Man charged with murder after Edmonton mother found dead in house fire 8 months ago
Posted October 20, 2026 12:44 pm.
A 48-year-old man who knew a woman who was found dead following a suspicious house fire in Edmonton’s Boyle Street neighbourhood in February has been charged in her death.
The body of Teresa Katcheech, a 39-year-old mother of three, was found by firefighters who were putting out a blaze at a home near 93 Street and 105 Avenue on Feb. 9.
The Edmonton Police Service (EPS) had determined Katcheech’s death was a homicide but withheld how she died for “investigative reasons.”
Now police are saying Katcheech died from gunshot wounds and blunt force trauma.
On Sunday, EPS homicide detectives arrested Cory Wiltzen, who they say knew Katcheech, but they were not believed to be partners. Wiltzen has been charged with second-degree murder, indignity to human remains and arson.
The allegations against him have not been tested in court.
