On the basis of this evidence, in January 1984, Brandon was charged with the murder of Mary Pauquette (killed on September 12, 1983); 80-year-old Rose Lederman (killed in August 1981); 69-year-old Wollomooloo Woodcock (strangled in August 1982); 76-year-old Lorraine Wells and 70-year-old Dorothy Fain in May and August 1983, respectively.