Bessie Elizabeth Hedrick was 78 and lived at Pinelake Health and Rehab Center in Carthage, North Carolina. She died in a mass shooting at the facility on March 29, 2009, one of eight people killed in the attack.

The shooter was Robert K. Stewart, identified as the estranged husband of a Pinelake employee. Stewart faced multiple counts of first-degree murder in connection with the deaths. Reported accounts say the motive remained unclear, which added to the families’ anguish.

The violence prompted a major investigation and extensive legal proceedings against Stewart. If anyone knew Bessie, her routines at Pinelake, or has information about the day of the shooting, please share what you know.