When a dementia patient commits a serious crime, what does justice look like?
In many ways, the homicide of Barbara Innis was a clear cut case. There were witnesses, a weapon, and a suspect immediately taken into custody.
The complication: the suspect, Barbara’s husband, can’t remember the crime.
87 year old George Innis had shown signs of dementia for years prior to the killing of his wife at their Bellevue assisted living center.
His journey through the legal system highlights the questions surrounding prosecution and care of people with degenerative memory loss.
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Libby Denkmann
Host, Soundside
Libby Denkmann joined KUOW in December 2021 as the host of the midday show Soundside. She’s a native Pacific Northwesterner who grew up in Redmond, graduated from the University of Washington, and covered local news as a producer and reporter with KIRO Radio.
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Sarah Leibovitz
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Sarah joined KUOW in 2019 as senior producer on The Record. She is now Supervising KUOW’s new noon time show, Soundside. Prior to working at KUOW, Sarah was lead producer at the Seattle podcast production company Larj Media, and a teaching artist with Path with Art.
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