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Wettlaufer Case Returns To Court For Pretrail

A former Woodstock nurse is back in court today facing murder, attempted murder, and aggravated assault charges.

WOODSTOCK - The woman accused of killing 8 people while working at nursing homes in Woodstock and London is back in court today. 

Elizabeth Wettlaufer will be appearing via a video conference for a judicial pretrial. She was supposed to have a pretrial on March 17th, however the defence asked for more time to go over the disclosure. 

Wettlaufer is facing 8 counts of first degree murder, four counts of attempted murder, and 2 counts of aggravated assault. The alleged aggravated assaults and two of the attempted murders happened at the Caressant Care in Woodstock where she is accused of killing 7 people. The other attempted murder charges stem from Telfer Place in Paris and at a private residence in Oxford County. 

Wettlaufer's charges date back to 2007 and the most recent case occurred in August of 2016. The following are the 8 people she is accused of killing at nursing homes in Woodstock and London. 

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 for the additional 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

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