People with Down syndrome killed by family members.

Name

Died

Age at
death

Cause of death

http://disability-memorial.org/
Perpetrator

Baby Doe

4/15/1982

6 days

Fatal Medical
Neglect

Parents

Louise Brown

5/28/1984

14 days

Murder

Father

Jeni Cazares

5/19/1991

3 months

Fatal abuse

Mother

Hannah Mercy
Carroll

9/21/1992

Abuse

Adoptive parents

Danielle Tucker

12/10/1995

Fatal abuse

Adoptive mother

Jim Helm

11/8/1998

27

Murder-suicide

Mother

7/1/2000

About 10

Unknown

Adoptive mother

8/4/2003

6 months

Murder

Mother

Mia Depaillat

4/18/2004

21 months

Fatal abuse

Mother

Patrick Markcrow

3/29/2005

36

Murder

Mother

Nicolai
Emelyantsev

3/7/2008

14 months

Lethal physical
abuse

Adoptive mother

Nalecia Hines

11/28/2011

Murder

Mother

Robert Gensiak

3/20/2013

32

Fatal neglect

Mother

Madison McKenzie
Garcia

9/2/2013

13 months

Neglect

Parents

Nathalyz Rivera

9/9/2013

Fatal neglect

Parents

Lucas Ruiz

1/24/2014

17 months

Murder

Mother

Jonathan Samuel

3/24/2014

13

Multiple
murder

Brother

Dane William
Hathman

8/28/2014

Murder

Family friend;
caregiver

Luc Baeyens

7/29/2015

48

Murder

Stepfather

Jessica Hagan

9/8/2015

19

Murder

Mother

Shane Moo
Graham
Raya Rakefet
Donagi

http://disabilitymemorial.org/baby-doe
http://disabilitymemorial.org/louise-brown
http://disabilitymemorial.org/jeni-cazares
http://disabilitymemorial.org/hannah-carroll
http://disabilitymemorial.org/danielle-tucker
http://disability-memorial.org/jimhelm
http://disabilitymemorial.org/shane-graham
http://disabilitymemorial.org/raya-donagi
http://disabilitymemorial.org/mia-depaillat
http://disabilitymemorial.org/patrick-markcrow
http://disabilitymemorial.org/nicolai-emelyantsev
http://disabilitymemorial.org/nalecia-hines
http://disabilitymemorial.org/robert-gensiak
http://disabilitymemorial.org/madison-garcia
http://disabilitymemorial.org/nathalyz-rivera
http://disabilitymemorial.org/lucas-ruiz
http://disabilitymemorial.org/jonathan-samuel
http://disabilitymemorial.org/dane-hathman
http://disability-memorial.org/lucbaeyens
http://disabilitymemorial.org/jessica-hagan