Harold Shipman is possibly the most prolific serial killer in UK history; assuming we don't count kings and nobles who did a lot of their murdering "legally". He was a quiet, unassuming general practitioner in a small-ish town but hid a secret and the motivations, or lack thereof, make it all more disturbing. But, it turns out, he wasn't the only one to instill terror in Hyde...

Linda Hazzard is one of the worst people we've discussed because she was different from most of the rest. She didn't try or even really pretend to care about her patients. She wasn't misguided in an attempt to have mercy or force a social issue. She wanted money and she didn't care who she had to beat, starve, or kill to get it!

Sources:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZsvyzup9go#:~:text=Based%20on%20true%20events.%20In%20the%20early,true%20historical%20horror%2C%20told%20with%20cold%20precision.

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/morbid-monday-hazardous-dr-hazzard#:~:text=But%20her%20treatments%20caught%20on%2C%20and%20soon,Heights%E2%80%9D%3B%20the%20locals%20renamed%20it%20%E2%80%9CStarvation%20Heights.%E2%80%9D

https://digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/2508

https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19980221/2735719/5-generations-of-tradition-laid-to-rest----butterworth-funeral-home-sold-to-new-orleans-based-chain

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/23420-mercury-poisoning

https://archive.kitsapsun.com/news/local/olallas-starvation-heights-still-causes-chills-after-a-century-ep-418381772-357167181.html#:~:text=In%20it%2C%20she%20laid%20out%20this%20simple,patients'%20brows%20and%20backs%20with%20her%20fists.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/doctor-who-starved-her-patients-death-180953158/#:~:text=During%20this%20time%2C%20patients%20consumed%20only%20small,Hazzard%20attracted%20her%20fair%20share%20of%20patients.

https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/linda-burfield-hazzard

https://unknownmisandry.blogspot.com/2011/09/linda-burfield-hazzard-medical-serial.html#:~:text=%E2%80%9CContinue%20above%20program%20until%20%2D%2D%2D%2D%2D%2D%2D%2D%2D%20.%20Did,but%20did%20you%20make%20money%20at%20it%3F%E2%80%9D

https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/3163?ln=en&v=pdf

https://www.olallabaymarket.com/starvationheights

https://www.historylink.org/File/7955

https://www.mnhs.org/mnopedia/search/index/person/hazzard-linda-burfield-perry-1867-1938

We cover Paolo Macchiarini's rise to criminal infamy, romantic escapes (you'll see), and finally his downfall in the VERY lenient Swedish justice system.

Sources:

https://news.ki.se/news-archive/the-macchiarini-case-timeline

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9244139/

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(12)60382-1/fulltext

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2016/01/celebrity-surgeon-nbc-news-producer-scam?srsltid=AfmBOopswbpaYi7AkeOIfa2IlVfyL3aWnSvudxLDuvjMe-3MZnLZYEdW

https://www.karolinskahospital.com/about-us/history/the-paolo-macchiarini-case/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIJjw4LyzY4

https://forbetterscience.com/2017/06/16/macchiarinis-trachea-transplant-patients-the-full-list/

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/dr-paolo-macchiarini-net-worth-153431676.html

https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-37311038

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21999257/

https://gbiomed.kuleuven.be/english/research/50000698/50489035/attachementsebook2/147-interview-with-macchiarini-in-aktuellt-may-4.pdf

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11634165/

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6171706/

Unfortunately, I can't tell you much more than that Paolo Macchiarini appeared on the outside to be an incredibly accomplished, globe trotting doctor who wanted nothing more than to innovate and safe lives. Kim tells us that there is much more to this story so join us as we discuss his early life and the setup to his most questionable treatments!

Sources:

https://news.ki.se/news-archive/the-macchiarini-case-timeline

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9244139/

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(12)60382-1/fulltext

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2016/01/celebrity-surgeon-nbc-news-producer-scam?srsltid=AfmBOopswbpaYi7AkeOIfa2IlVfyL3aWnSvudxLDuvjMe-3MZnLZYEdW

https://www.karolinskahospital.com/about-us/history/the-paolo-macchiarini-case/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIJjw4LyzY4

https://forbetterscience.com/2017/06/16/macchiarinis-trachea-transplant-patients-the-full-list/

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/dr-paolo-macchiarini-net-worth-153431676.html

https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-37311038

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21999257/

https://gbiomed.kuleuven.be/english/research/50000698/50489035/attachementsebook2/147-interview-with-macchiarini-in-aktuellt-may-4.pdf

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11634165/

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6171706/

Due to the efforts of a mother looking into Michael Swango and finally seeing the pattern that had been repeatedly ignored by medical institutions, police, and the general public, this poisoner is finally recognized and stopped. It's a rough and twisting story but stick with us as we show how one person can make all the difference!

Sources:

https://www.serialkillercalendar.com/Michael%20SWANGO.php

https://www.thelantern.com/2000/07/investigation-brings-murder-charges-against-swango/

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7273954/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/confession-from-a-killer-doc/#:~:text=1987%3A%20After%20serving%20two%20years,No%20charges%20are%20filed.&text=1990%3A%20Swango%20is%20certified%20as,lied%20about%20his%20criminal%20record

https://archive.is/20260318154349/https://www.pilotonline.com/2000/11/28/poisonous-passion-2/

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-02-06-mn-19768-story.html

https://law.justia.com/cases/kentucky/court-of-appeals/1998/1997-ca-001571.html

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1997/11/24/michael-swango-professional-courtesy

https://murderpedia.org/male.S/s/swango-michael.htm

https://www.columbusmonthly.com/story/lifestyle/features/2022/03/29/michael-swango-serial-killer-timeline/7190743001/

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1

Michael Swango had a very promising start in life with genuine talent and intelligence. Too bad his compulsion to poison everyone around him got in the way and derailed his medical career. Part 1 explores his younger years, his early medical ambitions, and the ignored red flags that would end up costing lives.

Sources:

https://www.serialkillercalendar.com/Michael%20SWANGO.php

https://www.thelantern.com/2000/07/investigation-brings-murder-charges-against-swango/

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7273954/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/confession-from-a-killer-doc/#:~:text=1987%3A%20After%20serving%20two%20years,No%20charges%20are%20filed.&text=1990%3A%20Swango%20is%20certified%20as,lied%20about%20his%20criminal%20record

https://archive.is/20260318154349/https://www.pilotonline.com/2000/11/28/poisonous-passion-2/

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-02-06-mn-19768-story.html

https://law.justia.com/cases/kentucky/court-of-appeals/1998/1997-ca-001571.html

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1997/11/24/michael-swango-professional-courtesy

https://murderpedia.org/male.S/s/swango-michael.htm

https://www.columbusmonthly.com/story/lifestyle/features/2022/03/29/michael-swango-serial-killer-timeline/7190743001/

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1118552/

The machinery of justice may be rusty but in this case it finally did kick into motion. Join us to hear how a prolific and largely unknown serial killer was finally brought down and what happened to all involved!

Sources:

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2395004

https://www.plannedparenthood.org/planned-parenthood-southeastern-pennsylvania/patients/pa-abortion-control-act

https://cdn.cnsnews.com/documents/Gosnell,%20Grand%20Jury%20Report.pdf

https://www.senatorgeneyaw.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/60/files/2014/03/hudson.pdf

https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-23004693

https://www.webmd.com/women/abortion-procedures

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/04/how-the-dea-finally-caught-kermit-gosnell/275172/

https://www.aei.org/articles/kermit-gosnell-and-the-abortion-movements-dark-past/

https://whyy.org/articles/gosnell-pleads-guilty-to-12-counts-of-drug-distribution/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pa-abortion-doctor-gets-30-years-in-prescription-drugs-case/

https://whyy.org/articles/kermit-gosnell-dies-philadelphia-doctor/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kermit_Gosnell#cite_note-abcJurors-22

https://www.publicsource.org/abortion-oversight-act-closing-some-facilities-in-pa/

https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna41154527

https://atlas.phila.gov/3801%20LANCASTER%20AVE/zoning

Movie- Gosnell: The Trial of America’s Biggest Serial Killer

Book- Gosnell: The Untold Story of America’s Most Prolific Serial Killer

This was a doctor who appeared to many to be doing the right thing and serving the underserved in his community. In reality, he was taking advantage of anyone in his orbit and prioritizing profit over all else while seemingly taking joy in killing with impunity.

Sources:

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2395004

https://www.plannedparenthood.org/planned-parenthood-southeastern-pennsylvania/patients/pa-abortion-control-act

https://cdn.cnsnews.com/documents/Gosnell,%20Grand%20Jury%20Report.pdf

https://www.senatorgeneyaw.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/60/files/2014/03/hudson.pdf

https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-23004693

https://www.webmd.com/women/abortion-procedures

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/04/how-the-dea-finally-caught-kermit-gosnell/275172/

https://www.aei.org/articles/kermit-gosnell-and-the-abortion-movements-dark-past/

https://whyy.org/articles/gosnell-pleads-guilty-to-12-counts-of-drug-distribution/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pa-abortion-doctor-gets-30-years-in-prescription-drugs-case/

https://whyy.org/articles/kermit-gosnell-dies-philadelphia-doctor/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kermit_Gosnell#cite_note-abcJurors-22

https://www.publicsource.org/abortion-oversight-act-closing-some-facilities-in-pa/

https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna41154527

https://atlas.phila.gov/3801%20LANCASTER%20AVE/zoning

Movie- Gosnell: The Trial of America’s Biggest Serial Killer

Book- Gosnell: The Untold Story of America’s Most Prolific Serial Killer