Police Obtain Medical Records in Murder Case

Police have obtained medical records for the woman allegedly murdered by her husband in the hopes of learning more about what led to the fatal shooting.

According to search warrants filed earlier this month, State College police think medical records from two visits Nuria Kudlach made to the Mount Nittany Medical Center emergency room could reveal details crucial to the homicide case pending against Alois Kudlach.

Alois Kudlach, 49, was arrested last month for allegedly shooting his wife following an argument. He reportedly told emergency dispatchers that his wife came at him with a knife in their State College home, forcing him to shoot her in self-defense. Police and prosecutors dispute this claim, noting that forensic evidence concludes Nuria Kudlach was not facing her husband when she was shot three times.

In requests for search warrants, police say they responded to two previous calls from the Kudlach residence on Gregor Way: one on Sep. 28, 2014, and another on June 20, 2015 – only about three months before the fatal shooting.

On both dates, Alois Kudlach had called emergency services to report that his wife was depressed. During the June call, he also reported that she was threatening to harm herself. On both instances, Nuria Kudlach was taken to the Mount Nittany Medical Center for mental health evaluation and treatment.

“These records may contain statements made by the victim concerning the source of her depression (the deteriorated state of her marriage) and any possible safety concerns she may have had concerning the suspect, Alois Kudlach,” the warrant request reads.

Court documents show that the warrant was granted and police collected 145 pages of medical records.

Police also obtained several other warrants for crime scene evidence, clothing, DNA samples, and data for Kudlach’s cell phone, all of which were filled and documented last week.

Kudlach faces felony charges of murder of the first and third degree and aggravated assault, as well as a felony wiretapping charge for allegedly recording arguments with his wife without her knowledge. An additional misdemeanor charge of possession of a concealed weapon was added at Kudlach’s preliminary hearing earlier this month.

Kudlach’s attorney did not immediately respond to requests for comment.