Andy Byron Scott was 41 when he and his brother, 42-year-old Michael Randy Scott, were killed on June 8, 2002, in Spalding County, Georgia. Both men were residents of a nursing home and were bedridden and unable to communicate or care for themselves due to advanced Huntington’s disease, a hereditary condition that had also affected their father.

Their mother, Carol Carr, entered the facility that day and shot both sons with a small-caliber handgun. Carr later said she acted to end their suffering; she was arrested and charged with malice murder in the deaths. The case drew national attention and intense debate about euthanasia, mercy, and the criminal law.

What details about the brothers’ final days or the nursing home’s care remain unclear to readers with knowledge of the case?