Name: Erwin Emerson Drake.
Died: February 12, 2017.
Age at death: 93.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Florence, Oregon, USA.
Disability: Blindness, dementia, mobility impairment.
Details:
Erwin was shot by his ex-wife, who first claimed that he had threatened her, then claimed it had been a mercy-killing because of his dementia.
Case status:
Carolyn Stickley (Ex-wife), pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter, sentenced to ten years in prison.
Source:
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