CBC reports that in 2016, Elizabeth Wettlaufer finally had to give a confession to police: she had killed people in her capacity as a nurse. If she hadn’t informed them, no one would have ever found out about her heinous crimes. Wettlaufer pled guilty to two counts of aggravated assault, four counts of attempted murder, and one count of first-degree murder, according to The U.S. Sun. CBC reports that today, Elizabeth Wettlaufer is serving eight consecutive life sentences in prison. She will be eligible for parole in 25 years, per The U.S. Sun.
In 2018, Wettlaufer once again voluntarily confessed to additional attacks on her patients during a police interview. But they denied bringing any additional charges against Wettlaufer, citing her ongoing life sentences. Still, The Washington Post reports that the medical community was shocked to learn that if Wettlaufer hadn’t confessed to killing her patients, she might have continued to get away with murder. In the aftermath of her disclosures, a government-appointed commission recommended more than 90 steps that nursing homes could take to keep Canadian patients safer.
