WALKER, Mich. (AP) - A judge says the Michigan parole board needs to take another look at a woman who has spent 30 years in prison for the deaths of residents at a nursing home.
Catherine Wood last year was granted parole. But Kent County Judge Joe Rossi says the board didn’t properly assess the risk to the public if Wood is released. He also cited other reasons for a review Thursday. She remains in custody.
Five people were suffocated at the Alpine Manor Nursing Home in Walker, near Grand Rapids, in the late 1980s. Wood pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and conspiracy and was sentenced to a maximum prison term of 40 years.
She said she was the lookout for Gwendolyn Graham, who is serving a life sentence. Investigators say Wood’s cooperation with investigators was crucial in prosecuting Graham.
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