Nurses Who Kill

20141 series
Available on STV
STV

True crime series documenting the murderous actions of some of the world's most infamous nurses. Featuring never-before-seen evidence and interviews with leading journalists, psychologists and medical professionals, the show analyses a number of high-profile cases involving killers such as Beverley Allitt and Victorino Chua. Expert contributors attempt to decipher why the nurses committed their crimes against vulnerable people, and outline how the murderers used their medical knowledge to try and cover their tracks.

Karen Pedley: Episode Image
Episode 1Karen Pedley

After saving her family from their burning home, Karen Pedley was hailed as a hero. But this began an obsession that would see Pendley try to recreate her moment of glory again and again. When she ...

Sandra Weir: Episode Image
Episode 2Sandra Weir

Mary Logie's family was grateful for the care and support Sandra Weir gave to their elderly mother. They had no idea that Weir had been stealing from the 82-year-old to fund her heroin addiction. A...

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Episode 3Paul Novak

Life was good for New York paramedic Paul Novak. Following his wife Catherine's death, he had custody of his children and set up home with his pretty young girlfriend in the lavish house he bought ...

Thomas Dunkley: Episode Image
Episode 4Thomas Dunkley

Shaun "The Guv'nor" Cummins was a champion boxer whose life was turned upside down after an accident left him paralysed. Thomas Dunkley became Shaun's right-hand man. But debt-ridden and dissatisfi...

Beverley James: Episode Image
Episode 5Beverley James

Beverley James led a double life: carer by day, sex worker by night. The mother of three lived by debt and would do whatever she could to get money. When frail Harriet Davison was found beaten to d...

Thelma Purchase: Episode Image
Episode 6Thelma Purchase

Rendered disabled by muscular dystrophy, Greg Baker relied on a team of carers. Thelma Purchase was one to whom Greg was particularly attached. He tutored her sons, gave her money, and even wrote h...

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Episode 7Chaz Higgs

When politician Kathy Augustine's husband died, she found solace in the arms of his handsome young nurse, Chaz Higgs. After a whirlwind romance, the couple married, but it was not to last. As Kathy...

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Episode 8Bunthawee Rimmer

Bunthawee Rimmer had come a long way since selling donuts on a Thai beach. She enjoyed a comfortable lifestyle as a live-in carer to Paul Norfolk. When she was made the main beneficiary in Paul's w...

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Episode 9Marie Whiston

When Eric Lloyd died unexpectedly, his family were devastated. None more so than his grieving widow, nurse Marie Whiston. When an autopsy revealed high levels of insulin in his body, detectives sta...

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Episode 10Alison Firth

When Alice Grant died, it was sad but not unexpected. The 84-year-old needed round-the-clock care from her nurse, Alison Firth. What nobody expected was how much Firth would resent the extra care h...

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