Name: Riba Dewilde.
Died: November 26, 2016.
Age at death: 51.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Tok, Alaska, USA.
Disability: Mental illness.
Details:
Riba was an artist who would go out hunting and trapping to gather materials for her art.
Riba’s son shot her with a hunting rifle.
Case status:
Eli Simpson (Son), charged with first- and second-degree murder. Convicted; sentence unknown. Currently incarcerated.
Source:
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