Medical Murders

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“Lethal Lovers” Gwen Graham and Cathy Wood Pt. 1 Jun 02, 2021

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In Michigan in 1986, a heated love affair between two nurse's aides was strengthened by pranks and a devil-may-care attitude toward authority. But their games turned deadly when they began targeting patients who couldn’t fight back.

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“Resuscitation Rambo” Niels Högel May 26, 2021

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A German nurse claimed at least 87 — and possibly up to 300 — lives in the 2000s. Niels Högel is thought to be Germany’s most prolific serial killer since World War II.

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“The ‘Fatal Vision’ Murders” Jeffrey MacDonald Pt. 2 May 19, 2021

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Despite court battles that stretched on for years, Jeffrey MacDonald stuck to his narrative about what happened the night his wife and daughters were murdered. During that time, a new suspect emerged, evidence was reanalyzed, and an FBI analyst determined a more likely story — one that didn’t involve killer hippies high on acid.

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“The ‘Fatal Vision’ Murders” Jeffrey MacDonald Pt. 1 May 12, 2021

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Six months after the infamous Manson murders, an Army surgeon at Fort Bragg alleged that a hippie cult brutally murdered his pregnant wife and two young daughters. Authorities weren’t convinced by Jeffrey MacDonald’s story.

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“Cardiac Killer” Kristen Gilbert Pt. 2 May 05, 2021

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By 1996, the nurses who worked with Kristen Gilbert suspected she was lethally injecting patients with epinephrine. Circumstantial evidence piled up against her, but it wasn't until she made a bomb threat that her fate took a turn for the worst.

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“Cardiac Killer” Kristen Gilbert Pt. 1 Apr 28, 2021

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Kristen Gilbert showed neurotic tendencies and a penchant for lying as young as adolescence, but it wasn't until she became a nurse that these habits grew dangerous. In 1989, after joining the staff at Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Massachusetts, her colleagues began to notice a rise in cardiac arrest deaths.

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“Gold Digging Dentist” Arthur Warren Waite Apr 21, 2021

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Despite his promising career as a dentist, Dr. Arthur Warren Waite had no patience when it came to making a fortune. After marrying an heiress in 1915, he attacked her family one by one. Waite's weapon of choice? Deadly bacteria.

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“Angel of Death” Beverley Allitt Pt. 2 Apr 14, 2021

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Over a dozen children fell mysteriously ill or died in the span of two months at Grantham Hospital, but it wasn’t until 1-year-old Claire Peck succumbed to a potassium overdose that medical staff contacted authorities. Their investigation found only one nurse was present for every emergency: Beverley Allitt.

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“Angel of Death” Beverley Allitt Pt. 1 Apr 07, 2021

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In a London hospital in the 1990s, nurses tended to the patients of Ward Four unaware that there was a murderer in their midst. But a suspicious rise in fatalities revealed a harrowing truth: someone among them was killing children.

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“Lambeth Poisoner” Thomas Neill Cream Pt. 2 Mar 31, 2021

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Imprisoned in 1881 for poisoning a wealthy man, Cream served just ten years before he was released. He collected his share of his late father’s fortune, and set sail for England — where he earned his murderous moniker.

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