Doctors Who Kill: Profiles of Lethal Medics

by Carol Anne Davis

From Beverly Allitt, the attention-seeking nurse who preyed on the children in her care, to the infamous Dr. Harold Shipman, who was responsible for the deaths of at least 215 of his patients, Carol Anne Davis delves into the tragic stories behind these healers who became murderers. What would drive a child prodigy turned brilliant doctor to murder his wife? Why would a Scottish nurse resort to murdering the elderly patients under his care? What motive could a promising Harvard medical student have for attacking her friend and roommate?At their best they cure disease, look after the sick, and are sworn to do no harm . So what leads a small minority of healthcare workers to a life of violent crime?Including in-depth analyses and exclusive interviews with experts in the fields of mental health and criminology, this makes for fascinating, and chilling, reading.

Genres: Nonfiction, True Crime, Crime

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First published October 15, 2010

Reviews

[Deanne · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting accounts of doctors, nurses and paramedics who kill, fairly factual without being too wordy. The killers cover various types of murderers and victims, there are one off killings of family members and killings for financial gain. There's also the medical killers of patients, some well know Harold Shipman and Beverly Allit to others less well known but their impact on their victims and their famillies are just as important.
Work in a hospital and can only hope that these kinds of people would be spotted quickly and stopped.

[Sara · Rating 3 out of 5]

Like with the other books I've read from this author I found it 'meh.' Better then her female killers book which was extremely bad but nothing revolutionary. Still issues with problematic language and the way she portrayed the victims and their killers.