Lydia Alamillo Bulaon, 72, was killed on Thursday, October 31, 2019, at her Long Pond, Pennsylvania, home following an argument with her 88-year-old boyfriend, Bernard Pedreira. The dispute began in the early morning over Pedreira’s guns. Pedreira first told police Bulaon grabbed a loaded firearm and it discharged; he later told investigators his finger was on the trigger when the weapon fired. Authorities noted the couple had a history of domestic complaints.

Pedreira was taken into custody, charged with homicide and jailed without bail; a judge later found there was enough evidence to send the case to trial. Bulaon was a registered nurse, born in Manila, Philippines, who had lived in Englewood, New Jersey, and moved to Long Pond about twenty years before her death. She is survived by children and grandchildren.

If anyone knew Lydia, the household, or the couple’s history, please share information that could shed light on what happened.