James Gaylor

Photo of an older man with brown skin and stubble on his chin. He is wearing a black jacket and knit cap with a white stripe at the brim. He is leaning his chin on his hands. Name: James Gaylor.
Died: February 10, 2024.
Age at death: 70.
Cause of death: Stabbed.
Location: Washington DC, USA.
Disability: Back injury; used cane.

Details:
According to police, James’s daughter stopped them on the street and said she’d stabbed her father. When they investigated, they found James fatally wounded; before he died, police say he told them that his daughter had attacked him. He had been stabbed 17 times.

James was a building engineer and drywall painter. Though he had no children of his own, he was a doting grandfather to his stepsons’ children.

Case Status:
Brittany Gaylor (Daughter), charged with second-degree murder.

Sources:
DC woman accused of killing disabled father
DC woman charged with murder of father, who reported her to police last week
Daughter Charged with Second-Degree Murder for Fatal Stabbing of Disabled Father