Remembering the Disabled Murdered by Caregivers
Suspect has died; no trial necessary.
Name: Yoko Kubota.
Died: January 4, 2017.
Age at death: 37.
Cause of death: Asphyxia.
Location: Tachikawa, Tokyo, Japan.
Disability: Mental disability.
Details:
Yoko’s father strangled her before committing suicide.
Case status:
Akira Kubota (Father), deceased.
Source:
Man, mentally disabled daughter found dead in murder-suicide
Name: Kathryn Breen.
Died: December 23, 2016.
Age at death: 74.
Cause of death: Burns.
Location: Beaverton, Oregon, USA.
Disability: Unspecified; elder disabled.
Details:
Kathryn Breen suffered burn injuries in a fire set in her bedroom by her caretaker. She was taken to the hospital with third-degree burns over 25% of her body and died a month later.
Case status:
Celia Schwab (Live-in caretaker), charged with murder, arson, and assault, died of natural causes before conviction.
Maria Meisner (Neighbor), pleaded guilty to murder, sentenced to 25 years to life.
Source:
Caretaker accused of setting elderly woman on fire found unfit to stand trial for now
Beaverton woman gets life in prison for setting elderly neighbor on fire, killing her
Name: Phyllis Baccus Mansfield.
Died: December 14, 2016.
Age at death: 72.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Elizabeth City, North Carolina, USA.
Disability: Dementia.
Details:
Phyllis’s husband killed her by shooting her in the head and chest. He told police he had done it because he didn’t want to put her in a nursing home. A grand jury refused to indict him for first-degree murder, but some time later another agreed to indict for second-degree murder instead.
Case status:
Samuel Frank Mansfield (Husband); charged with second-degree murder; pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter. Died before sentencing on December 17, 2019.
Source:
Mansfield released after grand jury fails to indict on murder charge
Phyllis Mansfield
Grand jury decides not to indict NC man in wife’s shooting death
Mansfield indicted in wife’s death
Elderly man pleads guilty to shooting wife of 53 years
74-year-old NC man guilty of killing wife to prevent life as ‘caged animal’ in nursing home
Name: Sue Kelley Liner.
Died: November 13, 2016.
Age at death: 84.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Cleveland, Tennessee, USA.
Disability: Chronic illness.
Details:
Sue was shot by her husband in a murder-suicide.
She had a son and two grandchildren.
Case status:
Max Liner (Husband), deceased.
Source:
Cleveland police: Fatal shooting of elderly couple appears to be murder-suicide
CPD suspects murder-suicide in couple’s death
Incident 11-13-2016 Tennessee Cleveland 1-1
Liner, Max (Cleveland)
In Memory of Sue Kelley Liner
Sue Liner Obituary
Name: Rebecka Jeanann Pearce.
Died: November 11, 2016.
Age at death: 30.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina, USA.
Disability: Bipolar disorder, anxiety.
Details:
Rebecka and her husband were in the process of getting a divorce, and Rebecka was staying at her parents’ house. Her husband, a sheriff’s deputy, had filed a protective order against her, claiming that her bipolar disorder made her dangerous to her children.
Rebecka’s ex-husband broke into her parents’ home and shot her, then killed himself. Her two young daughters were in the house at the time; they are unhurt, and are now staying with family.
Rebecka was a hairstylist.
Case status:
Jeremy Pearce (Ex-husband), deceased.
Source:
Rebecka J. Pearce, age 30
Marital discord preceded apparent murder-suicide of Granville sheriff’s deputy and his wife
Sheriff’s deputy, wife shot dead at Fuquay-Varina home
Name: Janice Frescura.
Age at death: 68.
Disability: Lung cancer.
Name: Robyn Frescura.
Age at death: 50.
Disability: Unspecified.
Died: November 3, 2016.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Booral, Queensland, Australia.
Details:
Janice and her daughter Robyn were shot to death in a murder-suicide.
Case status:
John Frescura (Husband/father), deceased.
Source:
Three dead in apparent murder-suicide
Father calls police during murder-suicide
Three dead in suspected murder-suicide on Queensland’s Fraser Coast
Name: Elisa “Eli” Lutz.
Age at death: 11.
Disability: Deaf; Autistic.
Name: Martin “Tin” Lutz.
Age at death: 10.
Disability: Deaf; Autistic.
Name Maria Claudia Lutz.
Age at death: 43.
Disability: Depression/Anxiety.
Died: October 17, 2016.
Cause of death: Carbon monoxide poisoning.
Location: Davidson, Sydney, Australia.
Details:
When their mother did not show up at school to volunteer in the canteen, the school called police to check up on the family. Elisa and Martin were found dead in their home along with both parents, victims of murder-suicide. Their father had installed pipes in their house to fill it with carbon monoxide, killing the whole family.
Both children liked artwork at school. Martin was particularly talented at painting; Elisa liked dancing and singing. Maria was a dedicated mother who missed her native country, Colombia. The family’s bull mastiff, Tequila, died with them.
Case status:
Fernando Manrique (Father), deceased.
Source:
Autism Memorial: Elisa and Martin Manrique-Lutz
Martin, Elisa, Maria
Sydney dad intended to die with family
Davidson deaths: Police investigate murder-suicide at horror home where family of four were killed
Fernando Manrique installed carbon monoxide piping system in his Davidson home
Father turned house into ‘gas chamber’ to kill wife, autistic children, pet dog and himself in suspected murder-suicide
Euthanasia book purchase offers clue into Australian family’s deaths
St Lucy’s School in Wahroonga mourns after murder-suicide of the family in their Davidson home
Brother of Sydney woman gassed to death by husband wants to know why calls for help were ignored
Davidson death house’s grisly layout revealed
‘It’s a horrific thing that has happened to this suburb’: a young family’s death
The shocking details when family of four were found gassed to death
Mother Maria Lutz killed in murder-suicide honoured with posthumous school award
Art helps school recover from family loss
Davidson family murder-suicide ‘rang alarm bells’ for family friends
Davidson murder-suicide: Exhibition featuring autistic children’s art to honour family
Tragic murder-suicide anniversary marked
‘Our families are under pressure’: School rallies one year after horror murder-suicide
Chilling new details of killer dad’s ‘evil plan’ emerge
Inquest into Sydney family’s murder-suicide reveals mother had ‘constant battles’
Name: Masako Hirahara.
Died: October 8, 2016.
Age at death: 84.
Cause of death: Blunt head trauma.
Location: Tachikawa City, Japan.
Disability: A “foot ailment”.
Details:
Ms. Hirahara was bludgeoned to death by her husband, who then committed suicide.
Case status:
Fujiya Hirahara (Husband), deceased.
Source:
Tokyo cops: Murder-suicide suspected at Tachikawa residence
Couple in their 80s found dead in apparent murder-suicide
Name Unknown.
Died: September 2, 2016.
Age at death: 68.
Cause of death: Shooting.
Location: Spanaway, Washington, USA.
Disability: Alzheimer’s disease.
Details:
This 68-year-old woman was shot to death by her husband, who then killed himself.
Case status:
Her husband, deceased.
Source:
Elderly couple found dead in suspected murder-suicide in Pierce County
Police: Elderly man kills wife suffering from dementia, turns gun on himself
Couple die in murder-suicide
Name: Jean Constant.
Died: August 22, 2016.
Age at death: 87.
Cause of death: Smothered.
Location: St. Neots, England, UK.
Disability: Unspecified; care home resident.
Details:
After her health began to decline and Jean had to be hospitalized, Jean and her husband moved into a care home. Four months later, Jean’s husband allegedly killed her by smothering her.
Case status:
Brendan Constant (Husband), charged with murder, died before trial.
Source:
Brothers question murder charge in ‘suicide pact’ case
Cambridgeshire ‘murder’: Retired man, 87, quizzed over murder of his 86-year-old wife at their sheltered housing
Cambridgeshire woman is found dead and man seriously injured at their home
Eynesbury Poppyfields care home death: Murder arrest after body find
Man aged 87 arrested on suspicion of murder after woman found dead at Poppyfields care home in St Neots
Man arrested on suspicion of murder after wife dies at care home
More tests needed to find cause of death of Jean Constant, 86
Pensioner found dead at St Neots care home is named by police
Woman found dead and man injured at St Neots home