The best place to commit the perfect murder

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If you wanted to commit the perfect murder, where would you go to do it? It seems it would be hard to pick a better place than a hospital. In February, The New York Times reported the details of the case of American critical care nurse Charles Cullen, who recently admitted to killing at least 40 patients over a 16-year career at health care facilities in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Cullen is currently refusing to cooperate with authorities in an ongoing investigation of over 150 deaths in two states spanning nine hospitals and a rehabilitation center. Several of the suspected victims were thought to be killed with intentional overdoses of digoxin and other medications readily available in the intensive care unit. Cullen’s work record was spotty and he was under suspicion at several hospitals yet he continually managed to find new employment without undue difficulty. …