In Loving Memory...
This page is dedicated to those autistics who were killed because they were
autistic, including:

Casey Albury (Age 17, died 1997)
Angelica Auriemma (Age 20, died 5 Dec. 2003)
Dale Bartolome (Age 27, died 29 July 2002)
Charles-Antoine Blais (Age 6, died Nov. 1996)
Eric Bland (Age 38, 2004)
Jeffrey Bogrett (Age 9, died 1 Dec. 1995)
Gabriel Britt (Age 6, died 3 March 2001)
Casey Collier (Age 17, died 21 Dec. 1993)
Maggie Caraballo (Age 38, died 20 Aug. 2003)
Jonathan Carey (Age 13, died February 2007)
Terrance Cottrell, Jr. (Age 8, died 22 Aug. 2003)
James Joseph Cummings, Jr. (Age 46, died 16 Nov. 1999)
Jason Dawes (Age 10, died Aug. 2003)
Christopher DeGroot (Age 19, died 19 May 2006)
Brahim Dukes (Age 18, died 29 Dec. 2001)
Marcus Fiesel (Age 3, died August 2006)
Lillian Leilani Gill (Age 4, died March 2002)
Matthew Goodman (Age 14, died 6 Feb. 2002)
Jim Helm (died 1998)
Stephanie Jobin (Age 13, died 17 June 1998)
Daniel Leubner (Age 13, died 4 Sept. 1999)
Katherine McCarron (Age 3, died 13 may 2006)
Patrick Markcrow (Age 36, died 29 March 2005)
Justin Malphus (Age 5, died 19 April 2000)
Charles Mancill (Age 24, died 13 Feb. 2002)
Abubakar Nadama (Age 5, died 23 Aug. 2005)
Mark Owens-Young- Rogan (Age 11, died 17 Sept. 2001)
Pierre Pasquiou (Age 10, died 28 Dec. 1998)
Tiffany Pinckney (Age 23, died 2 April 2005)
Michael Renner-Lewis (Age 15, died 25 Aug. 2003)
Nozomu Shinozaki (Age 22, died 25 Feb. 2003)
Craig Sorger (Age 12, died 15 Feb. 2003)
Ulysses Stable (Age 12, died 22 Nov. 2006)
Tanaka (Age 14, died 24 July 2002)
Matthew Vick (Age 23, died 25 May 2002)
Wayne Winter (Age 39, died 15 Jan. 2001)
Willie Wright (Age 15, died 4 March 2000)

When these lives were taken from the world, some of the world's beauty and
wonder was taken with them. We have lost that beauty and wonder forever.

Sentences Received
In most cases, the courts have found the parents, doctors, or care-givers
who caused the death of these autistics guilty. However, it is only rarely
for murder, and sentences tend to be very light. (note that I do not have
sentencing information for all the murders on this page) For example:

Casey Albury's Mother - 5 months, manslaughter (Casey was strangled)
Dale Bartolome's Father - committed suicide (Dale was shot)
Charles-Antoine Blais's Mother - 23 month suspended sentence - 1 year in
halfway house, no jail time served (Charles was drowned)
Eric Bland's Sister - 43 years, murder and dependent abuse (Eric starved to
death)
Gabriel Britt - Father: 10 years, suspended to 4 years with 5 months
probation and credit for time served, Unlawful Conduct Toward a Child;
Mother: no penalty (Gabriel was beaten and then suffocated)
Casey Collier's facility - No significant sanctions of any sort - note that
another restraint death in this facility in 1999 (Casey died of suffocation
while being restrained face-down in a way which prevented him from
breathing)
Terrance Cottrell Jr's "minister" - 2.5 years prison, 7 1/2 years extended
supervision, $1,200 restitution, Physical Abuse of a Child (Terrance died of
suffocation while being sat upon by the minister during a prayer service to
"release him from demons")
James Joseph Cummings, Junior's Father - 5 years, manslaughter (James was
stabbed to death)
Jason Dawes's Mother - 5 years "good behavior bond" (similar to US
probation, no jail time), manslaughter (Jason was strangled)
Christopher DeGroot's parents - trial is still in progress, each parent is
charged with one count of murder (Christopher was burned to death)
Brahim Dukes's Stepmother - trial is still in progress for a lesser charge,
although a jury found her not guilty of first degree murder (Brahim was
starved)
Matthew Goodman's care-givers - Fines for abuse, neglect, and leaving
Matthew in restraints unattended; no criminal charges, however (Matthew
Goodman died as a result of receiving too much medication and being
improperly restrained)
Marcus Fiesel's foster parents - His foster mother was found guilty of
murder, involuntary manslaughter, kidnapping, felonious assault, and three
charges of endangering a child. She was sentenced to life in prison, with
the possibility of parole in 15 years. His foster father's trial is still in
progress. (Marcus was locked into a hot closet for two days while his foster
parents left for a family reunion)
Lillian Leilani Gill's Mother - 14 years in prison on charges of voluntary
manslaughter, burglary, and willful harm to a child, along with $10,000 in
restitution plus 4 years of probation (Lillian was strangled, after which
her mother told investigators she was in Italy)
Stephanie Jobin's care-givers - While an inquest was held, this was not a
court trial and did not result in any judgment against the home (Stephanie
died from suffocation after being restrained under a beanbag and the weight
of several care-givers)
Daniel Leubner's Mother - 6 years in prison and $210 surcharge, Arson 2 and
Manslaughter 1 (Daniel burned to death in his home as a result of an
intentionally set fire)
Katherine McCarron's Mother - Trial still in progress, the mother entered a
plea of "not guilty" to the charges of 1st degree murder, obstructing
justice, and concealing a homocide (Katie was smothered)
Justin Malphus's Mother - Life + 60 years in prison, murder; social workers
faced 15 and 20 day suspensions due to improperly investigating Justin's
circumstances prior to his murder (Justin was drowned)
Patrick Markcrow's Mother - 2 years suspended sentence (as long as she is on
"good behavior" basically, she won't have to actually serve that time),
Manslaughter (Patrick was poisoned and then suffocated with a plastic sack)
Abubakar Nadama's Physician - none although the state has filed 6
disciplinary charges against him for "unprofessional conduct;" none are
considered criminal charges (Abubakar suffered a heart attack while
undergoing a dangerous and unnecessary medical procedure to cure his autism)
Pierre Pasquiou's Mother - 3 year suspended sentence (Pierre was drowned)
Mark Owens-Young- Rogan's Mother - committed suicide (Mark's mother jumped
off a bridge with him)
Nozomu Shinozaki killers - 4 plea bargained to manslaughter while charges
were dropped against 5 others (Nozomu was beaten during a session of
vigilante justice)
Craig Sorger's killers - One plead guilty to second degree murder and
received 14.5 years, another was found guilty of first degree murder and
sentenced to 26 years (he was beat and stabbed after being asked to come
play with the killers)
Tanaka's Father - 3 year suspended sentence, no time served (Tanaka was
strangled)
Matthew Vick's Group Home - Contract was canceled by the State of Texas; no
criminal charges (Matthew died as a result of improper restraint)
Willie Wright's care-givers - no consequences of any kind (Willie died due
to the way he was restrained in a mental hospital)

Out of the cases mentioned here, only five received a significant sentence
when compared to those received by people found guilty of murdering an
neurotypical child. Many did not serve any jail time, and others felt no
consequences at all for their actions. For comparison, I searched for
murders of non-autistic children, and picked the first 5 I saw that did not
involve sexual assault (note that some of the autistics murdered were not
children, although most were):

A Johannesburg South African man was jailed for 8 years for simply planning
the murder of his child
Megan Dail's murderer, a drunk driver, was sentenced to life+26 months for
causing an accident which killed 4 year-old Megan
Ashley Smithson's Mother's boyfriend was sentenced to life without parole
for beating 2 year-old Ashley to death
Nahaman Carmona Lopez, a 13 year old Guatemalan street kid, was murdered by
4 police officers who kicked him to death. The four officers were sentenced
to 12 years imprisonment and ordered to pay a total of 20,000 Quetzales to
the boy's mother
Kennedy McFarlane's Mother's boyfriend was sentenced to life in prison for
beating 3 year-old Kennedy to death.

The obvious conclusion is awful. A man who planned on murdering his child or
who got into a car accident after drinking faces years in prison while
parents who planned and executed the murder of their children get off
without any jail time, simply because their children happened to be
autistic.