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A Serial Killer Horror Story from the Desk of a Cleveland Nursing Home Injury Lawyer

It’s a horror story reminiscent of Jack the Ripper. An ex-nurse has been charged with murdering eight nursing home patients. If Elizabeth Tracey Mae Wettlaufer is found guilty of the crimes she is accused of, she will be “among the worst serial killers in Canadian history,” the Globe and Mail reports. The story certainly sends chills down the spine of anyone who reads it.

The alleged victims include James Silcox, 84, Maurice Granat, 84, Gladys Millard, 87, Helen Matheson, 95, Mary Zurawinski, 96, Helen Young, 90, Maureen Pickering, 78, and Arpad Horvath, 75.

“We’re living my father’s death right now,” Daniel Silcox, son of James Silcox, told the Globe and Mail. “It’s horrific.”

Wettlaufer remains in custody at the Ontario Court of Justice.

“This investigation is ongoing, therefore I’m not going to speculate whether there will be any additional charges,” Woodstock Police Chief William Renton told reporters. “What I can tell you is that we are confident at this time that all of the victims have been identified and that their families have been notified.”

It’s a worst nightmare situation for any client of a nursing home injury lawyer in Cleveland. Hopefully, the families of the victims find justice, but that does little to fill the vacuum left from the lost lives of their loved ones.

Entrusting the care of a loved one to a nursing facility or long-term health care home is not a simple task for any family to make. Selecting the best facility during a time of illness creates an emotional time not only for the patient, but the whole family. It’s essential to do your due diligence to investigate the facility thoroughly and to be sure it offers the best care available.