Ep. 153: Hospital hell pt. 4 – murderous medical professionals

We’re closing out our series on horrors in the hospital by discussing doctors who murder, the difficulties in proving whether or not they did it, and, to bring things full circle, how empathy plays into our responses to these crimes.

Highlights:

[0:00] Mark tells CoRri about the deeply unhinged murder of Shad Thyrion by Taylor Schabusiness. Yes, Schabusiness.
[21:40] Mark downs a truly problematic amount of cola, we chat about some videogames, and we tell you about upcoming things, including our appearance on the Laydown Podcast and our new video from Bristol on our YouTube!
[33:00] CoRri deals with her mortality in a way that sounds high but isn’t
[39:40] What we watched! (No One Will Save You, Fatal Pulse, Critters, Cassandro, Friday the 13th (2009), Housebound)
[66:43] We discuss medical professionals that murder, the institutions that let it happen, and what we’ve learned on our empathy journey so far

Stuff we referenced:

• ‘Double-O Swango’: What happened to Dr. Michael Swango, who left trail of dead patients in Midwest, elsewhere


• Case against Ohio doctor charged with killing 25 patients may hinge on former colleagues


• William Husel: Ohio doctor accused of overprescribing fentanyl to the dying found not guilty of murder | CNN


• Colin Norris: serial killer nurse conviction sent to court of appeal | Criminal Cases Review Commission | The Guardian


• ‘Angel of Death’: New evidence in Colin Norris killer nurse case – BBC News