Autistic man murdered by his own mom
right down the road from here.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/03/07/BAVR1NH8B4.DTL
A Sunnyvale woman fatally shot her autistic adult son Tuesday night before turning her gun on herself, authorities said....
The son suffered from severe autism, said Heather Jauch, a neighbor of five years.
"I don't think he spoke much," Jauch said. "He was pretty withdrawn when we'd see him in passing when they were taking family walks."
She said the woman, whom she identified only as Elizabeth, had recently told Jauch's mother she felt overwhelmed caring for her son.
And they want to make it harder to live with a disability 'cause Grover told 'em not to raise taxes. 
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