Join us as we discuss the case of Eyvette Hunter, a nurse whose decision to operate outside of her scope cost one of her patients his life. Dee and Ris discuss the medical and psychiatric perspectives behind this case, based upon their experiences as nurses.
Sources
https://www.medpagetoday.com/special-reports/features/100380
https://www.kentucky.com/news/local/crime/article274273440.html
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK470180/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK470459/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK532890/
Join us as we discuss the recent case of a masked trio, that thoroughly frightened a family in Alexandra, Virginia. Dee and Ris discuss the medical and psychiatric perspectives behind this case, based upon their experiences as nurses.
Sources
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DcToOxL-YFo
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lJWXoOirKuk&pp=ygUcVHJpY2sgb3IgdHJlYXQgaG9tZSBpbnZhc2lvbg%3D%3D
https://exhibits.stanford.edu/spe/about/stanford-university-archives
Join us as we discuss the case of Mass Psychogenic Illness that caused 1,000 young people to be infected with uncontrollable, hysterical laughter in Tanganyika (modern day Tanzania). Dee and Ris discuss the medical and psychiatric perspectives behind this case, based upon their experiences as nurses.
Sources
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/249929567_The_laughter_of_the_1962_Tanganyika_'laughter_epidemic'
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanganyika_laughter_epidemic
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC543940/
Join us as we discuss the case of Mary Toft, who convinced everyone that she was giving birth to rabbits by inserting them into her uterus. Dee and Ris discuss the medical and psychiatric perspectives behind this case, based upon their experiences as nurses.
Sources
https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2016/07/05/an-extraordinary-delivery-of-rabbits/
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-43073391.amp
https://academic.oup.com/hwj/article-lookup/doi/10.1093/hwj/dbv029
Join us as we discuss the case of Mary Mallon, aka "Typhoid Mary," an Irish immigrant who was an asymptomatic carrier of Salmonella typhi, the bacteria responsible for Typhoid Fever. She worked as a cook in New York and infected the wealthy families she cooked for. Dee and Ris discuss the medical and psychiatric perspectives behind this case, based upon their experiences as nurses.
Sources
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3959940/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Mallon
https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/typhoid
https://www.cdc.gov/typhoid-fever/about/index.html
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/typhoid-fever/symptoms-causes/syc-20378661
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/typhoid/mary.html
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/typhoid-mary-tragic-tale-exposed-health-impacts-super-spreaders
https://www.emory.edu/EMORY_REPORT/erarchive/1999/February/erfebruary.15/2_15_99typhoidmary.html
Join us as we discuss the heartbreaking case of Ronald O'Bryan, a optician who poisoned his son's Halloween candy. Dee and Ris discuss the medical and psychiatric perspectives behind this case, based upon their experiences as nurses.
Sources
https://www.hcdistrictclerk.com/Common/HistoricalDocument/pdf/COTM_Oct_2021.pdf
https://people.com/candy-man-killer-timothy-obryan-murder-8732896
https://www.click2houston.com/news/investigates/2024/10/31/a-legacy-of-fear-50-years-after-the-candyman-tainted-tick-or-treating/
Join us as we discuss the heartbreaking case of Robert Courtney, a pharmacist whose nefarious actions impacted the lives of many patients. Dee and Ris discuss the medical and psychiatric perspectives behind this case, based upon their experiences as nurses.
Sources
https://www.kctv5.com/2024/07/21/diluted-documentary-release-convicted-pharmacist-robert-courtney/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/drug-diluting-pharmacist-gets-30-years/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Courtney_(fraudster)
Join us as we discuss the case of the former Dr. Neil Hopper, a vascular surgeon who purposefully froze his legs, causing a double leg amputation. Dee and Ris discuss the medical and psychiatric perspectives behind this case, based upon their experiences as nurses.
Sources
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yvpx20le2o
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/sep/04/nhs-surgeon-legs-removed-jailed-fraud
https://www.bmj.com/content/390/bmj.r1871
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/crime-courts/doctor-jailed-getting-legs-amputated-sexual-fetish-making-insurance-cl-rcna229397
Join us as we discuss the case of Ben Whitaker, a nurse who shot his wife and fellow nurse, Tiffani, only 59 days after they married. Dee and Ris discuss the medical and psychiatric perspectives behind this case, based upon their experiences as nurses.
Disclaimer: This is an ongoing case. What we discuss are our own opinions based on the research we conducted and our personal experiences.
Sources
https://www.13wmaz.com/article/news/local/murder-trial-begins-for-dublin-nurse-accused-of-killing-wife/93-aace3391-6d81-49d5-8fd9-c8b5a238e0d7
https://courierheraldtoday.com/whitaker-trial-victims-mother-testifies-daughters-death-was-unimaginable-evil/
https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/2500075-overview
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6734608
https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/20/9/2288
https://www.verywellhealth.com/mixing-alcohol-and-zoloft-the-risks-of-drinking-with-ssris-7964628
https://www.verywellhealth.com/is-it-safe-to-mix-lexapro-and-alcohol-8431199
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/bjpsych-advances/article/serotonin-syndrome-a-spectre-de-toxicite/BB07FCAF5DC69DF5FFC0AEB113147A9E
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1178646919873925
Join us as we discuss Dr. Ryan Cho, who set up cameras in the bathrooms of multiple hospitals in Australia. Dee and Ris discuss the medical and psychiatric perspectives behind this case, based upon their experiences as nurses.
Sources
Join us as we discuss Chante Mallard, a 25 year-old CNA who struck 37-year old Greg Biggs with her car one night in 2001, then drove home with him lodged through her windshield and left him to die in her garage. Dee and Ris discuss the medical and psychiatric perspectives behind this case, based upon their experiences as nurses.
https://people.com/crime/chante-mallard-2017-movie-about-homeless-man-murder-windshield/
Join us as we discuss Rudel Saunders, a former doctor who performed genital ultrasounds in his apartment on his male victims. Dee and Ris discuss the medical and psychiatric perspectives behind this case, based upon their experiences as nurses.
Sources
https://komonews.com/news/nation-world/local-doctor-convicted-of-practicing-medicine-without-a-license-for-home-genital-exams-rudel-saunders-cincinnati-ultrasounds-home-apartment-training
https://www.wlwt.com/article/cincinnati-doctor-guilty-felony-charges-rudel-saunders/65604980
Join us as we celebrate 100 episodes! Thank you for your support.
Join us as we discuss Mary Brown, a nurse who cut her patient's foot off with scissors. Dee and Ris discuss the medical and psychiatric perspectives behind this case, based upon their experiences as nurses.
Sources
https://nypost.com/2025/07/13/us-news/nurse-who-cut-off-patients-foot-for-use-in-sickening-taxidermy-shop-display-escapes-jail-sentencehttps://apnews.com/article/crime-health-7affd00c8459109769140a61228b3946
Join us as we discuss several attacks on nurses in 1951, one of which resulted in the loss of nurse, Pauline Campbell. Dee and Ris discuss the medical and psychiatric perspectives behind this case, based upon their experiences as nurses.
Sources
https://aadl.org/aapd/truecrimes/5-2
https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2018/02/drunken_night_leads_to_murder.html
Join us as we discuss the case of Dr. Neha Gupta, the pediatrician accused of killing her four year old daughter. Dee and Ris discuss the medical and psychiatric perspectives behind this case, based upon their experiences as nurses.
https://www.physiciansupportline.com
The National Domestic Violence Hotline
1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or Text “START” to 88788
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline / 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
988
Sources
https://apnews.com/article/719d976bc3d7d7d6428d4611682391df?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/07/04/doctor-oklahoma-florida-murder-neha-gupta
https://people.com/oklahoma-pediatrician-accused-of-killing-4-year-old-daughter-staging-death-to-look-like-drowning-in-florida-pool-cops-11765985?
Join us as we discuss the case of Joel Le Scouarnec, the former French GI surgeon who was convicted of sexually abusing hundreds - many of which were children and his patients. Dee and Ris discuss the medical and psychiatric perspectives behind this case, based upon their experiences as nurses.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo%C3%ABl_Le_Scouarnec?
https://people.com/former-surgeon-accused-abusing-hundreds-young-patients-trial-begins-11685018?
Join us as we discuss the case of Abby Lee Miller, the Dance Mom star who had a piece of a catheter left behind after a life saving surgery. Dee and Ris discuss the medical and psychiatric perspectives behind this case, based upon their experiences as nurses.
Sources
https://www.etymonline.com/word/hysteria
https://www.lawyer-monthly.com/2025/06/abby-lee-miller-lawsuit-catheter-pain/
Join us as we discuss the case of Dr. Larry Nassar, the USA Gymnastics former doctor convicted of sexual abuse of hundreds of young girls and women. Dee and Ris discuss the medical and psychiatric perspectives behind this case, based upon their experiences as nurses.
Sources
https://www.biography.com/crime-fighttps://www.biography.com/crime-figure/larry-nassar
https://www.michiganpublic.org/news/2018-01-24/timeline-a-long-history-of-abuse-by-dr-larry-nassar
Join us as we discuss the case of Beth Martin, a young mother who while traveling with her family to Istanbul, when she unexpectedly passed away . Dee and Ris discuss the medical and psychiatric perspectives behind this case, based upon their experiences as nurses.
Sources
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/35077375/mum-heart-removed-turkey/?
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/uk/the-haunting-holiday-mystery-deepens-after-british-woman-dies-during-turkish-trip-but-returns-without-heart/articleshow/121408232.cms?
https://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/incidents/family-devastated-after-young-mum-dies-on-dream-holiday/news-story/7db362cd9e2659b45b25c11964d0a758?
