Remembering the Disabled Murdered by Caregivers
Suspect has died; no trial necessary.
Name: Kelsey Moore.
Died: December 13, 2009.
Age at death: 13.
Cause of death: Carbon monoxide poisoning.
Location: Madison County, Kentucky, USA.
Disability: Angelman syndrome.
Details:
Kelsey’s father shut her in their garage and poisoned Kelsey and himself with carbon monoxide.
Kelsey liked music. Her favorite instrument was the trumpet.
Case status:
Richard Moore (Father), deceased.
Name: Fabian Duque.
Died: November 9, 2009.
Age at death: 16.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Disability: Autism.
Details:
Fabian was shot by his father.
Case status:
Segundo Duque (Father), deceased.
Source:
Autism Memorial: Fabian Duque
Report on the Fatality of Fabian Duque, Jr.
Segundo Duque shot his 16 year old autistic son in the head
Dad shoots and kills 16-year-old disabled son
Two Deaths, One Gun: Father Kills Autistic Son
Name: Jeremy Bostick.
Died: September 27, 2009.
Age at death: 11.
Cause of death: Carbon monoxide poisoning.
Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Disability: Autism.
Details:
Jeremy’s father gassed himself and his son with carbon monoxide.
Case status:
Jeffrey Bostick (Father), deceased.
Source:
Autism Memorial: Jeremy Bostick
Dad in murder-suicide had sought help for autistic son
Dad ‘snapped’ when autistic son sent to home, court told
Fatality inquiry into murder-suicide of father and autistic son reveals years-long struggle
Alberta has a tragic history of murder-suicides within families
Name: Phyllis Fish.
Died: September 20, 2009.
Age at death: 88.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Laguna Woods, California, USA.
Disability: Stroke, recent cancer diagnosis, dementia.
Details:
Phyllis’s husband drugged her with morphine, then shot her and himself in the head.
Case status:
James Fish (Husband); charged with manslaughter, but died before he could be tried.
Source:
Doctor, 90, kills wife, tries to commit suicide
“Mercy Killing”: When Love & Law Conflict
DA dismisses mercy killing case after husband dies
Retired doctor suspected of killing wife, shooting self, dies
Name: Faheem Mohamed Farook.
Died: April 24, 2009.
Age at death: 7.
Cause of death: Fall.
Location: Singapore.
Disability: Asperger syndrome.
Details:
Faheem and his parents moved to Singapore from India when he was just a year old; at five, Faheem was diagnosed with autism, and his parents were “troubled by his condition”.
When he was seven, his father pushed him out a high-rise window and jumped out after him.
Case status:
Mohamed Farook (Father), deceased.
Source:
Autism Memorial: Faheem Farook
Husband leaped to death with son: She taps into grief to help others heal
Book of stories about conquering mental illness launched at charity’s 5th anniversary dinner
Name: Betty Lou Erickson.
Died: March 24, 2009.
Age at death: 81.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Hudson, Wisconsin, USA.
Disability: Alzheimer’s disease.
Details:
Betty’s husband shot her in a murder-suicide.
Case status:
Claire Erickson (Husband), deceased.
Source:
Desperate act from a weary caregiver
More details released in Erickson deaths
Name: Terrell Stepney.
Died: February 27, 2009.
Age at death: 19.
Cause of death: Prescription medication overdose.
Location: Chesapeake, Virginia, USA.
Disability: Autism.
Details:
Terrell’s grandmother poisoned him and herself with an overdose of prescription medication.
Terrell looked forward to going shopping on school field trips with his special education class.
Case status:
Constance Stepney (Grandmother), deceased.
Source:
Autism Memorial: Terrell Stepney
Student killed by grandmother liked gym, field trips
Name: Kyle Dutter.
Died: November 18, 2008.
Age at death: 12.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Middleton, Wisconsin, USA.
Disability: Autism.
Details:
Kyle was shot by his father in a murder-suicide.
His favorite holiday was Halloween. He loved dressing up and going trick-or-treating, and was always talking about Halloween to anyone who would listen.
Case status:
Ryan Dutter (Father), deceased.
Source:
Autism Memorial: Kyle Dutter
NEW DETAILS: Murder-Suicide
Kyle Thomas Dutter, Beloit (1996 – 2008)
Suicide notes left behind by Middleton father who shot his son and himself
Name: Eileen Martin.
Died: November 10, 2008.
Age at death: 76.
Cause of death: Head injury.
Location: Davyhulme, Greater Manchester, England, UK.
Disability: Vascular dementia.
Details:
Eileen’s husband killed her by hitting her in the head before committing suicide.
Case status:
Ken Martin (Husband), deceased.
Source:
Shock over tragedy of ‘devoted couple’
Families REJECT claims a mystery serial killer slaughtered their elderly relatives and insist it was murder-suicide
Elderly husband killed dementia-suffering wife and himself ‘so she didn’t become a burden on family’
Name: Sarah-Jane Dore.
Died: February 14, 2008.
Age at death: 26.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Western Southland, New Zealand.
Disability: Intellectual disability.
Details:
Sarah-Jane’s father shot her, then killed himself.
Sarah-Jane was a powerlifter who competed in the 2007 Shanghai Special Olympics.
Case status:
Graeme Dore (Father), deceased.
Source:
Father, daughter shot dead
Find a Grave: Sarah-Jane Dore