Overview

• Harriet Kay Recker, 82, is charged with murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime in the Sept. 12 shooting of her husband, Dennis, 81, at Hilton Head Island’s Preston Health Center.
• A neighbor told deputies they returned to the room to find Recker holding a revolver, and the victim said, "She shot me," before dying despite life-saving efforts.
• Dennis Recker had been admitted to the care facility one day earlier for health issues requiring additional support, according to court testimony reported by WTOC.
• Investigators say matching notes were found in Recker’s purse and at her home, with another sent to a neighbor, and a passage read in court described overwhelming strain and inability to cope.
• A judge found probable cause and sent the case to a Beaufort County grand jury, and Recker remains held at the county jail without bond.