WEATHER ALERT NOTIFICATIONS. WELL, WE FINALLY KNOW WHAT HAPPENED LAST JULY AT WHAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE AN ELDERLY WOMAN’S BIRTHDAY REVIEW IN BUT WHAT WERE INSTEAD TWO PEOPLE VIOLENTLY DIED BEFORE THE SWAT TEAM BURST IN. OUR INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER TERRI PARKER JUST OBTAINED NEWLY RELEASED DOCUMENTS THAT DETAIL AN APPARENT ATTEMPT TO COVER UP THOSE CRIMES. TERRY WRIGHT I REQUESTED THE AUTOPSY REPORTS BACK IN JULY AFTER REPORTING THAT MEMBERS FROM NEW YORK AND ATLANTA TRAVELED TO BOCA TO CELEBRATE THEIR 91 YEAR OLD MOTHER’S BIRTHDAY. BUT BEFORE THEY EVER MADE IT TO THE HOSPITAL TO SEE HER, A SWAT TEAM HAD BROKEN DOWN THE DOOR. TWO PEOPLE WERE DEAD AND ONE INJURED. IT ALL HAPPENED. 91 YEAR OLD NADINE STRUM LAW’S BOCA TEKA HOUSE. SHE WAS IN THE HOSPITAL AND WHILE THERE, HER 36 YEAR OLD GRANDSON, WAYNE PFIZER, SECRETLY MOVED IN, THOUGH THE AUTOPSY REPORT SAYS HE HAD BEEN BANNED FROM THE HOUSE JULY 10TH, HIS UNCLE AND UNCLE’S GIRLFRIEND ARRIVED NADINE’S BIRTHDAY WEEKEND. BUT WHEN THEY CAME IN THROUGH THE GARAGE DOOR, PFISTER SHOT AT THEM SEVERAL TIMES, HITTING THE GIRLFRIEND. THEY RAN OUT, SAYING THEY THOUGHT ANOTHER FAMILY MEMBER HAD ALREADY ARRIVED. COULD BE BEING INSIDE HOSTAGE. THE SWAT TEAM BUSTED IN THE FRONT DOOR. THE M.E. SAYS POLICE FOUND PFIZER’S MOTHER SHOT TO DEATH ON THE KITCHEN FLOOR. HER LUGGAGE STILL IN THE HALLWAY. AND PFIZER ALSO DEAD OF A SELF-INFLICTED GUNSHOT IN THE BEDROOM. THE REPORT SAYS PFIZER’S WERE IN THE BATHROOM COVERED IN BLEACH AND TWO REVOLVERS WERE ON THE FLOOR. THE TOXICOLOGY REPORT SAYS PFIZER, WHO RELATIVES SAID HAD NO HISTORY OF MENTAL ILLNESS, HAD XANAX, OXYCODONE AND THC IN HIS SYSTEM. POLICE DID NOT CONFIRM ANY OF THE NAMES AT THE TIME, SAYING FAMILY MEMBERS HAD INVOKED MARSY’S LAW, WHICH IS SUPPOSED TO PROTECT VICTIMS IDENTITIES. BUT IN THIS ALSO SHIELDED THE NAME OF THE KILLER TER
Autopsy reveals son killed visiting mom, shot at uncle during murder-suicide
A birthday reunion for 91-year-old girl turned lethal
Updated: 6:13 PM EST Jan 13, 2023
A newly launched post-mortem report reveals what occurred final July at what was imagined to be a lady’s birthday reunion, the place two folks violently died earlier than the SWAT crew burst in.Detectives imagine Wayne Pfeister, 36, might have shot and killed his mom, shot at his uncle and one other girl, after which killed himself — however not earlier than attempting to wash the crime scene with bleach, based on the Palm Beach County Medical Examiner’s report.Deep Dive: WPBF 25 News InvestigatesIt occurred at 91-year-old Nadine Strumlauf’s Boca Teeca home. Strumlauf was within the hospital and whereas there, her grandson, Pfiester, secretly moved in, despite the fact that the report stated he had been banned from the home.On July 10, Pfeister’s uncle and his uncle’s girlfriend arrived for Nadine’s birthday weekend, however once they got here in by way of the storage door, the report stated Pfeister shot at them a number of instances, hitting the girlfriend.Previous Coverage: Grandmother’s birthday ends in homicideThe couple ran outdoors, saying they thought Pfeister’s mom, who had already arrived, might be held hostage inside.The SWAT crew arrived and, when unable to contact anybody inside, bashed within the entrance door.The report stated police discovered Pfeister’s mom shot to demise on the kitchen flooring, her baggage nonetheless within the hallway.They discovered Pfeister additionally useless of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in a bed room.Pfeister’s garments had been within the lavatory, coated in bleach, and two revolvers had been on the ground, based on the report.Previous Coverage: 911 calls launched Pfeister, who relations stated had no historical past of psychological sickness, had Xanax, oxycodone, and THC in his system, based on the toxicology report.Police didn’t verify any of the names at the time, saying members of the family had invoked Marsy’s Law, which is meant to guard victims’ identities. In this case, it additionally shielded the title of the alleged killer.
A newly launched post-mortem report reveals what occurred final July at what was imagined to be a lady’s birthday reunion, the place two folks violently died earlier than the SWAT crew burst in.
Detectives imagine Wayne Pfeister, 36, might have shot and killed his mom, shot at his uncle and one other girl, after which killed himself — however not earlier than attempting to wash the crime scene with bleach, based on the Palm Beach County Medical Examiner’s report.
Deep Dive: WPBF 25 News Investigates
It occurred at 91-year-old Nadine Strumlauf’s Boca Teeca home. Strumlauf was within the hospital and whereas there, her grandson, Pfiester, secretly moved in, despite the fact that the report stated he had been banned from the home.
On July 10, Pfeister’s uncle and his uncle’s girlfriend arrived for Nadine’s birthday weekend, however once they got here in by way of the storage door, the report stated Pfeister shot at them a number of instances, hitting the girlfriend.
Previous Coverage: Grandmother’s birthday ends in murder
The couple ran outdoors, saying they thought Pfeister’s mom, who had already arrived, might be held hostage inside.
The SWAT crew arrived and, when unable to contact anybody inside, bashed within the entrance door.
The report stated police discovered Pfeister’s mom shot to demise on the kitchen flooring, her baggage nonetheless within the hallway.
They discovered Pfeister additionally useless of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in a bed room.
Pfeister’s garments had been within the lavatory, coated in bleach, and two revolvers had been on the ground, based on the report.
Previous Coverage: 911 calls released
Pfeister, who relations stated had no historical past of psychological sickness, had Xanax, oxycodone, and THC in his system, based on the toxicology report.
Police didn’t verify any of the names at the time, saying members of the family had invoked Marsy’s Law, which is meant to guard victims’ identities. In this case, it additionally shielded the title of the alleged killer.