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Kaylina Anderson

Name: Kaylina L. Anderson.
Died: March 10, 2018.
Age at death: 18.
Cause of death: Neglect.
Location: Mesa Verde, California, USA.
Disability: Autism.

Details:
Kaylina’s mother and stepfather abused and starved her to death. She had been kept locked in a filthy room, and when she died she weighed only 45 pounds.

Case status:
Jill Williams (Mother), pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, sentenced to 15 years to life.
Steven Williams (Stepfather), pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, sentenced to 15 years to life.

Source:
Couple Murdered Wife’s Mentally Disabled Teen Daughter: 15-to-Life
Mesa Verde Couple Plead Not Guilty in Disabled Daughter’s Death
Autism Memorial: Kaylina Anderson
Justice For Kaylina Anderson
Mother, stepdad reportedly kept autistic, malnourished 18-yr-old daughter confined to a feces-filled room before she died
Mother, stepfather on trial after ‘severely autistic’ girl found dead
Parents accused of keeping malnourished autistic girl locked in feces-filled room
‘Severely autistic’ woman weighed 45 pounds, body found locked in feces-filled room, prosecutor says
Autistic woman weighed just 45 pounds when body found locked in feces-filled room near Blythe, prosecutor says
Young woman with ‘severe autism’ weighed ‘3st when body was found in room’
‘Severely Autistic’ Teen Weighed Just 45 Pounds When She Was Found Dead In Feces-Filled Room, Prosecutors Say
Autism Memorial: Kaylina Anderson

Leo McWilliams

Name: Norman “Leo” McWilliams.
Died: March 8, 2018.
Age at death: 84.
Cause of death: Throat cut.
Location: Buckhannon, West Virginia, USA.
Disability: Alzheimer’s disease.

Details:
Leo’s son cut his throat, killing him.

Leo was a retired machine shop teacher who bred Old English Bulldogs.

Case status:
Timothy McWilliams (Son), pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter, sentenced to 15 years.

Source:
McWilliams sentenced to 15 years in plea agreement
Decades after previous killing, Upshur man faces new murder charge
Norman ‘Leo’ (Mac) McWilliams
Timothy McWilliams
Buckhannon man pleads guilty to killing father
Man accused of murdering his father pleads to voluntary manslaughter

Austin Steele

Portrait photo of Austin Steele, a young man with brown hair and fair skin, wearing a black suit and tie. Name: Austin Steele.
Died: March 1, 2018.
Age at death: 18.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Lancaster, South Carolina, USA.
Disability: Autism.

Details:
After his grandfather died, Austin moved in with a caretaker. At 18, he moved out, though he would often call his caretaker–sometimes in the middle of the night–to ask for a hug.

Austin was an independent young man. He would take weeks-long trips to the beach on his moped. He was enrolled in GED classes, and he wanted to join the military and become an engineer.

Two months after he allowed a man and his wife to move into his mobile home with him, his body was found. Austin may have been killed because he had become involved romantically with one or both of the couple; or the 30-year-old man, who was a registered sex offender, may have been abusing him.

The man had shot him, left him to die overnight, and with the help of his wife, dismembered, burned, and dumped his body.

Case status:
Christopher Allen Holford (Housemate), pleaded guilty to murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime, sentenced to 50-60 years.
Brandy Nicole Faye Duncan (Housemate), convicted of accessory after the fact to murder, sentenced to 2-12 years.

Source:
Autistic SC teen who was burned, dismembered ‘knew he was loved’
LANCASTER HOMICIDE: Family seeks justice for teen’s death in Lancaster County
Lancaster autistic teen, killed in ‘haunting’ case, remembered as ‘kind, caring’
‘One of the worst cases’: Body of Lancaster man, 18, burned and dismembered; 2 charged
New details in Austin Steele murder
SC newlyweds charged in connection with murder, dismembering teen’s body
Human remains found as Lancaster Co. deputies investigate homicide
Couple Charged After An 18-Year-Old’s Dismembered Remains Were Found On Lancaster Property
Autism Memorial: Austin Steele

Kenny Khan

No Photo Name: Koong Boon “Kenny” Khan.
Died: February 22, 2018.
Age at death: 78.
Cause of death: Pneumonia, sepsis.
Location: Liverpool, England, UK.
Disability: Lewy Body Dementia, osteoarthritis, emphysema and liver disease.

Details:
Kenny lived in a filthy house, starving and neglected by his wife, until he died of bronchopneumonia secondary to sepsis from infected pressure sores.

Case status:
Lorraine Khan (Wife), pleaded guilty to willful neglect, sentenced to 16 months suspended for 18 months and 20 days of rehabilitation activities.

Source:
Inside disgusting rat-infested flat where wife let husband rot to death
Dementia sufferer found dead with rotting flesh after wife’s neglect

Cynthia Brunner

No Photo Name: Cynthia Braverman Brunner.
Died: February 19, 2018.
Age at death: 74.
Cause of death: Diabetic ketoacidosis, heart disease.
Location: Cary, North Carolina, USA.
Disability: Diabetes, chronic illness; required caregiver.

Details:
Cynthia’s son called 911, and medics arrived to find her dead on the floor where she had fallen and lain for more than a day. Her son had allegedly seen her fall down the stairs, but refused to call for help because he “wanted her to die”.

Case status:
Eric Paul Brunner (Son), charged with second-degree murder and elder abuse; convicted of domestic neglect of a disabled or elderly person, released on a 1 year, 11 month suspended sentence.

Source:
Wake County woman died after a fall. Did her autistic son commit murder by neglect?
Son charged with murder and abuse of his mother is being held in protective custody
This Man Allegedly Left His Mother to Die Because He Wanted $30,000 From Her Bank Account
Son knew his injured mom would likely die while he ignored her, Wake deputies say
Man accused of letting mom die withheld medicine, sheriff’s investigator says
Cary man left mom to die after falling down stairs, warrants say
Man Allegedly Walked Over Dying Mother to Gain Inheritance

Belladonna Loke

Name: Belladonna Loke.
Died: February 17, 2018.
Age at death: 10.
Cause of death: Malnutrition.
Location: Colesville, New York, USA.
Disability: Cerebral palsy.

Details:
Belladonna’s mother starved her to death.

Belladonna had a two-year-old sister and a nine-year-old brother, who were taken into foster care when she died.

Case status:
Serina Madden (Mother), pleaded guilty to manslaughter, sentenced to 14-15 years in prison and 5 years parole.

Source:
Madden Sentenced for Death of Special-Needs Daughter
Mom of 10-year-old girl who starved to death sentenced in Broome County
Mum arrested for letting her two young kids sleep and play in room with her dead disabled daughter, 10, for two days after she died
Broome Woman Admits Responsibility in Young Daughter’s Death
Mother charged in 10-year-old daughter’s death appears in Broome County Court
Mom Accused in Daughter’s Death in Colesville Appears in Court
Broome County mom accused of starving 10-year-old daughter faces murder trial

Jada Wright

Name: Jada Wright.
Died: February 15, 2018.
Age at death: 14.
Cause of death: Head trauma.
Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
Disability: Cerebral palsy.

Details:
After Jada’s parents died, she stayed with an aunt until her aunt’s medical problems kept her from caring for Jada. After that, she moved in with her legal guardian, and her legal guardian’s son became her caregiver.

Jada was beaten to death by her caregiver. She died days after her 14th birthday.

Case status:
Christopher Ward (Caregiver; son of her legal guardian), pleaded guilty to child neglect resulting in death, sentenced to 9 years in prison.

Source:
‘She could light up a room:’ Girl, 14, found beaten to death on Milwaukee’s north side
‘Why?’ Aunt of girl with cerebral palsy, beaten to death days after her birthday, is heartbroken
Caretaker charged in death of disabled girl in Milwaukee | Reading Eagle – AP
Caretaker charged in blunt force trauma death of 14-year-old Milwaukee girl with cerebral palsy
Christopher Ward charged in death of 14-year-old girl; ‘admitted to becoming frustrated,’ striking her
Man charged in beating death of 14-year-old girl
Man charged in death of Milwaukee girl with cerebral palsy gets 9 years in prison

Akie Imai

No Photo Name: Akie Imai.
Died: February 7, 2018.
Age at death: 78.
Cause of death: Strangulation.
Location: Ashikaga, Tochigi, Japan.
Disability: Stroke, causing hemiparesis and speech impediment.

Details:
Police found Akie dead in her apartment. They also found a letter addressed to police from Akie’s husband, which said that he had killed his wife.

Case status:
Tokuji Imai (Husband), sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison.

Source:
85-year-old man who strangled sick wife to ‘put her out of her misery’ gets 2 1/2 years in prison
Tochigi: Man, 85, admits to strangling bedridden wife to death
85-year-old husband says he strangled sick wife to ‘put her out of her misery’

Levi Illingayuk

Photo of Levi Illingayuk, an Inuit man with his head propped on his hand, speaking to someone off-camera. Name: Levi Illingayuk.
Died: February 3, 2018.
Age at death: 66.
Cause of death: Homicide.
Location: Clyde River, Nunavut, Canada.
Disability: COPD.

Details:
Levi’s son smashed in his father’s ribs during a drunken fight. Levi was taken to the hospital but died soon afterward because he could not get enough oxygen.

Levi was Inuit and testified for the Qikiqtani Truth Commission about an incident that happened when he was a child. When he was about 12, some of his family died when their camp fell through the ice into the water. While he and others evacuated from the camp were gone, authorities shot their dogs and bulldozed the camp before the survivors had time to go back and collect their belongings.

Case status:
Christopher Jaypoody (Son), convicted of manslaughter, sentenced to 4 years in prison minus credit for time served; will serve 698 days in jail.

Source:
Nunavut man jailed for vodka-fuelled attack that hastened father’s death
Levi Illingayuk

Jeanette Brown

Name: Jeanette Brown.
Died: January 22, 2018.
Age at death: 74.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Halifax, Virginia, USA.
Disability: Bipolar disorder.

Details:
Jeanette was shot by her husband. He claimed that he had “felt sorry for her” because of her bipolar disorder and that it had been a “mercy killing”.

Jeanette and her sisters used to sing at nursing homes. She had bought seeds for a garden she was planning to plant that year.

Case status:
John Frederick Brown (Husband), convicted of murder, sentenced to life.

Source:
Brown gets life for wife’s murder | South Boston Virginia News | TheNewsRecord.com
Murder charge certified; suspect says ‘I’m glad she’s out of her misery’ during recorded interview aired at hearing
Court hears evidence in alleged mercy killing
Jeanette King Brown
Brown faces first degree murder charge in wife’s death