When I lived in on the north side of Milwaukee in college, it was sad to see the old left-behinds of white flight. Stubborn, incredibility tough or maybe just foolhardy, who knows....
This is what happened to the elderly couple in Tulsa who had lived in their house for 50 years and were attacked during a home invasion. The neighborhood changed, and the thugs moved in. I imagine that they still had many of their old neighbors left in the area and never thought about their safety.
I think everyone on FR knows about this incident. Both of these people are dead. The wife died the day after the attack and the elderly gentleman (WWII vet) died a few weeks later. His age, the abuse, and a broken heart killed him. As far as I know, they have only caught one of the perps.