Active for 1 year
(1987) in United States

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13. 7 Books Written About Cathy Wood
14. 4 External References
15. Internal References

Cathy Wood (Catherine May Wood) an American serial killer who along with her partner Gwendolyn Graham, known as the the Alpine Manor serial killers were convicted of killing five elderly women in Walker, Michigan, a suburb of Grand Rapids, in the 1980s. Graham and Wood turned the selection of victims into a game, choosing victims whose initials collectively spelled M-U-R-D-E-R. They committed their crimes in the Alpine Manor nursing home, where they both worked as nurse's aides. In 2013 Wood's posted an illegal online dating profile on Cowtowninfo.com in hopes of meeting someone new. As an inmate in Florida, Wood may have pen pals, but is prohibited from soliciting for pen pals. The profile has been taken down. On October 24th 2018 Wood's was granted early release for good behavior. She will remain on probation for 2 years as part of her parole agreement.

Profile Completeness: 85%

Books that Mention Cathy Wood

Tim O'Brien

In the Lake of the Woods

Lowell Cauffiel

Forever and Five Days

Cathy Wood

Paralympic Heroes

Helen Gavin

Female Aggression

Michael Newton

The Encyclopedia of Serial Killers

John B. Williams

ADAS Colour Atlas of Weed Seedlings

David V. Baker

Women and Capital Punishment in the United St...

7 Books that mention Serial Killer
Cathy Wood

ISBN10	Book Title	Author	Killers Mentioned	Killers
0547527047	In the Lake of the Woods	Tim O'Brien	Cathy Wood	1
1497649714	Forever and Five Days	Lowell Cauffiel	Cathy Wood	2
1780970110	Paralympic Heroes	Cathy Wood	Cathy Wood	1
1118314743	Female Aggression	Helen Gavin	4 Total Including Celine Lesage	4
0816069875	The Encyclopedia of Seria...	Michael Newton	108 Total Including Anatoly Onoprienko	108
0723409293	ADAS Colour Atlas of Weed...	3 Total Including John B. Williams	Cathy Wood	1
1476622884	Women and Capital Punishm...	David V. Baker	Cathy Wood	1

Gwendolyn Gail Graham (born August 6, 1963) and Catherine May Wood (born March 7, 1962) are American serial killers convicted of killing five elderly women in Walker, Michigan, a suburb of Grand Rapids, in the 1980s. They committed their crimes in the Alpine Manor nursing home, where they both worked as nurse's aides.

External References

1. Q29094461 on www.wikidata.org, Retrieved on Oct 11, 2018.
2. Gwendolyn Graham and Cathy Wood on en.wikipedia.org, Retrieved on Oct 25, 2018.
3. Juan Ignacio Blanco, Catherine May WOOD on murderpedia.org, Retrieved on Oct 25, 2018.
4. Ken Kolker, Judge orders 2nd review of serial killer's parole bid on www.woodtv.com, Retrieved on Jun 20, 2019.

Internal References

Cathy Wood is included in the following pages on Killer.Cloud the Serial Killer Database

1. #26 of 38[ Page 2 ] of Serial Killers with birthdays in March
2. #27 of 40[ Page 2 ] of Pisces Serial Killers sorted by Confirmed Victims
3. #34 of 75[ Page 3 ] of Female Serial Killers sorted by Confirmed Victims
4. #168 of 327[ Page 12 ] of Serial Killers active in the United States
5. #177 of 651[ Page 12 ] of serial killers sorted by Profile Completeness
6. #353 of 651[ Page 24 ] of serial killers sorted by Confirmed Victims
7. #556 of 651[ Page 38 ] of serial killers sorted by Years Active
8. #633 of 651[ Page 43 ] of the A-Z List of Serial Killers

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Serial Killers Statistics, charts Cathy Wood is included in: Active Serial Killers by Country, Serial Killers By Gender, Age of Serial Killer by Date, Killers By Astrological Sign, Killers By Birth Month, Sexual Preference, Active Serial Killers by Year and Statistical Boolean Questions.

Years Active:

• 1987