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HIM. A SACRAMENTO FAMILY IS MOURNING THE LOSS OF A MAN DESCRIBED AS A LOVING AND FIERY SPORTS FANATIC. IT’S TOUGH. IT’S FRUSTRATING. AFTER WEEKS OF SEARCHING, WE WEREN’T GETTING ANY ANSWERS FROM HIM. THE FAMILY OF 59 YEAR OLD RICHARD MCCLINTOCK NOW WANT ACCOUNTABILITY. WE’RE NOT GOING TO STOP UNTIL UNTIL WE GET JUSTICE FOR RICHARD MCCLINTOCK, WHO HAD CEREBRAL PALSY RELIED ON CARETAKERS FOR SUPPORT. NOW, THE WOMAN HIRED TO HELP HIM IS CHARGED WITH HIS MURDER. 41 YEAR OLD CHRISTINA COHEN WAS ARRAIGNED ON MURDER AND FRAUD CHARGES. THE COURT NOT ALLOWING KCRA 3 TO SHOW HER FACE, BUT IT’S ONE HIS FAMILY KNOWS WELL. THIS IS WHAT WE SUSPECTED ALL ALONG. THE FAMILY SAYS COHEN’S WAS RICHARD’S CARETAKER FOR YEARS. THEY NEVER NOTICED ANYTHING WRONG UNTIL HIS SISTER DIED. AND SUDDENLY THEY COULDN’T GET IN CONTACT WITH RICHARD. MY AUNT SHELLY, SHE WENT OVER TO HIS APARTMENT, KNOCKED ON THE DOOR, AND THERE WAS NO ANSWER. ALL OF A SUDDEN. THEN WE STARTED GETTING TEXT MESSAGES FROM HIS FACEBOOK ACCOUNT. MESSAGES, THEY SAY LOOKED UNUSUAL. AND WHEN THEY CAME BACK THAT SAME NIGHT, THE CARETAKER WOULD NOT LET HER SEE OR WOULD NOT LET HER SEE RICHARD. THE FAMILY ASKED POLICE FOR A WELFARE CHECK ON OCTOBER 25TH. SACRAMENTO POLICE SAY OFFICERS WENT TO THE APARTMENT BUT DIDN’T FIND MCCLINTOCK. NEARLY TWO WEEKS LATER, POLICE FOUND RICHARD’S REMAINS AFTER GETTING A WARRANT TO SEARCH HIS APARTMENT TO KNOW THAT SOMEBODY IS CAPABLE OF DOING THIS TO A DISABLED PERSON. AND MY UNCLE’S CONDITION IS IS JUST OUTRAGEOUS. COHEN’S WAS INITIALLY ARRESTED FOR UNLAWFUL DISPOSAL OF HUMAN REMAINS, GRAND THEFT, AND ATTEMPT TO CONCEAL A DEATH. SHE’S NOW CHARGED WITH MURDER AND WELFARE FRAUD. HER ATTORNEY ASKED FOR CONTINUATION IN COURT TODAY. SHE’LL BE BACK IN COURT ON NOVEMBER 24TH. LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM CECIL HANNIBAL KCRA THREE NEWS. ALL RIGHT. CECIL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE UPDATE. COURT RECORDS ALSO SHOW COHEN WAS ARRAIGNED ON FELONY EMBEZZLEMENT CHARGES BACK IN JULY, BUT WE DON’
Sacramento man with cerebral palsy was killed by caretaker in July, court documents allege
Updated: 4:53 PM PST Nov 20, 2025
Newly-released court documents shed new light on the death of a Sacramento man with cerebral palsy who was believed to have been killed by his caretaker. Richard McClintic was reported missing by his family on Oct. 25. His body was found in his apartment on the night of Nov. 6, the Sacramento Police Department said, after officers executed a search warrant. (Previous coverage in the video player above.)Christina Cowens, 41, McClintic’s caretaker, was arrested in connection with his death. She was initially charged with unlawful disposal of human remains, grand theft, and concealment/attempt to conceal a death, before she was also charged with McClintic’s murder and making fraudulent claims to an officer. A felony complaint filed in Sacramento County on Nov. 10 indicates prosecutors believe McClintic was murdered on or about July 3, more than four months before his body was found. The circumstances surrounding McClintic’s death remain unknown, and it’s unclear how Cowens may have concealed McClintic’s remains after his death. Sacramento police said they had carried out a welfare check at his apartment soon after he was reported missing, but initially did not find him. Just a couple of weeks after McClintic’s death, Cowens was also charged with fraudulently appropriating a U-Haul truck, sometime between July 15 and 21. It’s not clear if that was related to the concealment of McClintic’s death.McClintic’s family described him as “a fiery guy,” who was “fun to be around.” “Very strong guy, 59 years old, with cerebral palsy and pushed through his entire life with that condition and never complained,” his nephew, Ryan Klagenberg, previously told KCRA 3.Cowens first appeared in court on Nov. 10. At that hearing, her attorney requested a continuation. She will return to the courtroom on Nov. 24. See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
Newly-released court documents shed new light on the death of a Sacramento man with cerebral palsy who was believed to have been killed by his caretaker.
Richard McClintic was reported missing by his family on Oct. 25. His body was found in his apartment on the night of Nov. 6, the Sacramento Police Department said, after officers executed a search warrant.
(Previous coverage in the video player above.)
Christina Cowens, 41, McClintic’s caretaker, was arrested in connection with his death. She was initially charged with unlawful disposal of human remains, grand theft, and concealment/attempt to conceal a death, before she was also charged with McClintic’s murder and making fraudulent claims to an officer.
A felony complaint filed in Sacramento County on Nov. 10 indicates prosecutors believe McClintic was murdered on or about July 3, more than four months before his body was found.
The circumstances surrounding McClintic’s death remain unknown, and it’s unclear how Cowens may have concealed McClintic’s remains after his death. Sacramento police said they had carried out a welfare check at his apartment soon after he was reported missing, but initially did not find him.
Just a couple of weeks after McClintic’s death, Cowens was also charged with fraudulently appropriating a U-Haul truck, sometime between July 15 and 21. It’s not clear if that was related to the concealment of McClintic’s death.
McClintic’s family described him as “a fiery guy,” who was “fun to be around.”
“Very strong guy, 59 years old, with cerebral palsy and pushed through his entire life with that condition and never complained,” his nephew, Ryan Klagenberg, previously told KCRA 3.
Cowens first appeared in court on Nov. 10. At that hearing, her attorney requested a continuation. She will return to the courtroom on Nov. 24.
See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
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