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Brave Clarice—healthcare serial killers, patterns, motives, and solutions

Authors: Rahma Menshawey, Esraa Menshawey

Published in: Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology | Issue 3/2023

Abstract

Healthcare serial killing involves the intentional killing of multiple patients by a healthcare professional. It is a formidable challenge to identify in the medical context, and a daunting legal task to prove beyond reasonable doubt. What can be done or remains to be done to intercept these serial killing events and help serve justice, while at the same time not risk dismantling public trust in the healthcare system? In light of several recent modern charges of murder against healthcare practitioners across the world, this review aims to report the themes, patterns, and motives of medical serial killers as well as highlight areas of work on both medical and legal fronts to help identify these events, and to most importantly protect the vulnerable patient community.

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Title: Brave Clarice—healthcare serial killers, patterns, motives, and solutions
Authors: Rahma Menshawey
Esraa Menshawey
Publication date: 01-12-2022
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology / Issue 3/2023
Print ISSN: 1547-769X
Electronic ISSN: 1556-2891
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12024-022-00556-4

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