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Re-release: Ep 39-Crimes On Ward Four-the Devastating Murders of a Nightmare Nurse (Part 2)
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The scariest villains don’t lurk in shadows; they wear scrubs, speak softly, and learn your child’s name. We return to the Beverly Allitt case and follow the tight trail from confusion to certainty: unexplained pediatric collapses, careful interviews, and the lab result that cracked it open—insulin present with no C peptide, a forensic fingerprint of injection. That single biochemical detail reframed the entire investigation, linking opportunity, access, and intention in a way charm couldn’t erase.
Between the hard chapters, we keep space for the human side of care—a “chart note” on engineered gut bacteria that could reduce kidney stones, a quick laugh from a translation mishap that reminds us why presence matters more than devices, and two sponsor spotlights aimed at real-life needs. Through it all, we hold to one theme: trust is fragile. Safeguards—from key control to documentation and lab literacy—aren’t red tape; they are the rails that keep patients safe when charisma tries to derail the truth.
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Chapters
1. Banter, Bugs, And Corrections (00:00:00)
2. Life In The Woods And Bear Worries (00:05:24)
3. New Sponsor: Tona Activewear (00:10:14)
4. Recap Of Part One And The Case Focus (00:12:09)
5. Detectives Zero In On Beverly (00:13:01)
6. The Insulin–C‑Peptide Breakthrough (00:15:54)
7. Interrogations, The Missing Key, And Cracks (00:19:07)
8. The Nursing Home Smoking Gun (00:22:43)
9. News Frenzy And Trial Preparation (00:24:18)
10. Verdict, Sentencing, And Lifetime Detention (00:26:45)
11. Motives: Factitious Disorder Or Psychopathy (00:29:07)
12. Sponsor: Cheeky Night Guards (00:33:12)
13. Medical Mishap: Translation Tablet Fail (00:34:57)
14. Tease For Next Case And Listener Support (00:38:47)
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