Update - Multi-Jurisdiction - Homicide Investigation

Charges Laid In Connection With Long Term Care Patient Deaths

WOODSTOCK, ON, Oct. 25, 2016 /CNW/ - A Woodstock resident has been charged following a multi-jurisdiction homicide investigation at long-term care facilities in Woodstock and London.

The investigation began on September 29^th, 2016, when the Woodstock Police Service received information that eight people had been murdered over a period of several years.  Due to the nature of the allegations, a multi-jurisdictional Major Case Manager was contacted. Detective Inspector Rob Hagerman of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB) was assigned to coordinate the investigation by members of the Woodstock Police Service and London Police Service.

A nurse employed at the facilities, 49-year-old Elizabeth Tracey Mae WETTLAUFER of Woodstock, is charged with eight (8) counts of First Degree Murder.  The accused appeared at the Ontario Court of Justice in Woodstock on October 25, 2016 and was remanded into custody.

The names of the victims, their age, and their respective care facility are:

Name (Age)	Facility	Date of Death
James SILCOX (84)	Caressant Care – Woodstock	August 17, 2007
Maurice GRANAT (84)	Caressant Care - Woodstock	December 23, 2007
Gladys MILLARD (87)	Caressant Care – Woodstock	October 14, 2011
Helen MATHESON (95)	Caressant Care – Woodstock	October 27, 2011
Mary ZURAWINSKI (96)	Caressant Care – Woodstock	November 7, 2011
Helen YOUNG (90)	Caressant Care – Woodstock	July 14, 2013
Maureen PICKERING (79)	Caressant Care – Woodstock	March 28, 2014
Arpad HORVATH (75)	Meadow Park – London	August 31, 2014

As a result of this ongoing investigation, police reiterate there is no further immediate threat to patient or community safety.

SOURCE Ontario Provincial Police

Media Contact: Sergeant David S. Rektor, Community Service Coordinator - OPP West Region, Telephone: [phone], E-mail: [email protected]