Name: Howard E. Spracher.
Died: June 5, 2012.
Age at death: 67.
Cause of death: Malnutrition, trauma.
Location: St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Disability: Visually impaired, physical/mental ill health.
Details:
Howard’s girlfriend locked him into a bare room, starved him, and beat him. He died of his injuries.
Howard worked for sixteen years for the city of Omaha as a public events worker.
Case status:
Darlene Coulibaly (Girlfriend/Housemate), pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, domestic assault, and elder abuse; sentenced to 20 years in prison.
Source:
Caretaker charged after elderly St. Louis man’s death
St. Louis woman pleads guilty in death of housemate