Medical professionals, who take an oath to do no harm, have been responsible for some of the most heinous crimes in history. These individuals, who are entrusted with saving lives, have instead chosen to take them away.

Some have chosen to take their victims’ lives for personal reasons, while others have committed these crimes due to a God complex or mental illness. Whatever the reason may be, these medical professionals turned murderers have left a trail of devastation and trauma in their wake.

Harold Shipman: The Angel of Death

Harold Shipman was a British doctor who was convicted of murdering 15 of his patients. However, it is believed that he actually killed over 250 individuals during the span of his career.

Shipman was known as the “Angel of Death,” as he would administer lethal doses of morphine to his patients to end their lives. He would then forge their medical records to make it appear as if they had died of natural causes.

Shipman’s motive for these murders is unknown, but some speculate that he did it for money, as he would often leave large sums of money to himself in his patients’ wills.

Dr. Michael Swango: The Killer Doctor

Michael Swango was an American physician who is believed to have killed between 35-60 of his patients. Swango’s first known murder occurred in 1983 when he poisoned his co-worker with arsenic.

He was caught and served three and a half years in prison for the crime. However, he was able to obtain a medical license again and continued to work as a doctor. He went on to poison and kill several of his patients, using various methods such as injection of lethal drugs and poisoning their food.

Swango was eventually caught and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Benjamin Geen: The Hospital Worker

Benjamin Geen worked as a nurse in a hospital in Oxfordshire, England. He was convicted of assaulting and murdering two of his patients in 2004.

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Geen’s method of killing involved administering drugs that would make it appear as if his patients were suffering from respiratory distress, which would cause them to be placed on life support. He would then attempt to revive them, hoping to receive recognition and praise for his efforts. However, his two victims did not survive the ordeal, leading to his arrest and eventual conviction.

Genene Jones: The Baby Killer

Genene Jones was a pediatric nurse who was convicted of killing one infant and suspected of killing up to 60 more. Jones would inject her young patients with large amounts of medications to induce medical crises, which would require resuscitation.

She would often take credit for saving her patients’ lives, even if they did not recover, leading to suspicions about her actions. Jones was eventually caught and sentenced to 99 years in prison. However, she may be released sometime in 2018 due to a loophole in Texas law, which allows for the early release of some prisoners due to overcrowding in the prisons.

Danielle Roberts: The Mental Health Nurse

Danielle Roberts worked as a mental health nurse in the UK. She was convicted of murdering her neighbor, 21-year-old Jamie Lee, in 2015. Roberts had become obsessed with Lee after he moved into her apartment complex, and began to stalk him.

She poisoned Lee with insulin in an attempt to kill him, but he survived the ordeal. However, she later injected him with a lethal dose of insulin, which caused his death. Roberts was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum of 20 years before she is eligible for parole.

Worst of Human Nature

The cases above are just a few examples of the worst of human nature. These individuals, who were entrusted with the care of others, instead chose to take their lives away.

They took an oath to “do no harm” but instead caused immeasurable harm to their victims and their families. It is important for the medical community to continue to work towards preventing these tragedies from occurring again in the future.

Conclusion

Medical professionals turned murderers are a rare but terrifying occurrence. These individuals are responsible for some of the most heinous crimes in history, and have caused unimaginable pain and suffering to their victims and their families.

The reasons behind their crimes may vary, but it is clear that they have abandoned their duty and entrusted responsibility as healthcare professionals. It is important for the medical community to be vigilant, and to continue to work towards preventing these tragedies from occurring in the future.