The victims' families have made several recommendations that will be read out at the inquiry.

Wettlaufer told police she killed her patients for various reasons, sometimes citing an internal "red surge" that would only abate after a murder.

The Ontario government announced Monday it is moving to appoint a commissioner to lead a public inquiry into the circumstances of the murders of eight seniors in Ontario long-term care homes.

Elizabeth Wettlaufer pleaded guilty last month to eight counts of first-degree murder, four counts of attempted murder and two counts of aggravated assault.

Family and friends of Wettlaufer's victims and members of the media watched the full police interview with Wettlaufer, which lasted for two hours and nine minutes. The interview took place on Oct. 5, after she was discharged from CAMH in Toronto where she was seeking mental health treatment.

It was an emotional day in court for family and friends of the victims of Elizabeth Wettlaufer, the former Ontario nurse who pleaded guilty Thursday to the first-degree murder of eight seniors.

A Western University criminology professor says Elizabeth Wettlaufer fits the description of a serial killer.

A former Ontario nurse accused of killing eight seniors in her care has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder charges in their deaths.

Joanna Flynn is also charged with criminal negligence causing death in connection with the events of March 2, 2014.

Inspection reports show an Ontario long-term care home where a former nurse is accused of killing seven seniors was taken to task by the province for dozens of "medication incidents" just before it was ordered to stop admitting patients.