Name: Tammara Killam.
Died: June 21, 2016.
Age at death: 25.
Cause of death: Dehydration.
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Disability: Autism.
Details:
Tammara and her twin sister Brooke, who was also autistic and intellectually disabled, were left alone in an RV by their father. The women had no power or water and had been given nothing but bread and water to eat for a week. They were left without air conditioning or access to water in the 122-degree desert heat. Their father had given them cell phones, but the phones no longer worked.
Tammara died of dehydration; Brooke survived.
Case status:
Roger Carter Killam (Father), convicted of neglect of a vulnerable person, sentenced to 6 years.
Source:
Roger Carter Killam | High Desert State Prison | Nevada Inmates & Offenders
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