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Patricia Ann Kucerovsky, a school teacher and mother of two, was poisoned with mercury for months leading up to her death in 2008, according to police.

Patricia Ann Kucerovsky, school teacher and mother of 2, died in Fredericton in 2008

Savannah Awde · CBC News

· Posted: Sep 12, 2025 5:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago

A photo of a woman with dark hair and glasses smiling while holding two infants.

Patricia Ann Kucerovsky had two young children at the time of her death in 2008. (CBC)

Fredericton police say they have reopened an investigation into the 2008 homicide of a 43-year-old school teacher who was allegedly poisoned with mercury.

No charges were ever laid, and the Fredericton Police Force won’t say why it’s revisiting the case, which went cold in 2013. 

In 2011 police identified and briefly arrested a 44-year-old man in connection with the death of Patricia Ann Kucerovsky, but he was later released unconditionally.

As of 2012, he remained the only suspect. Police would not confirm this week if that’s still the case but said a decision to reopen the investigation was made in June 2025.

An in memory-style white poster board with the words

The homicide case went cold and was closed by police in 2013. (CBC)

“Our goal is to ensure that no case is forgotten, and that unsolved files continue to receive attention so opportunities to move them forward are not missed,” spokesperson Sonya Gilks said in an email.

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