Helen Forster North, a 91-year-old woman from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, passed away on December 16, 2019. She was born on August 18, 1928, in Appleton, Wisconsin, to Anna and Rudolph Forster. Helen retired from Bowman Gray School of Medicine and is survived by her two daughters, Joan Spencer and Lynn Butzberger, as well as two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
On the day of her death, Helen and her 62-year-old son, Eric Allen North, were found shot to death in their home on
Ebert Road in Winston-Salem. A family member had stopped by to check on them and discovered their bodies. The police investigation concluded that Eric North shot his mother and then himself, ruling the incident as a murder-suicide.
No other suspects were identified or sought in connection with the deaths. The case was handled by the Winston-Salem Police Department, and no further litigation or arrests were made.
Does this cover what you were looking for?
