Jaquelyn Larue Gore, 48, of Wake Forest, North Carolina, died of a gunshot wound on July 26, 2009. Known to family and friends as Jackie, she lived with her boyfriend Leslie Edward Smith at 3 Kelly Pine Court. Smith called 911 and reported he had shot her point-blank in the chest and declined to cooperate with attempts to perform CPR, saying he didn’t want to help her and that she was dead.

The couple’s relationship is described as tumultuous, with domestic violence, heavy drinking, and emotional turmoil. At trial Smith’s defense argued either provocation by extreme verbal and emotional insults or that Gore’s death was a case of suicide by boyfriend. On September 1, 2010, a Wake County jury found Leslie Edward Smith guilty of Jaquelyn’s murder.

Does anyone have additional information about Jaquelyn’s life in Wake Forest or the relationship dynamics that could shed light on this case?