All tagged medical murder
Gwendolyn Graham and her girlfriend Cathy Wood met while working in a nursing home in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Their volatile relationship escalated as the two shared dark fantasies of committing murders together. They discussed targeting their coworkers at the nursing home, before settling on much more vulnerable victims -- the patients.
Lucy Letby, the 32-year-old nurse, allegedly killed seven infants in her care between 2015 and 2016 by injecting air into their bloodstreams. Her trial began last month.
In August of 1987, Donald Harvey pled guilty to 37 murders committed over a span of nearly two decades. Harvey mostly preyed upon patients at hospitals where he was working, and he proclaimed himself to be an 'Angel of Death,' killing to relieve sick people of their pain. As the manner of his sadistic crimes came to light, it became clear that nothing could be further from the truth.
From 1987 until 2003, nurse Charles Cullen reigned terror at the hospitals he worked at throughout New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Admitting to have killed around 40 patients, 29 have been confirmed. Who exactly is Charles Cullen, and what led him to kill so many of his patients?
After three days of jury selection, twelve jurors have been seated in the trial against 46-year-old Dr. William Husel. Husel is facing 14 murder charges after being accused of 25 overdose deaths of patients.
Over the past eleven years, American Horror Story has become a favorite amongst fans of all things spooky. With each season providing a new story for our viewing pleasures, the source material pulls heavily on real life to inspire their characters and settings.
Dr. Brian Nadler from Dollard-des-Ormeaux, accused of killing 89-year old Albert Poidinger at Hawkesbury hospital has had his case adjourned until January.
This time last year, David Fuller was arrested at his flat in Kent, England in connection with two murders dating back to 1987. 25-year-old Wendy Knell and 20-year-old Caroline Pierce were killed in a similar fashion and their cases had enough similarities that police instantly connected them and dubbed them 'The Bedsit Murders.'
What started as a simple, happy life turned sour when Amy became greedy. Over the course of eight years, Amy poisoned five known victims from 1908-1916. However, the estimated total is near 100. Authorities eventually arrested her in 1916, but the damage was already done. She had collected the money from her victims and used it not only for personal gain, but to continue a deadly business.
Jane Toppan, also known as "Jolly Jane," was well liked among her peers. She was always cheerful, caring and easy to talk to. Her colleagues loved listening to the stories she told about her life, and never doubted the grand nature of them. At the time, in the late 19th Century, doctors worked to develop medicine and medicinal practices. No one questioned when a patient died, because it happened all the time. It was almost a natural occurrence. No one questioned Jane when her patients started dying either.
Perhaps the most-known apparition at The Ridges is Margaret Schilling. Not because of how she roams the halls or waits in the window of the room where she died. No, Margaret is known for the stain her body left on the floor that has remained for the past four decades.
