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Linda McNeely

No Photo Name: Linda McNeely.
Died: March 14, 2012.
Age at death: 52.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Bothell, Washington, USA.
Disability: Brain cancer.

Details:
Linda’s husband shot her in the head, killing her.

Case status:
Donald McNeely (Husband), pleaded guilty to 2nd-degree murder, sentenced to 2 years.

Source:
Washington Man Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison For Killing Terminally Ill Wife
Washington Husband Killed Wife Who Had Brain Cancers
Bothell man gets 2 years for slaying terminally ill wife
Bothell man sentenced to 2 years for killing terminally ill wife

Masanori Honda

No Photo Name: Masanori Honda.
Died: March 9, 2012.
Age at death: 71.
Cause of death: Cyanide poisoning.
Location: Kaizuka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.
Disability: Diabetes.

Details:
Mr. Honda moved in with a woman he had met through a dating service. Shortly afterward, he suffered heart failure while riding his motorcycle and died. His death was initially ruled natural, as was that of Minoru Hioki, who had also been living with the same woman. However, when she made the mistake of killing a healthy man whose death could not be written off, an autopsy was done and cyanide poisoning was discovered in all three bodies.

Case Status:
Chisako Kakehi (Common-law Wife), convicted of three murders, sentenced to death.

Sources:
Wikipedia: Chisako Kakehi
The 74-year-old ‘Black Widow’ killer who murdered her lovers with cyanide
Alleged black widow gets second cyanide charge
‘Black Widow’ charged in Japan over death of husband No. 4

Daniel Pelka

Photo of a small boy in a red sweater; he has fair skin and blond hair and is smiling. Name: Daniel Pelka.
Died: March 3, 2012.
Age at death: 4.
Cause of death: Head injury.
Location: Coventry, West Midlands, England, UK.
Disability: None. Killer claimed he was autistic.

Details:
Daniel, who was not autistic, died from beatings and starvation by his mother and stepfather, who told a co-worker that Daniel was not worth beating because he was autistic and would not feel pain.

Case status:
Magadelena Luczak (Mother), sentenced to 30 years to life, died in prison.
Mariusz Krezolek (Stepfather); sentenced to 30 years to life, died in prison.

Source:
Autism Memorial: Daniel Pelka
Daniel Pelka’s brutal stepfather refused treatment before death in prison.
PELKA: WHAT THE JUDGE TOLD EVIL CHILDKILLERS
Mom & Boyfriend Jailed for Murdering 4-Year-Old: 5 Fast Facts You Need to know
Daniel Pelka: Professionals failed ‘invisible’ murdered boy, report says
Everyone to blame but no one punished: Teachers, doctors, the police and social workers escape justice after missing 27 chances to save tragic Daniel Pelka
Sibling of four-year-old boy ‘beaten to death by mother and her partner hoarded biscuits and nuts for him because he was left to starve’

Tina Hall

Photo of Tina Hall. She is an African-American woman with straight black hair and medium-brown skin. Name: Tina Green Hall.
Died: February 24, 2012.
Age at death: 47.
Cause of death: Multiple murder.
Location: Columbus, Georgia, USA.
Disability: A “chronic hip ailment”.

Details:
Tina and her six-year-old son Jeremy were murdered by her boyfriend. He tried to disguise it as a murder-suicide, telling police that she must have committed suicide because of financial difficulties from having to quit her job because of her disability. However, crime scene investigators gathered evidence that proved that Tina and her son had both been murdered by her boyfriend.

Case status:
Vince Harris (Boyfriend), convicted of murder, sentenced to life without parole.

Source:
Tina Louise Green Hall Obituary (2012)
Columbus man gets life for killing girlfriend and her son
Prosecutors: Alleged killer of mother and son angered by other women in his life
Prosecutors: Boyfriend used kitchen gloves while fatally shooting mother, 6-year-old son
Closing arguments begin in trial of man accused of murdering girlfriend, her son
Police say mother killed 6-year-old son, then self
Mother and 6-year-old son found dead in Columbus home
Man charged in mother-son deaths initially ruled murder-suicide

Jeshiah DeJesus

Photo: A small boy with olive-toned skin and stringy brown hair, smiling. Name: Jeshiah DeJesus.
Died: February 9, 2012.
Age at death: 9.
Cause of death: Stabbed.
Location: Deerfield Park, Florida, USA.
Disability: Autism.

Details:
Jeshiah was stabbed to death by his father after his father took their family hostage. After wounding his family and killing Jeshiah and 76-year-old Oliva DePlante, a bystander, his father committed suicide.

Case status:
William De Jesus (Father), deceased.
Deanna DeJesus (Mother), pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter, sentenced to 10 years in prison and 5 years probation.

Source:
Autism Memorial: Jeshiah DeJesus
Deanna De Jesus, Wife of Man Who Stabbed Sons, Gets 10-Year Sentence
Report: Broward County RV park killer kept sons despite molestation allegations
Boy describes father’s killing spree, mother’s inaction
‘Which one do you want me to do first?’ Psychotic father’s chilling question to his wife before he stabbed to death his older son, nine
More Weird Details Emerge in Deerfield Park RV Park Murder-Suicide

Thomas Hayden

Name: Thomas Hayden.
Died: January 18, 2012.
Age at death: 62.
Cause of death: Gunshot likely (Body not found).
Location: Dover Township, Pennsylvania, USA.
Disability: ALS.

Details:
Thomas disappeared and his wife tried to make it look like he was still alive. Years later, some of his blood and tissue was found, enough to make it clear that he was dead. His wife was arrested for murdering him.

Case status:
Virginia Hayden (Wife), pleaded no contest to third-degree murder and tampering with evidence; sentenced to 20 years in prison and 7 years probation.
Connie Pender (Virginia’s daughter), pleaded guilty to tampering with public records and conspiracy, sentenced to 4 years probation.

Source:
Killed, mutilated and hidden: Woman sentenced to prison in husband’s 2011 death
Woman accused of killing husband, still missing, appears in York County court
Scalp, hair found in bag in 2011 leads to homicide charges against 67-year-old woman
Mystery starts to unravel 5+ years after bloody bag of skin and hair found in York County
A human scalp found in a FoodSaver bag baffled police. Now, a grandmother has been charged with murder.

Gloria Martin

No Photo Name: Gloria Martin.
Died: January 7, 2012.
Age at death: 55.
Cause of death: Stabbed.
Location: Northport, Alabama, USA.
Disability: Blindness.

Details:
Gloria was stabbed to death by her nephew.

Case status:
Kevin Demar Stines (Nephew), murder and robbery, life without parole.

Source:
Alabama man escapes death penalty after pleading guilty to 2012 murder of aunt

Michael Elkins

Photo of Michael Elkins, a young man with brown hair and a short beard; he is wearing a black hoodie with the hood up. Name: Michael Elkins.
Died: January 4, 2012.
Age at death: 25.
Cause of death: Pneumonia, malnutrition, sepsis.
Location: Waynetown, Indiana, USA.
Disability: Spinal cord injury, quadriplegia.

Details:
Michael fell off his bike and broke his neck when he was 13 years old. When he was 21, his mother was arrested for neglecting his care and he spent a year away from her. But he was returned to her custody, and at age 25, he died of pneumonia, malnutrition, and blood poisoning from infected bedsores.

Michael watched cartoons with his small nieces and nephews. He liked to go camping.

Case status:
Tammy S. Elkins (Mother), pleaded guilty to neglect of a dependent resulting in death, sentenced to 6 years of house arrest.

Source:
Michael Elkins Obituary
Woman faces felony neglect charge
Elkins pleads guilty to neglect
Elkins sentenced in neglect case

Logan Sherwin

No Photo Name: Logan Sherwin.
Died: December 29, 2011.
Age at death: 2.
Cause of death: Brain injury.
Location: Crestview, Florida, USA.
Disability: Developmental disability.

Details:
Logan was beaten to death by his father and his father’s girlfriend.

Case status:
Grant Sherwin (Father), murder and child neglect, 20 years.
Nichole Allen (Father’s girlfriend), murder and child neglect, 65 years.

Source:
Custodial dad, gal pal charged in death of his 2-year-old son (Crestview, Florida)

Angela Andrews

Name: Angela Andrews.
Died: December 6, 2011.
Age at death: 40.
Cause of death: Head trauma.
Location: Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA.
Disability: Unspecified. “Disabled Army veteran”.

Details:
Angela was beaten to death by her boyfriend.

Case status:
Lorenzo Hull (Boyfriend), second-degree murder, sentenced to 33-35 years.

Source:
Hull gets identical sentence after appeal
Beating death conviction upheld, sentence tossed
Hull gets identical sentence after appeal
Warren County Man Charged In Girlfriend’s Death