Category: Status: Suspect Deceased

Suspect has died; no trial necessary.

Gerald Sohn

Antique sepia portrait photo of Gerald Sohn, a young man with dark curly hair and light skin, wearing a suit and tie and holding a pipe.Name: Gerald Sohn.
Died: August 14, 2016.
Age at death: 84.
Cause of death: Drowning.
Location: Jacksonville, Florida, USA.
Disability: Parkinson’s disease.

Details:
Gerald was drowned in a river, and his son is suspected of pushing him off the dock to his death.

He was an attorney for 50 years. He had a great deal of intellectual curiosity and always had a book with him.

Case status:
Gerry Sohn (Son), died before he was charged; case closed when he died.

Source:
JSO: Man in wheelchair who fell into river was murdered by son
Fraternity brother remembers man who fell into St. Johns River in wheelchair
Police identify drowning victim, 84, who fell off dock Sunday into St. Johns River
Crews responding to possible drowning in Mandarin
Gerald Sohn Obituary – JACKSONVILLE, FL
Case closed: Son killed millionaire father in 2016, himself in February

Margaret Sanford

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Name: Margaret Jean Sanford.
Died: August 12, 2016.
Age at death: 73.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Napoleon Township, Michigan, USA.
Disability: Terminal cancer.

Details:
Margaret’s husband shot her dead; several days later, during a police standoff triggered when Margaret was reported missing, he killed himself.

Case status:
Roger Sanford (Husband), deceased.

Source:
Neighbors react following apparent murder-suicide in Jackson County
Jackson sheriff idenitifes murder-suicide victim
Police investigating apparent murder-suicide after hours-long standoff with armed man
‘Unfortunately a woman had to lose her life,’ says sister of murder-suicide suspect
‘He wasn’t right,’ neighbor says of man suspected of killing himself, his wife
UPDATE: Two dead after murder-suicide in Jackson County

Angel Alicea-Estrada

No PhotoName: Angel Alicea-Estrada.
Died: August 1, 2016.
Age at death: 58.
Cause of death: Poisoning.
Location: Sarasota, Florida, USA.
Disability: Autism.

Details:
Angel’s mother poisoned him and herself with chemicals from drain opener.

Case status:
Gertrudis Cintron (Mother), deceased.

Source:
2 die due to apparent murder suicide
Bizarre twist in death of mother and son in Sarasota
Death of Sarasota woman, son after inhaling drain opener chemicals appears to be murder-suicide
Deaths of elderly mother and adult son believed to be murder-suicide
Mother, special needs son dead after apparent murder-suicide
Murder-Suicide Suspected in Sarasota Chemical Exposure Deaths
Sarasota hazmat incident a suspected murder-suicide
Autism memorial: Angel Alicea-Estrada

Margaret Mayer

Photo of Margaret Meyer, an elderly woman with curly gray hair and fair skin. She is wearing a sports jersey with the monograph "M" on it.Name: Margaret Mayer.
Died: July 28, 2016.
Age at death: 85.
Cause of death: Blunt trauma.
Location: Heath, Cardiff, Wales, UK.
Disability: Dementia.

Details:
After refusing offers of help with caring for her, Margaret Meyer’s husband bludgeoned her to death with a bedside lamp.

She was a retired tax office worker who loved sports, including hockey, football, and cricket.

Case status:
Angus Mayer (Husband), charged with murder; died seven weeks after arrest from injuries from a suicide attempt.

Source:
Pensioner who killed wife and stepped in front of train ‘let down by the system’
Man, 86, killed dementia-sufferer wife, 85, and stepped in front train
Family criticises social services over deaths of elderly couple
Man killed dementia sufferer wife, inquest hears
Husband killed wife to ‘put her out of her misery’, inquest hears
Dementia carer ‘smothered wife and tried to kill himself’
Devoted husband killed wife with a brass lamp
Husband killed Alzheimer’s sufferer wife and then attempted suicide
Mercy killing couple with Alzheimer’s should never have been allowed to look after each other, says son as he hits out at social services
Carer who killed wife with dementia had ‘fog of fatigue’
‘Dad killed our mum – but we’ve forgiven him’
Daughter of man who killed wife says she was ‘never angry’ with him
Dad killed our mum – but we’ve forgiven him because he was at breaking point as her carer

Nancy Wright

Photo of an older African-American woman wearing glasses.Name: Nancy Wright.
Died: July 27, 2016.
Age at death: 85.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Venice, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Disability: Dementia, chronic pain.

Details:
Nancy’s husband shot her, and then himself, in a murder-suicide.

Case status:
Jack Wright (Husband), deceased.

Source:
‘Lifelong Best Friends’: Senior Couple Dead in Murder-Suicide
Death of Venice Couple Considered Murder-Suicide
Elderly couple found dead in apparent murder-suicide in Venice
Second Suspected Murder-Suicide This Week Reported In Beaches Area
Elderly life not worth living: Murder-suicide, dementia in Venice

Charlotte and Claire Hart

Photo of Charlotte and Claire Hart. Charlotte is a young woman with blonde hair in a ponytail, and Claire is a middle-aged woman with straight blonde hair in bangs. They are leaning against eaach other and smiling.Name: Charlotte Hart.
Age at death: 19.
Disability: Depression.

Name: Claire Hart.
Age at death: 50.
Disability: Multiple sclerosis, ovarian cancer survivor.

Died: July 19, 2016.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Spalding, England, UK.

Details:
Claire, her daughter Charlotte, and her two sons were trapped in an abusive household. The two young men tried to protect their mother and sister and finally managed to rent a small house for them.

But soon after they moved out, Claire and her daughter Charlotte were shot dead by her husband, who then killed himself.

Claire kept a vegetable garden in which she grew some of the family’s food. Both women were animal-lovers who especially loved dogs. Charlotte liked to ride horses and volunteered to help the elderly; her favorite video game was Call of Duty.

Case status:
Lance Hart (Claire’s husband, Charlotte’s father), deceased.

Source:
Murder was final act of abuse and control
‘He was a tyrant’: man opens up on father who killed mother and sister
Memorial to Claire & Charlotte Hart.
‘We didn’t recognise that he was dangerous’: our father killed our mother and sister

Kaushal Pawar

No PhotoName: Kaushal Pawar.
Died: July 8, 2016.
Age at death: 14.
Cause of death: Carbon monoxide toxicity.
Location: Belapur, India.
Disability: Cognitively disabled.

Details:
Kaushal’s father killed him and committed suicide by way of carbon monoxide poisoning.

Case status:
Mahesh Kumar Pawar (Father), deceased.

Source:
Man uses carbon monoxide to kill disabled son, self in Navi Mumbai
Govt. employee kills disabled son, self
Mumbai: Police to file murder case against man who killed son, committed suicide

William Lamar

Photo of an older man with light skin, blue eyes, and a white beard and mustache. He is wearing glasses, and smiling.Name: William Amos Lamar.
Died: July 5, 2016.
Age at death: 74.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Dale, Indiana, USA.
Disability: Unspecified; wheelchair user.

Details:
William was shot and killed by his wife, who then killed herself.

Case status:
Martha E. Lamar (Wife), deceased.

Source:
Husband, wife dead in apparent murder-suicide
William Amos Lamar, 74, Dale

Jean Irwin

Flowers left at Jean Irwin's house. They are purple and white flowers, lying on a curb next to a brick wall and wrought-iron gate.Name: Jean Elizabeth Irwin.
Died: June 20, 2016.
Age at death: 83.
Cause of death: Asphyxia.
Location: Shanklin, Isle of Wight, England, UK.
Disability: Dementia.

Details:
Jean’s husband killed her by bludgeoning her with a hammer, then strangling her, before taking his own life.

Case status:
John David Irwin (Husband), deceased.

Source:
Shanklin couple found strangled and hanged
Terminal cancer patient who killed dementia-suffering wife left note to say ‘sorry for nuisance’ then took own life
Shanklin deaths: Man strangled woman and killed himself
Police launch murder investigation into Shanklin death
Pensioner, 77, is found hanged alongside body of his wife, 83
Murder investigation after two elderly people found dead in home
Man with terminal cancer killed dementia patient wife, left note to say ‘sorry for the nuisance’ and took own life
Pensioner, 77, who killed his ill wife before taking his own life apologises
Pensioner’s heartbreaking suicide note after killing wife he couldn’t care for

Henry Sochalski

Black and white photo of Henry Sochalski. He has dark hair and fair skin, and is wearing a policeman's uniform and glasses. He has a bushy mustache.Name: Henry A. “Butch” Sochalski.
Died: May 19, 2016.
Age at death: 64.
Cause of death: Asphyxia.
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida, USA.
Disability: Recent hypoxic brain injury; back problems.

Details:
Henry went to the hospital for elective surgery to help with his back problems, but the surgery went badly and Henry went into cardiac arrest. He was resuscitated, but his brain had been injured from lack of oxygen.

Henry’s wife, who had worked as a nurse for forty years, first tried to kill him by getting the nurses to give him a medication that would have depressed his breathing, but they refused. Then she pressed the button on his patient-administered pain medication over and over, trying to poison him, but the device automatically limited itself to a safe dose. In the end she allegedly lay across his chest, pinched his nose, and suffocated him.

Henry Sochalski was a retired police officer. He loved riding his motorcycle.

Case status:
Jan Sochalski (Wife), charged with second-degree murder, died before trial.

Sources:
Murder defendant found dead in her Palm Coast home
Sochalski Obituary
A man was suffocated to death in the hospital. The suspect? His wife, a retired nurse.
Florida woman accused of killing husband in hospital bed
Florida woman allegedly murdered husband by plugging his nose
Henry & Jan Sochalski: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know
Palm Coast wife accused of killing husband at Florida Hospital held on $250,000 bail
Wife charged with killing former N.J. cop in Fla.