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Nurses Who Kill

Nurses Who Kill (2016)

October. 12,2016

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Nurses Who Kill

The stories of some of the most prolific murderers and serial killers to walk hospital grounds across the globe. Often referred to as the ‘angels of the ward’ experts examine what turned these caregivers into killers.

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Nurses Who Kill

2016

Seasons & Episode

Seasons 3 : 2019

10 Episode

Episode 1 - Karen Pedley

August. 01,2019

The case of care home worker Karen Pedley, who was given 14 life sentences in 2016 and found guilty of killing a 96-year-old resident by setting fire to her room.

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Episode 2 - Sandra Weir

August. 08,2019

The story of Sandra Weir, who acted as a carer for her elderly neighbour. But she was stealing from the pensioner to fund her drug addiction, leading to a tragic confrontation.

Episode 3 - Paul Novak

August. 15,2019

The case of New York paramedic Paul Novak, who boasted of committing the perfect murder after the dust had settled on the death of his first wife Catherine.

Episode 4 - Thomas Dunkley

August. 22,2019

The case of carer Thomas Dunkley, who aided boxer Shaun 'The Guv'nor' Cummins after he became paralysed, and later killed and dismembered his patient.

Episode 5 - Beverley James

August. 29,2019

The story of debt-ridden mother-of-three and night-time sex worker Beverley James. By day, she was meant to care for Harriet Davison, a frail woman she beat to death.

Episode 6 - Thelma Purchase

September. 05,2019

Care worker Thelma Purchase plotted with her son and a friend to murder disabled Greg Baker who Purchase once worked for. She knew he couldn't defend himself and she stood to be a beneficiary in his will.

Episode 7 - Chaz Higgs

September. 12,2019

The murder of politician Kathy Augustine, who died after being given paralysing drug succinylcholine by her husband Chaz Higgs, a professional nurse.

Episode 8 - Bunthawee Rimmer

September. 19,2019

The case of care worker Bunthawee Rimmer, who enjoyed a comfortable lifestyle as a live-in carer to Paul Norfolk. When she was made the main beneficiary in Paul's will, Rimmer stood to inherit almost £350,000 and resorted to a hammer attack to ensure he would not change his mind.

Episode 9 - Marie Whiston

September. 26,2019

When an autopsy revealed high levels of insulin in Eric Lloyd's body, police realised his widow, nurse Marie Whiston, had been using her medical skills not to care but to kill.

Episode 10 - Alison Firth

October. 03,2019

When Alice Grant died it was sad, but not unexpected. The 84-year-old needed round-the-clock care from her nurse Alison Firth. What nobody expected was how much Firth would resent the extra care her vulnerable patient required, or what lengths the lazy nurse would go to in order to avoid the work.

Seasons 2 : 2018

10 Episode

Seasons 1 : 2016

10 Episode