Sandra L. Lincoln, an 82-year-old woman from Chicora, Pennsylvania, died on April 17, 2023, at Sunnyview Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Butler. Her obituary initially referenced a short illness, but her death later featured in a broader criminal investigation into former nurse Heather Pressdee, whose work at multiple western Pennsylvania care facilities was linked to suspicious patient deaths and insulin poisonings.

A civil lawsuit filed by Lincoln’s estate alleged Sunnyview failed to protect her from a dangerous employee and did not act on warnings about unusual deaths. The complaint alleges staff failed to prevent Pressdee from giving Lincoln unnecessary insulin, failed to notify state health officials, and ignored reports of suspected abuse. The suit states a certified nursing assistant heard Pressdee say Lincoln needed to die less than an hour before Lincoln was pronounced dead. Investigators later said Pressdee admitted administering insulin to Lincoln and then injecting air into Lincoln’s PICC line when the insulin did not have the intended effect.

Pressdee was arrested in May 2023 and became the central suspect as authorities linked her conduct to multiple patients across several nursing homes. Lincoln was named among the patients whose deaths led to criminal charges. Does anyone have information about Lincoln’s time at Sunnyview or observed interactions between staff and residents in 2023?