Doctoring the Truth
Welcome to Doctoring the Truth, a podcast where two dedicated audiologists dissect the world of healthcare gone rogue. Explore jaw-dropping stories of medical malfeasance, nefariousness, and shocking breaches of trust. The episodes provide deep dives that latch onto your curiosity and conscience. It's a podcast for truth-seekers craving true crime, clinical insights, and a dash of humor.
Episodes
Ep 38-Ghastly Godmother: The Horrifying Murders of a Night Nurse (Part 1)
Send us a textA bright Children’s Ward. A reassuring nurse. Then a surge of cardiac arrests, hypoglycemia, and near-fatal collapses that no one could neatly explain. We step inside Grantham and Casteven Hospitals in the early ’90s to trace …
Ep 37-The Naughty Nose Doc, Feat. "Don't Call Me Shazzer"
Send us a textA marble‑and‑steel clinic, an in‑office CT scanner, and a surgeon who promised fast fixes for every sinus woe—then a trail of lawsuits, a vanished yacht guest list, and a fugitive life in the Alps. We pull back the curtain on …
Ep 36-Arsenic and Double Indemnity
Send us a textA tailor’s back room, a bottle of “powder,” and a stack of insurance forms—our step-by-step tour of Philadelphia’s 1930s arsenic ring reveals how murder became a business, cloaked in folk magic and legitimized by paperwork. We…
Ep 35-Milk of Amnesia, Michael Jackson's Killer
Send us a textA panicked phone call, a birthday detour, and an orange tree set the stage for a darker question we can’t ignore: what happens when medicine bends to fame? We trace Michael Jackson’s path from Gary’s crowded rooms to global ic…
Ep 34-Caregiver Con: No Body, No Crime?
Send us a textA brake-slam on a country road sets the tone for an hour where trust, timing, and tiny choices change everything. We start with a heart-pounding near-miss and pivot into the disappearance of Gerald “Jerry” Rayborn—an 89-year-o…
Ep 33-The Original Doctor Death: Harold Shipman
Send us a textWhat happens when the person you trust most with your life becomes your executioner? In this chilling episode, we unravel the disturbing case of Dr. Harold Shipman, the most prolific serial killer in modern history, whose medi…
Ep 32-Lethal Obsession: A Nurse's Deadly Revenge
Send us a textWhen 24-year-old Michelle Herndon was found dead in her Gainesville home, nothing seemed immediately amiss. No signs of struggle, no forced entry – just a vibrant young woman inexplicably gone. But a single empty bathroom tras…
Ep 31-Aw Snap! Another Sociopathic Surgeon! (Part 2)
Send us a textWhat happens when the person wearing the white coat is more dangerous than the disease they claim to treat? The horrifying saga of Dr. Anthony Pignataro reveals how a man with fabricated credentials and failed medical training…
Ep 30-Oh Snap! Another Sociopathic Surgeon! (Part 1)
Send us a textAnthony Pignataro exemplifies narcissistic personality disorder in medicine, using forged credentials and manipulation to practice despite repeatedly failing residencies and harming patients. His story reveals how narcissism a…
Ep 29-Dating Apps and Deadly Deception: The Doctor Who Drugged His Dates
Send us a textStephen Matthews appeared to be the perfect catch on dating apps - successful doctor, dog owner, outdoor enthusiast. But behind this carefully crafted image lurked a calculated predator who drugged and assaulted multiple women…
Ep 28-The Cook Who Killed: Typhoid Mary's Deadly Legacy
Send us a textWhat happens when healthcare professionals face a critical pediatric emergency and systemic resistance simultaneously? Our episode opens with a gripping medical mishap submitted by a nurse who found themselves racing against t…
Ep 27-Infectious Fool and Fentanyl Addict
Send us a textThis episode unravels the shocking case of David Kwiatkowski, a traveling radiologic technician whose addiction to fentanyl sparked the largest hepatitis C outbreak in American history. For nearly a decade, Kwiatkowski moved b…
Ep 26-Murder by MRI, Plus Malachi Love Robinson, Pretend-D
Send us a textThe silent danger lurking in every MRI machine isn't what most people expect: it's the fact that the powerful magnets never turn off. This revelation forms the heart of our exploration into preventable tragedies where everyday…
Ep 25-Hospital Horror: The Angel of Death Murders
Send us a textEfren Saldivar, a respiratory therapist at Glendale Adventist Hospital, confessed to murdering over 50 patients between 1989-1998 before later recanting his confession on national television. What followed was a groundbreaking…
Ep 24- Despicable Dr. Scouarnec: “I am a Pedophile…and I’m Very Happy About It”
Send us a textThe silence was shattered by the words of a six-year-old girl, brave enough to tell her father about a disturbing encounter with their neighbor. What followed was the unraveling of one of the most horrific medical betrayals in…
Ep 23-Baggies Full of Tumors: The Disgusting Story of a Horrific "Holistic" Healer
Send us a textBrian O'Connell, a fraudulent naturopath in Colorado, killed multiple patients through dangerous fake treatments and false claims of medical expertise. His case exposed a sprawling industry of unaccredited schools and mail-ord…
Ep 22-Fatal Floss: A Deadly Dentist's Secret (Part 2)
Send us a textTwo bullet wounds, fourteen years apart, one man connecting both deaths. This double murder investigation reveals the terrifying progression of domestic violence when abusers face rejection.Behind Bart Corbin's veneer of succe…
Ep 21-Fatal Floss: A Dentist with a Deadly Secret (Part 1)
Send us a textA mother of two is found dead in her bed with a gunshot wound to the head. Her seven-year-old son, standing tearfully on a neighbor's doorstep, utters words that would chill anyone to the bone: "He's the one that killed my mom…
Ep 20-A Self-Taught YouTube Doctor and Sociopath in a Trashy Trailer: Rick Van Thiel
Send us a textWhat happens when desperation meets deception in the shadowy world of underground medicine? Meet Rick Van Thiel, a convicted felon with no medical training who operated an "alternative clinic" from a filthy trailer in Las Vega…
Ep 19-Felonious Phlebotomist: The Case of Brian Stewart
Send us a textWhat happens when a medical professional weaponizes their knowledge against their own child? The story of Brian Stewart cuts to the core of humanity's darkest potential and brightest resilience.Join us for this emotional explo…
Ep 18-Pills, Patients, Payback: A Physician's Explosive Revenge
Send us a textA respected doctor becomes a deadly predator in this shocking true crime case that exposes the darkest side of the opioid epidemic.When young Ellie Harris died of an overdose in 2002, her prescription bottles all led back to o…
Ep 17-A Nut Job and a Dodgy Vitamin: Pseudoscience Debunked
Send us a textThe wellness industry is filled with charismatic figures promising natural cures and easy fixes, but what happens when these health gurus practice what they preach? Gary Null found out the hard way when his own supplement near…
Ep 16-The Dental Affair: Rage, Betrayal, and Murder
Send us a textWhen Clara Suarez left Colombia for America, she carried her late father's dream of building a better life. Through sheer determination, she conquered dental school twice—once in her homeland and again in the United States—eve…
Ep 15-The Sound of Violence: An AuD Killer
Send us a textWhat happens when THC levels reach 95%? A young audiologist's world shattered after just two hits from a marijuana bong sent her into a violent psychosis that left her boyfriend dead with 108 stab wounds. When police responded…
Ep 14- Death by Dilution: The Shocking Case of a Cancer Drug Swindler
Send us a textTrust is the foundation of medicine. When we're at our most vulnerable, we place our lives in the hands of doctors, nurses, technicians, and pharmacists—believing they'll do everything in their power to help us heal. But what …
Ep 13-Donated to Science, Sold for Profit: America's Body Trade
Send us a textBeneath the noble veneer of "donating your body to science" lies a disturbing truth—an entirely unregulated industry where human remains are bought, sold, and shipped like commodities. This episode pulls back the curtain on Am…
Ep 12-Dr. Hazzard's Hunger Games
Send us a textThe rise and deadly reign of Linda Burfield Hazard stands as one of the most disturbing chapters in American medical history. Without formal training, this self-proclaimed "fasting specialist" established a sanitarium in rural…
Ep 11-Orange Wigs and Particle Accelerators: New Orleans' Darkest Medical Mystery (Part 2)
Send us a textThe brutal murder of Dr. Mary Sherman in 1964 New Orleans holds far more disturbing implications than initially meets the eye. Her partially burned body, discovered with stab wounds and inexplicable burns that experts suggest …
Ep 10-Of Mice, Monkeys and Murder: The Mysterious Death of Dr. Mary Sherman (Part 1)
Send us a textThe year is 1964, and a brilliant cancer researcher has just been found dead in her New Orleans apartment. The circumstances are bizarre—her right arm completely missing, her torso severely burned, yet the official cause of de…
Ep 9-Lunchtime Lipo and Lethal Lies: How an Unqualified Doctor Killed Three Patients
Send us a textYour body is yours to modify as you please, but who you trust with that modification can mean the difference between life and death. The disturbing case of Dr. Peter Norman reveals the deadliest side of cosmetic surgery when p…
Ep 8-The Alpine Manor Murders: A Healthcare Horror Story (Part 2)
Send us a textWhat happens when those entrusted with our most vulnerable loved ones betray that sacred duty? The Alpine Manor Nursing Home murders stand as one of healthcare's darkest chapters – a case where two nurses' aides turned a Michi…
Ep 7-Nefarious Nurses: The Lethal Lovers of Alpine Manor (Part 1)
Send us a textTrust is the cornerstone of healthcare. When families place loved ones in nursing homes, they're entrusting strangers with the wellbeing of those they cherish most. This trust was shattered at Alpine Manor Nursing Home in the …
Ep 6-Dark Medicine: The Swango Chronicles (Part 2)
Send us a textPrepare yourself for a captivating journey into the life of Michael Swango, a man whose medical aspirations turned sinister. Once a promising physician, Swango's dark obsession with death took him on a harrowing global path fi…
Ep 5-The Sinister Journey of Michael Swango: Medicine’s Nightmare (Part 1)
Send us a textAre we putting too much trust in doctors? This week, we delve into the chilling narrative of Dr. Michael Swango, known as the "Doctor of Death." Following his seemingly normal upbringing, Swango’s twisted journey into medicine…
Ep 4-Goodness, Gracious, Goat Balls and Liar! An Insane Story of Quackery.
Send us a textEver tried squeezing a wriggling, fur-covered bundle of energy into a pair of tiny dog boots? We sure have, and it’s only the beginning of our frosty adventure from the snowy landscapes of Minnesota and Alaska to the sunlit sh…
Ep 3-Betrayal in the White Coat: The Rise and Fall of Dr. Fata
Send us a textWhat happens when a trusted physician turns into one of the most notorious fraudsters in American history? Join us for a chilling exploration of Dr. Farid Tanios Fata's shocking descent from a respected oncologist to a convict…
Ep 2-The Dark Web of Bradley and Bruce's Secret Pact (Part 2)
Send us a textDid you ever wonder how a simple bathroom break could lead to a podcast mishap? Join us as we share the hilarious behind-the-scenes stories from our international listeners in Australia, the UK, Canada, and France. Promising b…
Ep 1-The Sins of the Stethoscope: Unraveling the Murder of Dr. Brian Stidham (Part 1)
Send us a textWhat if the medical world held secrets darker than you could ever imagine? Welcome to "Doctoring the Truth," where we peel back the layers on true crime cases nestled within the healthcare industry. This episode kicks off our …