Bertha Maxine Anderson, 68, was fatally shot at her condominium in Canyon Country, California, on December 11, 2013. Her death occurred the same day her husband, Lance Holger Anderson, went to a nursing facility in North Hills and fatally shot his sister, Lisa Florence Nave, 58. Reports linked the killings to the women’s severe health problems; Bertha suffered multiple conditions including breast cancer, brain damage, panic attacks, hot flashes, and cataracts.

Lance Anderson said his wife did not want to continue living in that condition, though she never explicitly asked him to end her life. Prosecutors argued the shootings were not mercy killings but acts of control. Lance Anderson was arrested and charged with two counts of first-degree murder and later convicted; sentencing was reported as 100 years to life, with a special firearm allegation upheld.

Is anyone familiar with the victims or who can share information about their lives before December 11, 2013?