
Abdul Nadeem (Husband), charged with culpable homicide not amounting to murder.

Source:
Who was Sana Iqbal, the girl biker who died recently?
Famous Biker Sana Iqbal, Who Fought Depression With Speed, Tragically Dies In A Car Crash
Woman who campaigned against depression, suicide dies in accident
Husband, in-laws, planned her death, alleges Sana Iqbal’s mother
Biker Sana Iqbal death: Husband Nadeem says he’s innocent, denies allegations of murder
biker: What killed Hyderabad’s most loved bikerni?
Sana Iqbal’s accident ‘pre-planned murder by her husband’, says mother of cross-country biker
Hyderabad rider Sana Iqbal’s husband arrested in accident case, gets bail

Masako Kumada

No PhotoName: Masako Kumada.
Died: October 16, 2017.
Age at death: 61.
Cause of death: Throat cut.
Location: Otawara City, Japan.
Disability: Unspecified chronic illness.

Details:
Ms. Kumada’s husband allegedly slit her throat with a knife because he was “worried about their future as a married couple”.

Case status:
Masao Kumada (Husband), arrested on suspicion of murder.

Source:
Tochigi man stabs bedridden wife to death

Jeya Pichamuthu

Photo of Jeya Pichamuthu, a woman with tan skin and long, wavy black hair. She has a bindi on her forehead.Name: Jeya Pichamuthu.
Died: October 6, 2017.
Age at death: 46.
Cause of death: Strangled.
Location: Mutiara Rini, Malaysia.
Disability: Kidney disease.

Details:
Jeya’s husband strangled her and her two children because he could not pay for treatment for her kidney disease.

Jeya had a son, Sharveen Pubalan, age 14, and a daughter, Krishaa Priteena, age 9. They were also strangled by her husband, who then hung himself.

Case status:
Publan Retnam (Husband), deceased.

Source:
Johor Baru murder-suicide: My brother was a loving husband and caring father, says brother
FAMILY OF FOUR FOUND DEAD IN JB MURDER-SUICIDE SHOCKER: MAN KILLS SON, 14, DAUGHTER, 9, AFTER WIFE DIES BEFORE HANGING HIMSELF
Death of four in a family is murder-suicide; case closed – police

Leon Hignite

Photo of a man with brown hair and fair skin, wearing a brown shirt, squinting slightly into the sun. He has  the beginnings of a receding hairline, and he is smiling in a friendly manner.Name: Leon Dewayne Hignite.
Died: October 4, 2017.
Age at death: 76.
Cause of death: Blunt head trauma; neglect.
Location: Lexington, Kentucky, USA.
Disability: Blind, hearing impaired.

Details:
Leon’s wife is accused of fatally assaulting him, then leaving him to die for several days before setting the house on fire.

Leon liked karate, drag racing, hunting, and fishing. He was a retired tool-and-die maker.

Case Status:
Carol Hignite (Wife), charged with murder, knowingly neglecting an elderly person, and third-degree arson. First trial ended with a deadlocked jury; second trial underway.

Sources:
74-year-old Lexington woman charged with murdering her husband will not get bond reduction
Obituary for Leon Dewayne Hignite
Carol Ann Hignite trial: What’s happened so far