Medical Murders

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Heaven’s Gate Pt. 3: The Pivot Mar 30, 2022

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The group’s belief system had never been infallible. There had been adjustments along the way; revisions meant to keep the wheels turning whenever prophecies didn’t manifest. But then, in 1985, Bonnie Lu Nettles died. And her passing threw Heaven’s Gate’s whole world askew.

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Heaven’s Gate Pt. 2: The Class Mar 29, 2022

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1976 was a turning point for Heaven’s Gate. The spaceship that was promised had not arrived. Members were defecting. Nettles and Applewhite gathered their truest believers in Wyoming and made it clear: Things were going to be different from here on out. Much different.

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Heaven’s Gate Pt. 1: The Two Mar 28, 2022

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When Bonnie Lu Nettles and Marshall Applewhite meet in Houston in 1972, it’s not for the first time — at least, not according to their birth charts. They’ve known each other in a past life. And in this lifetime, they have a joint mission. They set out, amid a wave of social and political upheaval, to find it.

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“Typhoid Mary” Mallon Pt. 2 Mar 23, 2022

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Apprehending Mary Mallon was not a one-time affair. After she was forced to quarantine, she was allowed to reenter society under one condition: she would never cook for anyone again. But “Typhoid Mary” refused to play by anyone’s rules.

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“Typhoid Mary” Mallon Pt. 1 Mar 16, 2022

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In what became one of history’s most infamous accounts of contagion, a domestic cook spread typhoid to dozens of people in New York through her trademark dessert: homemade peach ice cream.

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John Bodkin Adams Pt. 2 Mar 09, 2022

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Scotland Yard built its case against Dr. John Bodkin Adams, who was believed to have killed over a hundred of his elderly patients between 1935 and 1956. The impending trial would lead to notable changes in the medical and legal systems.

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John Bodkin Adams Pt. 1 Mar 02, 2022

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He rose to prominence in the 1930s treating the wealthy as a General Practitioner in the town of Eastbourne, England. But Dr. John Bodkin Adams didn't want to just treat the wealthy. He wanted to be IN with them. And he would do it by any means necessary.

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Killer Patients: Hans Peterson Feb 23, 2022

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28-year-old Hans Peterson had spent four long years nursing rage against Dr. David Cornbleet, the dermatologist who prescribed a drug that's side effects turned Peterson's life upside down. And in October 2006, Peterson rented a car and drove it to Chicago for a final confrontation.

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Killer Patients: Stephen Pasceri Feb 16, 2022

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A hospital murder unfolded at the intersection of grief and illness in January 2015. Stephen Pasceri, mourning the death of his mother, met with one of America’s top heart surgeons, Dr. Michael Davidson — not to seek treatment, but revenge.

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Killer Patients: Chester Leo Posby Feb 09, 2022

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In June 1992, Dr. John Kemink was fatally shot by a former patient, retired car salesman Chester Leo Posby. Posby blamed the doctor for an injury that had upended his entire life. But he also believed that Dr. Kemink was conspiring to kill him. In Posby’s delusion, the only way to save his own life was to take the doctor’s.

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