Episode 14 - Elizabeth Wettlaufer: Dialing-Up for Dastardly Deeds
Episode 14 - Elizabeth Wettlaufer: Dialing-Up for Dastardly Deeds

Episode 14 - Elizabeth Wettlaufer: Dialing-Up for Dastardly Deeds

June 01, 2025 2:00am
1:11:41
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We’re starting our next true crime theme: female killer nurses. Between 2007 and 2016, Ontario nurse Elizabeth Wettlaufer killed eight elderly patients and tried to kill or harm six more, administering insulin overdoses to those with dementia to relieve the “red surge” of pressure she felt in her chest. Elizabeth had a habit of stealing and using medication on the job and had been fired twice before. So, when her crimes came out, lawsuits were filed and an inquiry was launched as the public grappled with how this abuse of power was allowed to go on for almost a decade.Sources:https://www.bbc.com/news/world-48600478 https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/elizabeth-wettlaufer-case  https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7571648/ https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2017/07/the-killer-nurse.html https://www.healthline.com/health/stress/amygdala-hijack https://globalnews.ca/news/5707936/elizabeth-wettlaufer-inquiry-confession/ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-44377735  https://meridian.allenpress.com/jmr/article/107/3/19/473928/Exploring-Health-Professional-Criminality-and  https://www.dea.gov/factsheets/benzodiazepines#:~:text=Benzodiazepines%20are%20depressants%20that%20produce,Ativan%C2%AE%2C%20and%20Klonopin%C2%AE. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/killer-nurse-wettlaufer-sentencing-1.4175164 https://www.cbc.ca/news2/interactives/sh/TBk79oWhpi/elizabeth-wettlaufer-nurse-senior-deaths/ https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/borderline-personality-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20370237 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/woodstock-ontario-elizabeth-wettlaufer-public-inquiry-report-1.5230181 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/elizabeth-wettlaufer-family-friends-inquiry-report-1.5232442 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/long-term-care-inquiry-elizabeth-wettlaufer-what-could-have-stopped-you-1.4776403 https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/nov/22/study-identified-key-traits-serial-killer-nurses https://www.upgrad.com/study-abroad/knowledge-base/faqs/study-in-canada/what-is

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Duration:1:11:41
Published:June 01, 2025 2:00am
File Size:66.3 MB
Type:audio/x-m4a

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We’re starting our next true crime theme: female killer nurses. Between 2007 and 2016, Ontario nurse Elizabeth Wettlaufer killed eight elderly patients and tried to kill or harm six more, administering insulin overdoses to those with dementia to relieve the “red surge” of pressure she felt in her chest. Elizabeth had a habit of stealing and using medication on the job and had been fired twice before. So, when her crimes came out, lawsuits were filed and an inquiry was launched as the public grap...

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