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Italian Nurse Accused Of Killing As Many As 38 Patients

v3-TwitterDanielap copyOne of the stories making the news here in Italy is the arrest of Daniela Poggiali, 42, a nurse who is accused of killing at least 38 of her patients because she found them or their relatives to be annoying. She was initially charged in the death of an elderly patient and now police believe that she is a serial killer.

The case of Rosa Calderoni draw attention of the authorities because she been admitted for a routine illness and when she died there were high levels of potassium in her bloodstream. At least 10 other deaths are now being listed as “very suspicious”.

Prosecutor Rossella Materia called her a sadist who “who draws pleasure in provoking the death of the patients in her care.” One picture on her phone reportedly shows her giving a thumbs up next to when of her patients who had died seconds before. The public statements are an interesting dimension since Italy prosecutes people for criminal libel, as in the abusive case against the parents of Amanda Knox that we discussed earlier. While comments against the police can bring a charge, it clearly does not apply when prosecutors make such comments against individuals.

Even a colleague described her as a “cold person who was always eager to work.” This included the allegation from a co-worker that Poggiali would give patients strong laxatives at the end of her shift to make work more difficult for the nurses taking over.

Poggiali told police that she is innocent and the victim of a conspiracy by her enemies.

The case could prove very difficult given the length of time that has passed.

Source: MSN

650 thoughts on “Italian Nurse Accused Of Killing As Many As 38 Patients”

  9. Nick,
    I trust you were successful in your career but you might need to recalibrate your senses. For what it’s worth, I’m an ISTJ (http://www.personalitypage.com/ISTJ.html). I’ve seen the various pathologies at work in this blog and they are not unique. Well, maybe the multiple identities were a bit over the top but I wasn’t paying much attention to their comments anyway.

  12. This is JT’s last night of vacation. I’m done on this thread. Show some freakin’ respect!

  13. She lied about people being banned at Althouse.
    And nobody was ‘recruited.’ Nick talked about Turley’s law blog, and I checked it out.
    Good topics, good writers.
    Didn’t expect ‘Annie’ was here creating her usual solipsism.
    Not worth it, to me.

    1. mespo727272

      happypappies:

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      Me either. I made 3 comments and they were signed in and were innocuous. Tame and nice. Unlike the rest of this insane thread. The first one I said – “is it safe to come out here yet :)”

  17. Annie:

    Let me know directly if your true identity is compromised again. As for the two years of info, I’ll bet it’s fascinating but I like my own original source research first. Will advise.

  18. DBQ, you know exactly what my real name is, because your buddy Spinelli posted my real name and personal information about me on a blog you all frequent. It’s a slippery slope when you bully people who fight back, isn’t it?

  19. Olly, You’re an Alpha male. You are hardwired to lead the pack. I’m an Omega, a lone wolf and uber introvert who Alpha’s often don’t understand. So much of we humans are hardwired. Being an Alpha is good. Assessing people is what I did for a living. This is part of that. It’s funny how some folks see just a little dustup and think it’s something they can exploit. Hopefully you saw the attempted exploitation. That’s part of the pathology.

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