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Wettlaufer To Appear in Court in Person

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

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