James Wesley Gore was 80 when he died on December 29, 2000, at Nocona General Hospital in Texas. His death was later linked to a pattern of suspicious fatalities at the facility that prompted an inquiry by hospital staff and a joint criminal investigation by local police, the Texas Rangers, and the FBI.

Investigators concluded Gore was one of at least ten patients killed between December 2000 and February 2001 with lethal doses of the muscle paralytic mivacurium chloride. The nurse implicated in those deaths, Vickie Dawn Jackson, was arrested on July 16, 2002, charged with capital murder, and ultimately sentenced to life without parole. Families, including Gore’s, pursued civil suits alleging negligence and wrongful death, and the hospital was scrutinized over drug inventory discrepancies and delayed detection of the pattern.

What information about Gore’s time in the hospital or his care might help clarify exactly when and how the drug was administered?