
The former Woodstock nurse facing first degree murder charges will be appearing in court in person today.
WOODSTOCK - The woman accused of killing eight people while working at nursing homes in Woodstock and London is making an in person court appearance today.
Elizabeth Wettlaufer is facing eight counts of first degree murder, four counts of attempted murder, and two counts of aggravated assault. The alleged aggravated assaults and two of the possible attempted murders happened at the Caressant Care in Woodstock where she is accused of killing seven people.
The other attempted murder charges stem from Telfer Place in Paris and at a private residence in Oxford County. Wettlaufer will be in court this morning to set a trial date after waiving her right to a preliminary inquiry.
Wettlaufer's charges date back to 2007 with the most recent case happening in August of 2016. The following are the eight people she is accused of killing at nursing homes in Woodstock and London.
James SILCOX (84) Carressant Care – Woodstock August 17, 2007
Maurice GRANAT (84) Carressant Care - Woodstock December 23, 2007
Gladys MILLARD (87) Carressant Care – Woodstock October 14, 2011
Helen MATHESON (95) Carressant Care – Woodstock October 27, 2011
Mary ZURAWINSKI (96) Carressant Care – Woodstock November 7, 2011
Helen YOUNG (90) Carressant Care – Woodstock July 14, 2013
Maureen PICKERING (79) Carressant Care – Woodstock March 28, 2014
Arpad HORVATH (75) Meadow Park – London August 31, 2014
As for the new charges of aggravated assault and attempted murder the victims are named here:
Caressant Care – Woodstock, Ontario
Name Age Offence Time Frame
Clotilde ADRIANO 87 Aggravated Assault JUN.-DEC. 2007
Albina DEMEDEIROS 90 Aggravated Assault JUN.-DEC. 2007
Wayne HEDGES 57 Attempt Murder SEP.-DEC. 2008
Michael PRIDDLE 63 Attempt Murder JAN.2008 – DEC.2009
Telfer Place – Brant County, Ontario
Sandra TOWLER 77 Attempt Murder SEP. 2015
Private Residence – Oxford County, Ontario
Beverly BERTRAM 68 Attempt Murder AUG. 2016