Remembering the Disabled Murdered by Caregivers
Name: Georgianne Woolum.
Died: December 3, 2014.
Age at death: 90.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Keller, Texas, USA.
Disability: Stroke, congestive heart failure, colectomy.
Details:
Georgianne’s husband shot her in a murder-suicide.
Case status:
Joe Woolum (Husband), deceased.
Name: Samauri J. Page.
Died: November 30, 2014.
Age at death: 14.
Cause of death: Diabetic ketoacidosis.
Location: Columbus, Ohio, USA.
Disability: Juvenile diabetes, autism.
Details:
Samauri died of diabetic ketoacidosis because he had been either not given enough to eat, or not given his insulin.
His favorite sport was wrestling.
Case status:
Bakari J. Page (Father), under investigation.
Source:
Samauri J. Page
Autism Memorial: Samauri Page
Diabetic teen dies despite multiple warnings to Children Services
Name: Brielle Eternity Gage.
Died: November 25, 2014.
Age at death: 3.
Cause of death: Blunt force injury.
Location: Nashua, New Hampshire, USA.
Disability: Torticollis (weak neck muscles); periventricular leukomalacia; perceived as intellectually disabled by her mother.
Details:
Brielle died of head trauma with more than 50 separate injuries on her body. She had been beaten to death by her mother who, on at least one occasion, complained to the police about her daughter’s “special needs”.
Only months before, Brielle’s mother and her boyfriend had been arrested for child abuse, but Brielle stayed in her mother’s custody anyway.
Case status:
Katlyn Marin (Mother), convicted of second-degree murder, sentenced to 45 years to life.
Source:
NH Mother Sentenced To 45 Years For Killing 3-Year-Old Daughter
3-year-old Brielle Gage sustained 50 injuries prior to death
Marin told police she wanted to hold her baby after learning of daughter’s death
Legal team casts doubt on key witness in Brielle Gage murder case
Nashua mom claims falls killed tot
3-Year-Old Murdered After State Returns Her To Abusive Home
Murdered child, Brielle Gage, may have been victim of battered child syndrome
Brielle Gage Memorial Foundation
This Woman Is Charged With Second-Degree Murder For Beating Her Three-Year-Old Daughter To Death. She Was Arrested Just Six Months Earlier For Abusing Two Of Her Other Children.
Justice for Brielle Eternity
Name: Camaron Larson.
Died: November 24, 2014.
Age at death: 11.
Cause of death: Natural causes, aggravated by neglect.
Location: Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, USA.
Disability: Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease; Leukoencephalopathy.
Details:
Camaron was not given his medication, and his parents often left him alone for days at a time with just his brother, only a year older than him, to care for him. He had to live in a filthy house without utilities.
His brother, who was thirteen when Camaron died, survived their ordeal and testified at their parents’ trial.
Case status:
Robert McKay (Father), convicted of child neglect, sentenced to life plus 27 years.
Sarah McKay (Mother), convicted of child neglect, sentenced to life plus 27 years.
Source:
Jury Recommends Life For Tulsa Couple Convicted In Death Of Son
Tulsa child death report shows history of calls to authorities
Review of the Death of Camaron Larson
Camaron Larson Obituary
Name: Daryne Gailey.
Age at death: 29.
Disability: Epilepsy, intellectual disability.
Name: Charley Hendrick.
Age at death: 7 months.
Disability: None; she was the child of a disabled parent.
Died: November 23, 2014.
Cause of death: Homicidal violence.
Location: Oxford, Michigan, USA.
Details:
Daryne and his seven month old daughter, Charley, were killed by his mother. She slashed Daryne’s throat and then beat Charley to death. She believed Daryne and Charley would be “better off dead”.
Case status:
Sylvia Majewska; convicted of second-degree murder, sentenced to 25-50 years.
Source:
Records show darker side to grandma accused of murder
Offender Tracking Information System (OTIS) – Offender Profile
Name: Agnes Caviston.
Died: November 15, 2014.
Age at death: 92.
Cause of death: Blunt trauma.
Location: Augusta, Georgia, USA.
Disability: Dementia, bedbound.
Details:
Agnes’s son bludgeoned her head with an IV stand, killing her. He then set the house on fire.
Case status:
Robert Caviston (Son), convicted of murder and arson, sentenced to life without parole.
Source:
Augusta man describes for jury how his mother’s brutal demise was really an accident
Augusta man who beat elderly mother to death sentenced to life in prison without parole
Medical examiner describes condition of elderly woman’s body at son’s murder trial
Name: Maria Fuentes.
Died: November 14, 2014.
Age at death: Adult.
Cause of death: Internal injuries.
Location: Houston, Texas, USA.
Disability: “Physically and mentally disabled”.
Details:
Maria was airlifted to the hospital with serious injuries, including broken bones and bruises in multiple stages of healing. Her sole caregiver was arrested on suspicion of having beaten her to death.
Case status:
Patrici Devonne Reader (Caregiver), convicted of murder, sentenced to 45 years.
Source:
Autopsy reveals disabled patient suffered ‘painful’ death at hands of caregiver
Patrici Devonne Reader | Christina Melton Crain Unit Prison | Texas Inmates & Offenders
Name: Jenhyla Simms.
Died: November 14, 2014.
Age at death: 6.
Cause of death: Drowning.
Location: Saginaw, Michigan, USA.
Disability: Developmental disability.
Details:
Jenhyla’s mother left her alone in the bathtub, where she drowned.
Case status:
Destiny T. Oglesby (Mother), pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter, sentenced to 1 year in jail.
Source:
Saginaw woman gets 1 year in jail for drowning of 6-year-old daughter
Name Unknown.
Died: November 10, 2014.
Age at death: 21.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Udon Thaini, Muang district, Thailand.
Disability: Autism.
Details:
This 21-year-old man lived with his parents and ten-year-old sister. His father came in from his rice field, had dinner, and then, at 2 o’clock at night, shot his son and then killed himself. The young man’s grandfather-in-law found them the next morning.
Case status:
His father, deceased.
Source:
Autism Memorial: 21-year-old male, Name unknown
Father shoots son dead in suspected murder suicide
Music teacher kills autistic son, self
Name: Tyrael Emory Alexander McFall.
Died: November 8, 2014.
Age at death: 2.
Cause of death: Codeine poisoning.
Location: Austell, Georgia, USA.
Disability: TBI from previous abuse; blind.
Details:
Tyrael was disabled because his birth father beat him. After his birth father was imprisoned, his mother remarried.
His mother and stepfather poisoned him with an overdose of codeine through his feeding tube. They also used his social security number to sign up for credit cards, and cashed in on the little boy’s life insurance policy, which they had bought without telling the company about his disability.
Case status:
Erica White (Mother), convicted of murder and fraud, sentenced to life plus 83 years.
Michael Schullerman (Stepfather), charged with murder; pleaded guilty to fraud, sentenced to 30 years.
Source:
Cobb mom charged with murder in 2-year-old’s overdose death
New details emerge in poisoning death of 2-year-old disabled Cobb boy
MCFALL, Tyrael Emory Alexander
Gruesome details emerge after couple poisons disabled toddler boy to death, then opens credit cards in his name: DA
New details emerge in poisoning death of 2-year-old disabled Cobb boy
Cobb mom charged with murder in 2-year-old’s overdose death
Trial begins for Acworth mother accused of killing toddler son
Murder trial starts for Cobb mom who allegedly poisoned 2-year-old son
Parents Allegedly Poisoned Disabled Boy To Death, Took Out Credit Cards In Son’s Name
Cobb mom who allegedly killed disabled 2-year-old son will not testify
Both sides argue case of Cobb mom who allegedly killed disabled son
Jury deliberating fate of mom accused in toddler’s codeine death
This mom stole her 2-year-old son’s identity — after poisoning him, prosecutors say
Jury deliberates to decide fate of ‘poisoning for profit’ mom, accused of putting codeine in disabled toddler’s feeding tube
‘Poisoning for profit’ mom found guilty of killing disabled toddler, taking credit cards out in his name
Georgia Mom Found Guilty Of Killing 2-Year-Old Disabled Son
Austell mother convicted of killing her 2-year-old disabled child
Mother Found Guilty of Killing Disabled 2-Year-old Son, Using His Identity to Get Credit Cards
Cobb mom found guilty of murdering her 2-year-old disabled son
Mother accused of killing son, using his identity for credit cards found guilty
Cobb mom gets max sentence for fatally poisoning her disabled son
Mother Who Poisoned Disabled Son Gets Life Sentence
‘Codeine killer’ mom gets life in prison for poisoning blind disabled toddler boy, then maxing out credit cards in his name
Cobb mom gets max sentence for fatally poisoning her disabled son