Neither police nor the district attorney's office has publicly speculated about a motive for the killing. Helen Miller moved around in a wheelchair, as evidenced by photos on her Facebook page and reported by local NBC affiliate WGAL-TV.
In the comments section of a Lancaster Online story on Facebook, commenters have written that Helen had cerebral palsy and was non-verbal. Heavy reached out to the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office to confirm whether the online chatter was accurate and to ask about the case. The DA's office responded via email, 'We are not able to comment on that at this time.'
Based on her Facebook page, Helen loved to work on art projects, including sculptures and painting. She shared a photo in 2014 of what appears to be a watercolor painting. Helen wrote she had won an award for the piece.