Donna Kitzmiller

Photo of a middle aged woman with short brown hair, light skin, and red cheeks. She is wearing glasses and a light-yellow sweater, and smiling broadly at the camera.Name: Donna L. Kitzmiller.
Died: September 28, 2024.
Age at death: 80.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Grand Haven Charter Township, Michigan, USA.
Disability: Alzheimer’s disease.

Details:
Donna’s husband fatally shot her before fatally shooting himself. He told a 911 operator that he was “giving [her] a merciful ending”.

Donna was a retired elementary school teacher. She loved nature and wildlife, enjoyed reading and watching movies, and cared for pet Golden Retrievers and cats.

Case Status:
William Kitzmiller (Husband), deceased.

Sources:
Retired cop, 80, shot wife in ‘merciful’ end to her Alzheimer’s disease, 911 call shows
Retired Cop Fatally Shot Wife, Then Himself, Claiming ‘Merciful Ending’ Because of Her Alzheimer’s: 911 Call
William & Donna Kitzmiller Obituary | Sep 28, 2024 | Grand Haven, MI

Neetu, Nikki, Neeru, and Nidhi Sharma

No PhotoName: Neetu Sharma.
Age at death: 26.
Disability: Chronic illness.

Name: Nikki Sharma.
Age at death: 24.
Disability: Chronic illness.

Name: Neeru Sharma.
Age at death: 23.
Disability: Blind; chronic illness.

Name: Nidhi Sharma.
Age at death: 20.
Disability: Mobility impaired; chronic illness.

Died: September 27, 2024.
Cause of death: Poisoned.
Location: Rangpuri, New Delhi, Delhi, India.

Details:
Sisters Neetu, Nikki, Neeru, and Nidhi were mourning their mother, who had died a year before. Neighbors said that because of their health, they never left their room. They shared one mobile phone between them. Their father, who had withdrawn from society after his wife’s death, was obsessed with their illnesses and their treatment at one hospital or another. A friend of the family says that their father did not want them to go out or work.

Following a tip from the building caretaker, authorities broke into their apartment and found the four women’s bodies, their father’s body, and the poisoned sweets that their father had used to kill his daughters before taking his own life.

The young women were all graduates. One had studied home science, another commerce, and two of them studied arts.

Case Status:
Heeralal Sharma (Father), deceased.

Sources:
Delhi Rangpuri shocker: Cops suspect man sunk into ‘depression’ after wife’s death
‘Daughters rarely left their house’: Shocking details emerge in Delhi’s Rangpuri deaths
Man, 4 daughters found dead at Delhi’s Vasant Kunj, police suspect suicide
Delhi horror: Father commits suicide after killing 4 daughters in Vasant Kunj
Delhi family ‘suicide pact’: All 4 girls were graduates, father a Lord Hanuman devotee
Father, four daughters die by suicide in Delhi, probe on
Man, four daughters found dead in their rented accommodation in Delhi’s Vasant Kunj
Vasant Kunj deaths: Investigation points to financial distress, only Rs 208 left in bank account
Man, 4 Daughters Found Dead At Delhi Home, Cops Suspect Murder-Suicide

Eleni Edwards

Photo of a young girl with pale skin and dark-blond hair. She has a gap between her two front teeth. She is wearing a Disney-themed bib over a pink shirt.Name: Eleni “Laney” Edwards.
Died: September 23, 2024.
Age at death: 8.
Cause of death: Unspecified homicide.
Location: Salford, England, UK.
Disability: Cerebral palsy.

Details:
Laney’s mother killed her, then herself.

Neighbors remember seeing her walk down the street, supported by a walking frame. A bus picked her up each day to attend a special school.

Case Status:
Martina Karos (Mother), deceased.

Sources:
Mother and eight year-old girl found dead in suspected murder-suicide pictured
Police name mother and daughter found dead in house in Salford
Woman found dead with disabled daughter, 8, in ‘murder-suicide’
Deaths of mother and disabled eight year-old daughter treated as murder-suicide
‘Devoted’ mum and disabled daughter at centre of ‘murder-suicide’ probe named
Tributes paid to mother and disabled daughter at centre of ‘murder-suicide’
Woman believed to have killed herself and her child ‘not a monster’, says friend

Davi Nandalall

Photo of a tan-skinned woman in a flowered tank top. Her dark-brown hair is cropped short. Hands from off-frame are supporting her head so that she faces the camera.Name: Davi Nandalall.
Died: August 23, 2024.
Age at death: 52.
Cause of death: Poisoned.
Location: Berbice, Guyana.
Disability: Unspecified; onset at age 14, bedridden.

Details:
Davi’s father walked into the kitchen to find that her mother had taken poison. When he checked on Davi in her bedroom, she was also poisoned. He and a neighbor rushed the two women to the hospital, but Davi’s mother died the same day, and Davi died two days later. A police investigation discovered the bottle of poison and declared the deaths to be murder-suicide.

Case Status:
Liloutie Baker (Mother), deceased.

Sources:
Heartbreaking tragedy: Mother and bedridden daughter die in apparent murder/suicide

Ella Carrig

A young girl with light skin and fine brown hair tied back in a pink hair tie; she is wearing a pink top and yellow bandana. She is winking and sticking her tongue out at the camera. She is holding up her hand, which is being held by someone off-frame.Name: Ella Carrig.
Died: July 11, 2024.
Age at death: 13.
Cause of death: Unspecified homicide.
Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Disability: Unspecified.

Details:
Ella was found dead in her home, along with her mother, the victim of a suspected murder-suicide.

Case Status:
Jennifer Carrig (Mother), deceased.

Sources:
Horror as mum, daughter found dead in home
Teen arrested in counter-terror raid days before family tragedy
Tragic way mum and teen daughter were found after their mystery deaths
Skinhead son of mum found dead with daughter reveals his Nazi tattoos
Disturbing reason why terror cops raided home of mother and daughter
Terrorism police raided Sydney home of mother and daughter just days before they were found dead during welfare concern

Mr. Chan

No PhotoName: Chan (given name or surname; other names unknown).
Died: May 12, 2024.
Age at death: 32.
Cause of death: Carbon monoxide poisoning.
Location: Kwai Chung, Hong Kong, China.
Disability: Intellectual disability.

Details:
Mr. Chan’s aunt was worried about him and his mother because she had found out that he was absent from work. Using a spare key to enter his apartment, she found him and his mother dead, with a burned-out charcoal cooker and suicide note. She was reportedly depressed because she had been diagnosed with heart disease and thought she could not take care of her son.

Mr. Chan worked in a sheltered workshop.

Case Status:
Ms. Wong (Mother), deceased.

Sources:
Depressed mother kills intellectually challenged son in murder-suicide
Murder and suicide in Kwai Chung
Parental stress linked to Kwai Fong murder-suicide

Noah Landon

Photo of a young man with fair skin and short black hair. A scar on his head creates a bald line running from front to back. He has a wispy mustache, and is wearing a tank top.Name: Noah Ryan Landon.
Died: March 12, 2024.
Age at death: 37.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Sebring, Florida, USA.
Disability: Unspecified special needs.

Details:
Noah’s father brought him to the hospital, saying that he was having trouble with his son. Staff put Noah in a “mental health room”, where he lay on a bed. Noah’s father than pulled a handgun, ordered everyone out of the room, and fatally shot Noah and himself.

Case Status:
Joe Landon (Father), deceased.

Sources:
Friend of man involved in murder-suicide at hospital says he’d been struggling for weeks
Sebring hospital shooting: Father, son killed at AdventHealth Sebring, deputies say

28-year-old woman

No PhotoName Unknown.
Died: January 15, 2024.
Age at death: 28.
Cause of death: Strangled.
Location: Saint-Herblain, Nantes, Upper Brittany, France.
Disability: Intellectual disability.

Details:
This 28-year-old woman, who had just lost her mother, was killed by her father in a murder-suicide. He left a note stating that he killed her because he did not want her siblings to have to care for her.

Case Status:
Her father, deceased.

Sources:
Un père tue sa fille handicapée de 28 ans puis se suicide près de Nantes
Un homme tourmenté étrangle sa fille handicapée avant de se suicider à Saint-Herblain

84-year-old woman

No PhotoName Unknown.
Died: December 27, 2023.
Age at death: 84.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Seal Beach, California, USA.
Disability: Disabled elder.

Details:
This elderly woman was staying with her son because she needed help with medical care when he fatally shot her, then himself. He had been known to “express frustration” with his “inability to care for his mother’s condition”.

Case Status:
Ruled murder-suicide.

Sources:

Bodies found in Seal Beach home were mother and son; murder-suicide likely
Son, frustrated with taking care of aging mom, kills her and himself, police say
Man, ailing mother identified in Seal Beach murder-suicide, police say
SBPD closes Ocean Avenue death investigation

Logan Halstead

Photo of a teenage boy sitting in a wheelchair, head tilted to one side. He has pale skin and short brown hair, and is wearing a blue and gray shirt with the image of a Star Wars Storm Trooper and Darth Vader on it. His eyes are half-closed, and he looks sleepy.Name: Logan Halstead.
Died: October 29, 2023.
Age at death: 19.
Cause of death: Medical neglect.
Location: Headland, Alabama, USA.
Disability: Spina bifida.

Details:
When Logan’s parents moved out, the new tenants who moved in were horrified to discover Logan’s body hidden in an old freezer in the backyard. Over a week earlier, Logan’s father had called police, allegedly confessing to putting the young man’s body there. The police simply looked in the freezer and did not find the body, but did arrest Logan’s father because he hadn’t shown up to court for a domestic violence charge. Only when the new tenants started emptying the freezer was Logan found. Initially arrested just for corpse abuse, Logan’s parents were eventually charged with manslaughter. Prosecutors say they “recklessly and consciously disregarded the treatment of Logan which resulted in his death.”

Case Status:
Michael Halstead (Father), charged with reckless manslaughter and corpse abuse; died before trial.
Karen Halstead (Mother), charged with reckless manslaughter and corpse abuse.

Sources:
Alabama Man, Awaiting Trial for Death of 19-Year-Old Special Needs Son, Found Dead at Home
Investigator believes couple concealed son’s death to continue receiving government benefits
New homeowners discover body of dead special needs teen in a freezer; parents now charged
Parents of disabled Alabama teen found in backyard freezer charged in his death
Couple charged after son’s decomposed body found in broken freezer