A shocking murder investigation has stunned the tight-knit community of Sun City after an 82-year-old woman, whom friends described as the “nicest person in Sun City,” was charged with the murder of her husband at a coastal South Carolina nursing home.
Harriet Kay Recker, 82, is accused of shooting and killing her 81-year-old husband, Dennis Recker, on September 12 at the Preston Health Center on Hilton Head Island.
The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office says the crime was premeditated, citing evidence including notes found on her person and at her home.
A Planned Shooting?
Just a day before the shooting, Dennis Recker had been admitted to the facility for health issues requiring additional care. The tragedy unfolded moments after a neighbor, who had driven the couple to the center, briefly left the room. Upon hearing a loud noise and rushing back, the neighbor found Harriet Recker holding a gun, and Dennis Recker suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest…