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.
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