Relationship: Partner – Page 7 – Disability Day of Mourning

Robin Grogan

No Photo Name: Robin Grogan.
Died: January 17, 2022.
Age at death: 58.
Cause of death: Malnutrition, neglect, pneumonia.
Location: Cocoa, Florida, USA.
Disability: Unspecified; epilepsy.

Details:
When police were called to Robin’s home for a welfare check, they found her in poor condition, lying on the floor of her filthy home. She was taken to the hospital, but died after twelve days because of severe bedsores, infection, and malnutrition.

Case Status:
Robert Bradford (Boyfriend), charged with manslaughter of an elderly or disabled person.

Sources:
Cocoa man accused of causing partner’s death by neglect charged with manslaughter
Cocoa man charged with manslaughter for 2022 death of disabled wife under his care
Cocoa husband charged in death of ailing wife found in ‘dirty’ home, police say

Natalie Ryan-Fraser

Name: Natalie Ryan-Fraser.
Died: December 30, 2021.
Age at death: 55.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Caledonia, Mississippi, USA.
Disability: Unspecified; wheelchair user.

Details:
Natalie’s husband fatally shot her.

Natalie was a senior instructor in English and Modern Languages at Angelo State University.

Case Status:
Wayne Fraser (Husband), found guilty of culpable negligent manslaughter, sentenced to 20 years.

Sources:
Scots killer who shot dead wheelchair-bound wife ‘appeals conviction’ in US
Exclusive: US court begins murder trial of Mintlaw man accused of shooting disabled wife dead
Scot goes on trial accused of murdering wheelchair bound wife in US
Wayne Fraser trial: Scottish man accused of murdering wife in the US
Bryan Rutherford: We’ll have no women left if men keep getting away with murder
Brother of disabled uni prof killed by ex-pat Scot reveals his anguish
Scot who moved to US for new life ‘murders disabled wife in horror shooting’
Scot ‘shoots wife dead’ in Mississippi after moving to US to start new life
Scots man accused of shooting wife dead in USA faces life in Mississippi jail

Janice Hunter

Name: Janice Hunter.
Died: December 18, 2021.
Age at death: 75.
Cause of death: Suffocation.
Location: Paphos, Cyprus.
Disability: Leukemia.

Details:
Janice’s husband allegedly suffocated her. He claimed he had been assisting suicide, but as there was no evidence that Janet had wanted to die other than his assertion that she did, the court rejected that charge and charged him with murder, though he was convicted only of manslaughter after the court could not prove premeditation.

Case Status:
David Hunter (Husband), convicted of manslaughter, sentenced to 2 years and released on time served.

Sources:
British man convicted of killing his ailing wife “out of love” is freed from prison in Cyprus
Expat whose wife ‘begged him’ to kill her found guilty of manslaughter in Cyprus
Birthday cards sent to Northumberland miner facing murder trial in Cyprus
Friend of man accused of killing terminally ill wife visits him in Cyprus prison
Former Northumberland miner denies murdering wife in Cyprus
Janice Hunter case: Cyprus murder-accused ‘was devoted husband’
Retired coal miner accused of killing wife is not a murderer, says ex-cellmate

Rocky Linzalone

Name: Rocky Linzalone.
Died: December 13, 2021.
Age at death: 74.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Middletown, New Jersey, USA.
Disability: Stroke.

Details:
Rocky’s wife allegedly shot him in the head, killing him. Family told investigators that she had become resentful because she had to care for him after he had several strokes.

Case Status:
Michele Linzalone (Wife), charged with first-degree murder and unlawful weapon possession.

Sources:
N.J. Woman Who Allegedly Brushed Her Teeth After ‘Accidentally’ Shooting Sleeping Husband in the Head Now Faces Murder Indictment
N.J. woman searched internet for info on shootings before killing husband, cops say
Middletown Woman Accused Of Killing Husband Denied Bail
Rocky V. Linzalone, age 74
Michele Linzalone accused in the murder of Rocky Linzalone

Yoshihito and Yoshio Ohashi

No Photo Name: Yoshihito Ohashi.
Age at death: 32.
Disability: Unspecified; bedridden.

Name: Yoshio Ohashi.
Age at death: 65.
Disability: Stroke.

Died: November 17, 2021.
Cause of death: Fire.
Location: Asahi, Chiba, Japan.

Details:
Yoshihito and Yoshio, father and son, died in a house fire. Police arrested their wife and mother, who they say confessed to setting the fire because she was tired of caring for them.

Case Status:
Toshiko Ohashi (Wife/Mother), arrested on suspicion of murder.

Sources:
Woman arrested over arson-murders of bedridden husband, son
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Yatalak hasta oğlunu ve eşini öldürmek için evini yaktı
Idosa presa pelo incêndio criminoso e homicídio do marido e filho
Woman held over murders of husband, son to undergo psychiatric evaluation

Dawn Walker

Photo of a woman with light skin and long, dark-brown hair, wearing a pink blouse; she is sitting at a table at a sidewalk cafe. Name: Dawn Walker.
Died: October 31, 2021.
Age at death: 52.
Cause of death: Asphyxia, head injury.
Location: Brighouse, West Yorkshire, England, UK.
Disability: Bipolar disorder.

Details:
Dawn was newly married when she told her husband that she had bipolar disorder, and that she wanted a divorce. He strangled her to death.

Case Status:
Thomas Nutt (Husband), convicted of murder, sentenced to at least 21 years.

Sources:
Thomas Nutt, who murdered wife on wedding night and put body in suitcase jailed for at least 21 years
Husband admits killing new bride ‘after she asked him for a divorce’
Man accused of murdering his new bride, stuffing her body in a suitcase and dumping it in a field

Summer Tatum

Name: Summer Knight Tatum.
Died: October 18, 2021.
Age at death: 26.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Prattville, Alabama, USA.
Disability: Cerebral palsy.

Details:
Summer’s husband shot her twice in the head. Prosecutors say he was angry because she had discovered he was having an affair. Rushed to the hospital in critical condition, Summer–who was five months pregnant–died soon afterwards. Her baby, a boy named Everett, was delivered dangerously premature and lived only a few hours.

Case Status:
Hunter James Tatum (Husband), pleaded guilty to murder, sentenced to 198 years.

Sources:
Man Will Serve Nearly 200 Years in Prison After Guilty Plea in Shooting Death of Wife and Unborn Son
Alabama Man Indicted In Fatal Shooting Of Disabled Wife, Unborn Child Over Video Game Console
Prosecutor says text affair led to days of fighting, shooting deaths of pregnant woman, unborn son
Prosecutor: Man shot pregnant wife twice in head after she discovered affair

Gabby Petito

Name: Gabrielle “Gabby” Petito.
Died: September 19, 2021 (Body found).
Age at death: 22.
Cause of death: Strangled.
Location: Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, USA.
Disability: Potentially had a mental health condition, such as OCD or anxiety.

Details:
Gabby was a travel blogger who was on a trip with her boyfriend when she went missing.

Shortly before her disappearance on August 12th, police received a call from someone who said they saw Gabby’s boyfriend hitting her. When police stopped their van, Gabby’s boyfriend told them that they had been arguing about Gabby’s cleaning the van too thoroughly. Gabby was distressed at the time. Rather than a domestic violence incident, police interpreted the incident as a “mental health break.” According to the police report, both Gabby and her boyfriend said that she had “severe anxiety.” Whether or not she did have anxiety, the police dismissed concerns over domestic abuse because of their perception of her having a disability.

The next day, Gabby and her boyfriend continued their road trip. She was last seen alive August 24th.

Gabby’s body was found in Grand Teton National Park. She had been strangled, and her death was declared a homicide.

Case Status:
Brian Laundrie (Fiance), person of interest, police issued a warrant for using Gabby’s credit cards after she died. Body found during the police search; death ruled suicide.

Sources:
Top medical examiners lash Brian Laundrie claim that his murder of Gabby Petito was a mercy killing
FBI Denver Provides Final Investigative Update on Gabrielle Petito Case
Brian Laundrie: US blogger Gabby Petito’s fiancé ‘died by suicide’ – family lawyer
Gabby Petito died by strangulation ‘three to four weeks’ before body was found, Wyoming coroner says
Race, Disability and Coercive Control: One More Look at the Gabby Petito Case – Ms. Magazine
New Dispatch Audio Reveals Cops In Utah Were Told Brian Laundrie Hit Gabby Petito
Body Found in Gabby Petito Investigation
Authorities Have Issued a Warrant for Brian Laundrie’s Arrest
Mourners pay respects to Gabby Petito at New York funeral home
Gabby Petito case: Timeline of travel blogger’s disappearance

78-year-old woman

No Photo Name Unknown.
Died: September 15, 2021.
Age at death: 78.
Cause of death: Unspecified homicide.
Location: Seoul, South Korea.
Disability: Alzheimer’s disease.

Details:
This 78-year-old was killed in a homicide-suicide by her husband, who left a note that said, “I am taking her with me.”

Case Status:
Her husband, deceased.

Source:
Murder-suicide attributed to Alzheimer’s fatigue

Bernice Durbin

No Photo Name: Bernice Durbin.
Died: September 11, 2021.
Age at death: 89.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Rochester, New York, USA.
Disability: Nursing home resident; frail elder.

Details:
Bernice had recently moved into a nursing home because of her health. According to police, her partner came to visit and shot her dead, then killed himself.

Case Status:
Albert Greer (Partner), deceased.

Source:
Elderly couple who died in suspected murder-suicide at Rochester nursing home are identified
83-Year-Old Man Kills 89-Year-Old Woman and ‘Lifelong Partner’ Due to Grief Over Her Illness Before Killing Himself: Police