CT Visiting Nurse found dead at patient residence

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I am a retired VN. This one hurts

Registered sex offender is a suspect in murder of visiting nurse in Willimantic: court docs

A man is suspected in the killing of his visiting nurse at a halfway house in Willimantic on Saturday, according to court documents obtained by NBC Connecticut. A woman who had been reported missing was found dead in the basement of a home at 106 Chapman St. That home is a part of a Re-Entry...

www.nbcconnecticut.com

 

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Grayson was a married mother of six, according to her obituary. She grew up on a dairy farm in Sterling as one of 13 children and graduated from Killingly High School. She spend 26 years with the State of Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services.

“After retiring from DMHAS, she continued to serve as a visiting nurse for New England Home Care, now known as Elara Caring, for over 10 years, until the date of her untimely death,” her obituary said.

According to her obituary, Grayson loved to cook and bake. She loved to spend time with her children, grandchildren and siblings and was also a foster parent for the Department of Children and Families for over 20 years.

“Joyce was a beautiful soul, who dedicated her life to caring for others,” the obituary said. “She loved her job as a mental health nurse, and it was truly what she was put on this earth to do. She passed away doing what she loved. She leaves behind a large family, whom she raised with her large heart to be just like her.”

Visiting nurse found dead at CT halfway house was beloved mother of six who ‘dedicated her life to caring for others’

A visiting nurse who was found dead in a Willimantic basement after an at-home visit with a registered sex offender has been identified.

www.courant.com

 

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Part of the DCF statement:
From 2002-2021, the Grayson family provided love and care to 35 children. The children ranged in ages from infants to teens, children with multiple medically complex needs and a handful of sibling groups.

They even received the Foster Parent of the Year award in 2017.
Entire article:

Healthcare workers call for increased protections after visiting nurse is killed by patient in Willimantic

Nurses and lawmakers called for change after a visiting nurse was killed, police said, by a patient in Willimantic over the weekend.

www.wfsb.com

 

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Court records show Michael Reese is scheduled to appear Friday morning in state Superior Court in Danielson Friday. He remains jailed at Garner Correctional Institution in Newtown in lieu of $2 million bond, according to Department of Correction records.
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Police and prosecutors allege Reese strangled Grayson on the morning of Oct. 28, 2023. Reese was Grayson's first appointment of the day when she showed up to treat him at the home for sex offenders in the Willimantic section of Windham.
Reese had been convicted of first-degree sexual assault and first-degree assault for a 2006 attack in which police said he raped a woman in a New Haven cemetery before stabbing her and leaving her to die. He was arrested days later after police scoured the Fair Haven neighborhood where the attack occurred. He pleaded no contest and was sentenced in 2007 and released in 2021, records show.

https://www.ctinsider.com/news/article/michael-reese-joyce-grayson-ct-nurse-murder-20808475.php