Category: Relationship: Partner

Spouse or romantic partner.

Thandazile Mpunzi

No PhotoName: Thandazile Mpunzi.
Died: August 1, 2015.
Age at death: 20.
Cause of death: Asphyxia.
Location: Kwazulu-Natal (Manguzi), South Africa.
Disability: Albinism.

Details:
Believing that albino body parts would make them rich, Thandazile’s boyfriend, a local healer, and two other men decided to kill her. Her boyfriend lured her out to a remote spot, where she was strangled and dismembered.

Case status:
Mandla Mabuza, pleaded guilty to murder, 20 years.
Lindokuhle Khumalo, pleaded guilty to murder, 20 years.
Bhekukufa Gumede (healer), convicted of murder, sentenced to life.
Siyabonga Gwala (Boyfriend), sentenced to 18 years.

Source:
KZN witchdoctor gets life for murder of woman with albinism
Boyfriend jailed for albino muti murder
KZN albino murder: 2 suspects plead guilty
Commission outraged at killing of albino woman

Jessie McCrimmon

No PhotoName: Jessie McCrimmon.
Died: July 15, 2015.
Age at death: 43.
Cause of death: Septic shock, multiple organ failure.
Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA.
Disability: Spina bifida.

Details:
Jessie’s girfriend neglected him so badly that when he was rushed to the hospital, he needed immediate amputation of both legs because of infected pressure sores. But the amputations failed to save his life, and he died of multiple organ failure and septic shock.

Case status:
Stacey Ann Cunnius (Girlfriend, paid caregiver), pleaded no contest to third-degree murder and neglect of care for a dependent person; sentenced to 4-10 years in prison and ten years of probation.

Source:
Caregiver charged with homicide in death of man with maggot-filled foot wounds
Woman charged after man with maggot-filled foot wounds dies
Reading woman charged in death of man in her care
Pennsylvania woman charged after man with maggot-filled foot wounds dies
Reading woman pleads no contest in death of her boyfriend
Woman gets prison in death of man with maggot-filled wound
Woman sentenced in death of man with maggot-filled wounds

Cheryl Young

Photo of Cheryl Young, a middle-aged woman with fair skin and long black hair.Name: Cheryl Young.
Died: June 16, 2015.
Age at death: 55.
Cause of death: Stabbed.
Location: Peabody, Massachusetts, USA.
Disability: Bipolar disorder.

Details:
Cheryl’s boyfriend stabbed her to death in front of her five-year-old granddaughter, claiming that she had threatened the child because of her bipolar disorder. But the girl testified that Cheryl’s boyfriend was lying and that her mother had never tried to hurt her.

Case status:
Brandon Hoar (Boyfriend), convicted of voluntary manslaughter, sentenced to 10-11 years.

Source:
Hoar gets 10-11 years in 2015 Peabody homicide
Man convicted of voluntary manslaughter in stabbing death
Peabody man guilty of manslaughter in stabbing death
Peabody’s Brandon Hoar ordered held without bail in murder of Cheryl Young
Child to testify in murder trial
Brandon Hoar murder trial
Death investigation underway in Peabody
Cheryl A. (Coates) Young Obituary – Peabody, Massachusetts

Debra Mae Shelton

Name: Debra Mae Shelton.
Died: June 14, 2015.
Age at death: 61.
Cause of death: Complications of untreated abscess.
Location: Carleton, Michigan, USA.
Disability: Diabetes, chronic illness.

Details:
Debra Mae had been badly neglected when she was brought in to the hospital. She died from complications of high blood sugar and an untreated abscess that had caused infection to spread throughout her body.

Case status:
Robert G. Shelton (Husband), pleaded no contest to second-degree vulnerable adult abuse, sentenced to 5 years probation.

Source:
Offender Tracking Information System (OTIS) – Offender Profile
Carleton man pleads in wife’s death
Debra Shelton’s Obituary
Debra Shelton
Woman who weighed 550lbs had live MAGGOTS living on her skin
‘He did all he could’: Friend defends Carleton man in jail

Lorrie Rolen

Gravestone for Lorrie Ann Isom RollenName: Lorrie Ann Rolen.
Died: June 7, 2015.
Age at death: 53.
Cause of death: Head injury.
Location: Fittstown, Oklahoma, USA.
Disability: COPD; wheelchair user.

Details:
Lorrie’s death was declared a homicide, and her husband was charged with first-degree murder. The jury acquitted him because they decided that it could not be proved that her head injury had not come from a fall.

Case status:
Frinchey Dwain Rolen (Husband), charged with first-degree murder; acquitted; died May 9, 2021.

Source:
Husband on trial for Fittstown woman’s murder
Fittstown man arrested in connection with wife’s 2015 death
Oklahoma man arrested for wife’s murder two years after her death
Pontotoc County man arrested for wife’s murder
Authorities investigating woman’s death at home near Fittstown
Obituary for Frinchey Dewayne Rolen | Amy Stittsworth Funeral Service and Cremation Directors

Hiroko Ono

Photo of a plaque reading, "Hiroko Clare Ono, 8-8-1931 to 6-5-2015."Name: Hiroko Ono.
Died: June 5, 2015.
Age at death: 83.
Cause of death: Stabbed.
Location: Sacramento, California, USA.
Disability: Dementia.

Details:
Hiroko was allegedly stabbed to death by her husband.

Case status:
Masaharu Ono (Husband), charged with murder; released from jail into hospice care due to his bad health.

Source:
Documents: 92-year-old accused of killing wife near death in hospice care
Calif. man, 89, charged with murdering his wife: cops
Nonagenarian Accused of Killing Wife Said to Be Near Death

David Matwiju

Photo of a man with fair skin and shaggy brown hair and beard. His eyes are wide open, giving him a wild look.Name: David Lee Matwiju Sr.
Died: June 3, 2015.
Age at death: 64.
Cause of death: Starvation.
Location: Springfield Township, Ohio, USA.
Disability: Stroke, kidney disease, alcoholism.

Details:
David starved to death while in the care of his wife.

Mr. Matwiju was a US military veteran whose alcoholism began after his return from Vietnam.

Case status:
Dorothy Matwiju (Wife), convicted of failing to provide for a functionally impaired person, sentenced to 1 year probation.

Source:
Springfield Township wife sentenced for neglecting ailing husband, who later died
Springfield Township Police: Wife charged after husband found starved to death
Springfield Township woman’s lack of care contributed to husband’s death, police say

Abigail Cozad

Photo of Abigail Cozad. She is a young woman with fair skin and long straight brown hair; she has a pair of glasses pushed up on top of her head.Name: Abigail Cozad.
Died: June 1, 2015.
Age at death: 31.
Cause of death: Blunt force head and neck injury.
Location: Kusa, Colorado, USA.
Disability: TBI from car accident.

Details:
Abigail was beaten to death by her boyfriend.

Abigail loved pottery, photography, and painting, and wanted to be an interior designer or graphic designer.

Case status:
Emiliano Urioste (Boyfriend), convicted of first-degree murder and robbery, sentenced to life without parole.

Source:
Man gets life in prison for motel murder
Obituary for Abigail Ann Cozad at Kibbey-Fishburn Funeral Home & Crematory

Louis Spires

No PhotoName: Louis Spires.
Died: May 15, 2015.
Age at death: 68.
Cause of death: Smothered.
Location: Louth, England, UK.
Disability: Alcoholic, visually impaired, mobility impaired.

Details:
Louis’s partner smothered him by putting a pillow over his face and sitting on it.

Case status:
Lynn Stallard (Partner, caretaker), pleaded guilty to murder, sentenced to 12 years to life.

Source:
Pensioner who murdered her housebound and disabled partner by putting a pillow on his head and SITTING on it faces life in jail

Martin Duram

Photo of Martin Duram. He is a light-skinned man with dark hair and mustache, wearing a silver suit and tie.Name: Martin Duram.
Died: May 13, 2015.
Age at death: 46.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Sand Lake, Michigan, USA.
Disability: TBI.

Details:
Martin was found in his bed, shot five times, with his wife, who was barely alive and had a single gunshot wound, nearby. On a table was a suicide letter written by his wife.

After taking in Martin’s African gray parrot, Bud, Martin’s family heard the parrot mimicking the sounds of an intense argument, and then of Martin asking somebody not to shoot. With the parrot raising suspicion, an investigation was conducted and Martin’s wife was convicted of murder.

Case status:
Glenna Duram (Wife), convicted of murder, sentenced to life without parole.

Source:
Woman Gets Life Sentence For Murder Witnessed By Pet Parrot
Wife sentenced to life in husband’s murder
Winged murder witness: ‘Don’t f—ing shoot’
Parrot Witnessed Michigan Man’s Murder, Parents Believe
8 months after husband was fatally shot and wife injured, police still trying to solve puzzle
Death of Sand Lake area man investigated as homicide, wife remains hospitalized
Jury Convicts Woman of Husband’s Murder After Pet Parrot Recalls Voice Screaming ‘Don’t Shoot’
Parrot Witnesses Murder, Michigan Woman Convicted