Norma Elizabeth Pearson, 92, was a longtime Chillicothe, Missouri resident and former Chillicothe State Bank employee known for quilting, crocheting and family gatherings. In 2002 she was a patient at Hedrick Medical Center during a period when the hospital saw a sharp increase in Code Blue events. Nursing staff later voiced suspicion about respiratory therapist Jennifer Anne Hall, who had access to drugs including succinylcholine and insulin.

Investigators alleged Hall placed insulin into Norma’s breathing treatment apparatus; Norma survived that incident and lived until September 9, 2011, when she died at the Morningside Center in Chillicothe surrounded by family. The later prosecution treating Norma’s case as second-degree attempted assault reflects the harm alleged in 2002.