Template:Healthcare serial murderers table

The “healthcare serial murder” cases

Name	Date	Sex	Situation	Reason for suspicion	Direct evidence	Key evidence	Evidence of foul play	Motive	Tendency	Outcome	Appeal
who (where)	date	sex	Unusually high number of [infant/adult/elderly] deaths. Initially attributed to natural causes	Suspect was present during a disproportionate number of incidents. A pattern of sudden deterioration when suspect took over their care.	Direct evidence	Key evidence	Evidence of foul play	Motive Template:Cellgreenpink Tendency Template:Cellgreenpink Outcome Template:Cellgreenpink Appeal
Genene Jones (USA)	1982	F	Unusually high number of infant deaths.	Puncture marks in bottle of paralytic drug	None	Only suspect had access to the succinylcholine	Puncture marks in bottle	None.	None.	Convicted	None.
Marianne Nölle (Germany)	1984	F	Unusually high number of elderly deaths. Initially attributed to natural causes	Suspect was present during a disproportionate number of incidents. A pattern of sudden deterioration when suspect took over their care.	None	Lethal dose found in patient’s system administered while suspect on duty. Reports from patients.	None.	None.	None.	Convicted	None.
Jessie McTavish (Scotland)	1974	F	Victims found with inexplicable quantity of pethidine	Defendant witnessed injecting patient with phenobarbitone	Statements, apparent admission to police	Blood tests, admission of injections. Awareness of insuline as an MO for murder.	Post-mortem forensics consistent with poisoning.	None.	None. {cellpink}} Convicted.	Acquitted on a technicality.
Susan Nelles (Canada)	1981	F	Unusually high number of infant deaths. Initially attributed to natural causes	Suspect was present during a disproportionate number of incidents. A pattern of sudden deterioration when suspect took over their care.	None.	Shift pattern analysis. Witnesses saw suspect “behaving suspiciously” around patients.	Post-mortem forensics consistent with poisoning. Expert opinion that deaths were “not natural”.	None.	None.	Charges dropped due to lack of evidence.	N/A
Beverley Allitt (UK)	1991	F	Unusually high number of child deaths. Post-mortem forensics consistent with non-accidental poisoning.	Suspect was present during a disproportionate number of incidents. A pattern of sudden deterioration when suspect took over their care.	None.	Shift pattern analysis. Suspect signed out medications that were found in lethal doses in the victims.	Post-mortem forensics consistent with poisoning. Witnesses saw suspect “behaving suspiciously” around patients.	None.	Some evidence of attention-seeking behaviour and prior mental illness.	Convicted.	None.
Jane Bolding (USA)	1998	F	Unusually high number of adult deaths.	Suspect was present during a disproportionate number of incidents.	None. An alleged confession obtained through coercive methods, was later retracted, and excluded from the trial.	Shift pattern analysis.	Post-mortem forensics consistent with poisoning.	None.	None.	Convicted.	Acquitted on retrial due to lack of evidence.
Kristen Gilbert (US)	1996	F	Disproportionate number of deaths of low risk patients.	Other nurses reported concerns about high levels of cardiac deaths.	None.	Motivation, access to epi­nephrine, the medical evidence of victim’s symptoms, peripheral behaviour.	Post-mortem forensics consistent with poisoning.	Reconciliation with/retaliation against ex-husband.	History of psychiatric illness, violence, suicide attempts, behaviour on suspicion (called in a hoax bomb threat, left hospital).	Convicted.	None.
Colin Norris (UK)	2002	F	Unusually high number of adult deaths.	Suspect was present during a disproportionate number of incidents.	None.	Shift pattern analysis. Witnesses saw suspect “behaving suspiciously” around patients.	Post-mortem forensics consistent with poisoning. Missing insulin from hospital fridge accessed by Norris immediately before death.	Inspired by Jesse McTavish?	Theft, behavioural problems.	Convicted.	Active campaign.
Ben Geen (UK)	2003	M	Unusually high number of adult deaths.	Suspect was present during a disproportionate number of incidents.	None.	Shift pattern analysis. A syringe containing insulin was found hidden in suspect’s locker.	Post-mortem forensics consistent with poisoning.	None.	None.	Convicted.	Active campaign.
Lucia de Berk (Netherlands)	2010	F	Unusually high number of deaths (from infants to elderly).	Suspect was present during a disproportionate number of incidents. A pattern of sudden deterioration when suspect took over their care.	None.	Shift pattern analysis. Witnesses saw suspect “behaving suspiciously” around patients.	Post-mortem forensics consistent with poisoning.	None.	None.	Convicted.	Acquitted on retrial. Use of statistics heavily criticised.
Victorino Chua (UK)	2011	M	Experienced nurse noticed a sudden and inexplicable drop in patients’ blood sugar levels.	Saline bags clearly sabotaged. Patient dosages amended by Chua. Aggressive behaviour in one case.	None.	Shift pattern analysis.	Saline bags clearly sabotaged.	None.	None.	Convicted.	None.
Rebecca Leighton (UK)	2011	F	Experienced nurse noticed a sudden and inexplicable drop in patients’ blood sugar levels.	Tampering with saline solution.	None.	Leighton had access, was present at the scene and was found in possession of prescription drugs.	Post-mortem forensics consistent with poisoning.	None.	Theft (of prescription drugs — for her own use!)	Charges dropped due to insufficient evidence.	N/A
Daniela Poggiali (Italy)	2014	F	Unusually high number of adult deaths.	Suspect was present during a disproportionate number of incidents.	None.	Shift pattern analysis. Witnesses saw suspect “behaving suspiciously” around patients.	Post-mortem forensics consistent with poisoning.	None.	None.	Convicted.	Acquitted on retrial. Use of statistics heavily criticised.
Lucy Letby (UK)	2015-6	F	Unusually high number of infant deaths. Multiple apparent causes. Initially attributed to natural causes	Suspect was present during a disproportionate number of incidents. A pattern of sudden deterioration when suspect took over their care.	None. Witnesses saw suspect “behaving suspiciously” around patients.	Shift pattern analysis.	Post-mortem forensics consistent with poisoning. Expert opinion that deaths were “not natural”.	None.	None.	Convicted.	Active campaign.