Remembering the Disabled Murdered by Caregivers
Suspect convicted and sentenced.
Name: Alicia Chanta Moore.
Died: November 2, 2012.
Age at death: 16.
Cause of death: Homicide.
Location: Canton, Texas, USA.
Disability: “Special Needs”.
Details:
Alicia was raped and murdered by her great uncle.
Case status:
Michael Vincent Moore (Great uncle), convicted of murder, sentenced to life without parole.
Source:
Police say DNA links uncle to Greenville teen’s slaying
ANGELIZD’s Place – Child Abuse Pages – Alicia Chanta Moore
Name: Hilary Milner.
Died: November 1, 2012.
Age at death: 55
Cause of death: Chest trauma; injury to heart and lungs.
Location: Leeds, England, UK.
Disability: Dementia.
Details:
Hilary died shortly after being beaten by her husband.
Case status:
Trevor Milner (Husband); assault with bodily harm; 4-month suspended sentence.
Source:
Leeds dementia sufferer died hours after attack by husband
Obituary
Name: Herman Ritchey Jr.
Died: October 24, 2012.
Age at death: 70.
Cause of death: Starvation.
Location: Mio, Michigan, USA.
Disability: Alzheimer’s disease, cardiovascular disease.
Details:
Herman’s daughter and son-in-law took his social security payments while they left Herman locked in his bedroom and denied him the medication and care he needed. He eventually died from starvation.
Case status:
Rachel Bruce (Daughter), convicted of felony murder and vulnerable adult abuse and sentenced to life without parole.
Carl Bruce (Son-in-law), convicted of felony murder and vulnerable adult abuse and sentenced to life without parole.
Source:
Oscoda County woman charged alongside husband with murder in father’s death
Herman Ray Ritchey, Jr ( – 2012) – Find A Grave Memorial
Couple charged with murdering woman’s father through abuse and neglect
Mio couple sentenced to life in prison after murder conviction
Mio Michigan Couple Charged with Relatives Murder
Couple Arrested in Oscoda County for Elderly Father’s Death
Couple convicted of killing parent to face new trial after appeal
Name: Yolanda Reese-Brooks.
Died: October 22, 2012.
Age at death: 40.
Cause of death: Obesity and “unspecified injuries”.
Location: Warren, Michigan, USA.
Disability: Injuries from car accident; obesity.
Details:
In 2011, Yolanda had been in a car accident that crushed her pelvis and ruptured her bladder, and was thereafter unable to leave her bed.
Her husband did not keep her clean or care for her, and by the time he called the hospital for help, she was already dying.
Yolanda was the mother of four children, who were two to thirteen years old when she died.
Case status:
Michael Brooks (Husband), pleaded guilty to neglect, sentenced to 2 years probation.
Source:
Man pleads guilty to neglect in death of obese wife
Michigan man charged with abusing his bedridden 400-pound wife and letting her rot in squalor until she died
Michael Brooks, Husband Of Obese Woman Yolanda Reese-Brooks, Avoids Jail Time In Wife’s Death
Name: Robin Adams Jr.
Died: February 2012; body found October 12, 2012.
Age at death: 23.
Cause of death: Malnutrition.
Location: Hephzibah, Georgia, USA.
Disability: Cri du chat syndrome.
Details:
Instead of taking Robin to the doctor to help him stay fed and hydrated, Robin’s mother neglected him and Robin starved to death. His family failed to report his death and kept collecting his disability payments for several months.
Case status:
Angela Mercer (Mother), convicted of murder, sentenced to 30 years to life; released after 6 years.
Deaidra Motley (Sister), charged with concealing a death.
Source:
Coroner calls mummified body case ‘one of the worst ones that we’ve ever seen’
$100,000 bond set for woman accused in disabled son’s death
Augusta mother sentenced to life in prison for death of disabled son
Name: Deborah “Debbie” Ann Spain Crouch.
Died: September 15, 2012.
Age at death: 53.
Cause of death: Drowning.
Location: Big Bear Lake, California, USA.
Disability: Unspecified (Wheelchair user); chronic illness.
Details:
Deborah’s husband put her in the car, drove it into the lake, and left her there. Unable to escape the car, Deborah drowned. Her black lab, Onyx, was in the car and died with her. At autopsy it became clear that Deborah had also been beaten.
She was the mother of two sons.
Case status:
Ronald Hitchcock (Husband), convicted of second-degree murder and animal cruelty, sentenced to 15 years to life.
Source:
Big Bear Man Sentenced for Drowning His Disabled Wife and Their Dog
Man sentenced for driving dog, disabled wife into lake
Obituary: Deborah Crouch
Local Woman Identified in Swim Beach Incident
Man Convicted of Second-Degree Murder for Driving Wife, Dog Into Big Bear Lake
Man Arrested After His Girlfriend, Her Dog Found Dead Inside Submerged Vehicle news/local/Murder-Animal-Cruelty-Man-Drives-Dog-Woman-Into-Lake-San-Bernardino-Big-Bear-472147413.html”>Man Convicted After Leaving Wife, Dog to Die in Car in Lake
Name: Patricia Kohler.
Died: September 11, 2012.
Age at death: 72.
Cause of death: Starvation.
Location: West Palm Beach, Florida, USA.
Disability: Alzheimer’s disease, depression.
Details:
Patricia’s daughter and granddaughter allegedly locked her in her room and refused to feed her. Patricia died of starvation.
Case status:
Jessica Rampersad-Singh, aka Cummings (Granddaughter), pleaded guilty to manslaughter by culpable negligence, aggravated abuse of the elderly, and fraud; sentenced to 18 years.
Diane Robinson (Daughter), pleaded guilty to manslaughter by culpable negligence, sentenced to 10 years probation.
Source:
After daughter flips, granddaughter expected to plead guilty to woman’s starving death
Mom, daughter accused of starving grandmother, 72, to death
Diane Robinson, Jessica Rampersadsingh: Charged with the 2012 death of Patricia Kohler
Elderly woman starves to death; daughter, granddaughter charged
Name: Ayanda Mnisi.
Died: August 16, 2012.
Age at death: 7.
Cause of death: Strangulation.
Location: KaMhlushwa, South Africa.
Disability: Epilepsy.
Details:
Ayanda’s father raped and strangled her to death.
Case status:
Sunnyboy Phakimpi Mnisi (Father), sentenced to 15 years for murder and 3 years each for two counts of rape.
Source:
Mpumalanga man jailed for raping, murdering daughter
Father admits to killing epileptic daughter, but denies raping her
Name: Gabriel Philby-Zetzsche.
Died: July 26, 2012.
Age at death: 22.
Cause of death: Traumatic injury.
Location: Westerlo, New York, USA.
Disability: Cerebral palsy.
Details:
Gabriel’s mother stabbed and bludgeoned him to death.
Case status:
Tracey Zetzsche (Mother), pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter, sentenced to 20 years.
Source:
Episode 13: Gabriel Philby-Zetsche
Amnesia figures in manslaughter plea for Westerlo woman
Declaring her love, mother given 20 years for killing son
Name: Stephanie Torres.
Died: July 16, 2012.
Age at death: 2.
Cause of death: Dehydration/malnutrition.
Location: Turlock, Stanislaus County, California, USA.
Disability: Cerebral palsy.
Details:
Stephanie’s mother left her alone in a room for nearly three days. When she returned, Stephanie was dead.
Case status:
Brandy Lee Rose Devine (Mother), convicted of second-degree murder, sentenced to 15 years to life.
Source:
Brandy Lee Rose DEVINE
Parole denied for Turlock mother in prison for death of toddler