Rose-Lourdes Gerson Garcon Obituary, Death – Milford police have identified the 50-year-old woman fatally stabbed over the weekend as Rose-Lourdes Gerson Garcon. She was killed by an 18-year-old acquaintance, Edouard Risch Oldens, who has since been charged with her murder. According to court documents, Oldens had been experiencing disturbing hallucinations, hearing voices that told him to harm or kill people, including on the day of the incident, when the voices reportedly instructed him to “kill Rose.”
Though Gerson Garcon and Oldens were not related, they shared a residence on Lakeview Avenue in Milford. The relationship between the two was not familial, but police confirmed that they lived in the same household.
The Events on Sunday
The tragic incident occurred on Sunday, when Milford police received a call around 12:45 p.m. reporting that a man was experiencing “mental health issues” near North Church Street and SW Front Street. When officers arrived at the scene, Oldens approached one of them with his arms extended, indicating that he was surrendering. He was subsequently placed in a police vehicle.
While in custody, Oldens spoke to his grandmother, during which he confessed to killing Gerson Garcon. Court documents indicate that Oldens admitted to his grandmother that he had acted on the voices he had been hearing, which told him to commit the murder.
Upon receiving this information, police quickly responded to the residence on Lakeview Avenue, where they discovered Gerson Garcon’s body. She was found in a second-floor bedroom, lying in a pool of blood. Investigators followed a trail of bloody footprints that led them to a bathroom, where they located a large butcher-style knife hidden beneath the sink. This knife was believed to be the weapon used in the fatal stabbing.
The Delaware Division of Forensic Science later confirmed that Gerson Garcon’s death was caused by multiple stab wounds and officially ruled it a homicide.
Charges and Legal Proceedings
Following his arrest, Edouard Risch Oldens was charged with first-degree murder and a weapons offense. He is currently being held at Sussex Correctional Institution after failing to post a $680,000 cash bail. The court documents detailing the case suggest that Oldens had a history of hearing voices and experiencing severe mental health issues, which allegedly culminated in the brutal attack on Gerson Garcon.
The case has sparked concerns about mental health awareness and intervention, as it appears that Oldens’ deteriorating mental state may have played a significant role in the tragedy. No further details have been released at this time, and the investigation is ongoing.
The Milford community is left in shock as they mourn the loss of Gerson Garcon while grappling with the disturbing nature of the crime. As more information comes to light, questions about the adequacy of mental health support and the warning signs leading up to the incident may become central to the public conversation surrounding this case.