Kimberly Saenz

Elizabeth Wettlaufer

In this episode of Scrubs & Secrets, we examine the case of Elizabeth Wettlaufer, a Canadian nurse who admitted to murdering elderly patients in long-term care homes using insulin overdoses. Between 2007 and 2016, Wettlaufer killed eight residents and attempted to harm several others while working in Ontario care facilities. The case raised major concerns about patient safety, medication oversight, and failures within the long-term care system. ** TRIGGER WARNING** This case involves medical-related fatalities, patient harm, and the abuse of vulnerable individuals in healthcare setting. Listener discretion is advised. Sources  https://www.scribd.com/document/381076939/Transcript-of-Interview-With-Elizabeth-Wettlaufer [https://www.scribd.com/document/381076939/Transcript-of-Interview-With-Elizabeth-Wettlaufer] https://www.scribd.com/document/350113012/Elizabeth-Wettlaufer-Agreed-statement-of-facts [https://www.scribd.com/document/350113012/Elizabeth-Wettlaufer-Agreed-statement-of-facts] https://www.scribd.com/document/350113013/Elizabeth-Wettlaufer-CAMH-handwritten-confession#from_embed [https://www.scribd.com/document/350113013/Elizabeth-Wettlaufer-CAMH-handwritten-confession#from_embed] https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/wettlaufer-confessed-to-smothering-patient-1.5009742 [https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/wettlaufer-confessed-to-smothering-patient-1.5009742] https://www.ontario.ca/files/2022-02/mag-ltci-final-report-volume-2-en-2022-02-24.pdf [https://www.ontario.ca/files/2022-02/mag-ltci-final-report-volume-2-en-2022-02-24.pdf] https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/elizabeth-wettlaufer-case [https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/elizabeth-wettlaufer-case] https://www.oxygen.com/living-with-a-serial-killer/crime-news/canadian-serial-killer-nurse-elizabeth-wettlaufer-what-to [https://www.oxygen.com/living-with-a-serial-killer/crime-news/canadian-serial-killer-nurse-elizabeth-wettlaufer-what-to] https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/06/01/531061749/in-canada-ex-nurse-pleads-guilty-to-murdering-8-nursing-home-patients [https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/06/01/531061749/in-canada-ex-nurse-pleads-guilty-to-murdering-8-nursing-home-patients] https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/nursing-home-victims-1.3824781 [https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/nursing-home-victims-1.3824781] https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/elizabeth-wettlaufer-victims-murder-1.4997891 [https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/elizabeth-wettlaufer-victims-murder-1.4997891]

Lucy Letby

*TRIGGER WARNING* This case involves medical-related fatalities, patient harm, and the abuse of vulnerable individuals in a healthcare setting. Listener discretion is advised. In this episode, we examine the case of Lucy Letby, a former neonatal nurse at the Countess of Chester Hospital in England, who was convicted in 2023 of multiple counts of murder and attempted murder. We also discuss ongoing public debate around aspects of the medical interpretation, expert testimony, and how complex clinical patterns are evaluated in both medicine and law. Sources: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/oct/24/lucy-letby-inquiry-character-missed-opportunities-staff-shortages#:~:text=In%20April%202016%2C%20Letby%20gave,contacted%20in%20April%20that%20year [https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/oct/24/lucy-letby-inquiry-character-missed-opportunities-staff-shortages#:~:text=In%20April%202016%2C%20Letby%20gave,contacted%20in%20April%20that%20year]. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-65058159 [https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-65058159] https://nypost.com/2023/08/19/colleagues-of-convicted-killer-nurse-lucy-letby-had-to-apologize-for-warning-hospital-about-her-report/ [https://nypost.com/2023/08/19/colleagues-of-convicted-killer-nurse-lucy-letby-had-to-apologize-for-warning-hospital-about-her-report/] https://triedbystats.com/ [https://triedbystats.com/] https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/05/20/lucy-letby-was-found-guilty-of-killing-seven-babies-did-she-do-it [https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/05/20/lucy-letby-was-found-guilty-of-killing-seven-babies-did-she-do-it] https://news.northeastern.edu/2026/02/03/lucy-letby-netflix/ [https://news.northeastern.edu/2026/02/03/lucy-letby-netflix/] https://lucyletbyinnocence.com/transcripts.html [https://lucyletbyinnocence.com/transcripts.html] https://news.sky.com/story/lucy-letby-trial-latest-nurse-baby-murders-prosecution-sky-news-blog-12868375?postid=6019774#liveblog-body [https://news.sky.com/story/lucy-letby-trial-latest-nurse-baby-murders-prosecution-sky-news-blog-12868375?postid=6019774#liveblog-body]  https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-64813893 [https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-64813893]  https://www.impartialreporter.com/news/national/23732584.prosecution-defence-said-child-lucy-letby-trial/ [https://www.impartialreporter.com/news/national/23732584.prosecution-defence-said-child-lucy-letby-trial/] https://www.biography.com/crime/a70177725/where-is-lucy-letby-now-life-in-prison [https://www.biography.com/crime/a70177725/where-is-lucy-letby-now-life-in-prison]

Kimberly Saenz

Kimberly Saenz now sits in prison for the rest of her life after injecting her patients with bleach at a dialysis center in April 2008. *TRIGGER WARNING* This case involves medical-related fatalities, patient harm, and the abuse of vulnerable individuals in a healthcare setting. Listener discretion is advised. THANK YOU - to all our loved ones who have been supporting us as we start this podcast. Thank you for being excited with us! Shout out and a huge THANK YOU to Oj Aguilar for all the help and advice. Sources https://law.justia.com/cases/texas/fourth-court-of-appeals/2014/04-12-00238-cr.html [https://law.justia.com/cases/texas/fourth-court-of-appeals/2014/04-12-00238-cr.html] https://www.ktre.com/story/29885248/fourth-court-of-appeals-upholds-kimberly-saenz-capital-murder-conviction/# [https://www.ktre.com/story/29885248/fourth-court-of-appeals-upholds-kimberly-saenz-capital-murder-conviction/#] https://tcadp.org/2012/04/03/angelina-county-rejects-death-penalty-for-kimberly-saenz/ [https://tcadp.org/2012/04/03/angelina-county-rejects-death-penalty-for-kimberly-saenz/] https://www.justice.gov/archive/usao/txe/News/2012/edtx-saenz-040912.html [https://www.justice.gov/archive/usao/txe/News/2012/edtx-saenz-040912.html] https://inmate.tdcj.texas.gov/InmateSearch/viewDetail.action?sid=04880013 https://www.ktre.com/story/23051141/local-author-reveals-the-truth-behind-lufkins-killer-nurse/# [https://www.ktre.com/story/23051141/local-author-reveals-the-truth-behind-lufkins-killer-nurse/#] https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nightmare-nurse-poisonous-injections-could-net-death-penalty/ [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nightmare-nurse-poisonous-injections-could-net-death-penalty/]