Scrubs and Secrets

Episode: Burke & Hare – Part One Before they became two of history's most infamous serial killers, William Burke and William Hare were ordinary men living in 1820s Edinburgh—a city where the booming demand for cadavers created a deadly underground market. In Part One, we explore the rise of anatomy schools, the grim world of body snatching, and how Burke and Hare became involved in the ill...

David Kwiatkowski was a traveling radiology technician whose fentanyl addiction led to one of the largest healthcare-associated hepatitis C outbreaks in U.S. history. After diverting patients' pain medication and replacing it with contaminated syringes, he infected dozens of people while moving between hospitals across multiple states. In this episode, we uncover how the scheme worked, the inv...

Efren Saldivar was a California respiratory therapist whose patients appeared to die at unusually high rates for years before suspicions finally reached law enforcement. Known as the “Angel of Death,” Saldivar later confessed to multiple killings, raising difficult questions about patient safety, hospital oversight, and how warning signs can be missed in critical care environments. Sources: https:...

Imagine waking up from major cardiac surgery, groggy but filled with relief. You are weak, entirely dependent on the medical professionals moving quietly around your bed. Then, someone approaches. You expect a soothing word or a routine check. Instead, a sense of confusion and alarm takes hold as a devastating betrayal occurs within the very space meant for your recovery. In those final moments, a...

Christopher Duntsch was a neurosurgeon whose patients trusted him with their lives. In less than two years, dozens were left seriously injured and two died following surgeries he performed in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. In this episode, we explore Duntsch's rise through medical training, the devastating patient outcomes that earned him the nickname "Dr. Death," the hospital and regul...

In this episode of Scrubs & Secrets, we examine the case of Elizabeth Wettlaufer, a Canadian nurse who admitted to murdering elderly patients in long-term care homes using insulin overdoses. Between 2007 and 2016, Wettlaufer killed eight residents and attempted to harm several others while working in Ontario care facilities. The case raised major concerns about patient safety, medication overs...

*TRIGGER WARNING* This case involves medical-related fatalities, patient harm, and the abuse of vulnerable individuals in a healthcare setting. Listener discretion is advised. In this episode, we examine the case of Lucy Letby, a former neonatal nurse at the Countess of Chester Hospital in England, who was convicted in 2023 of multiple counts of murder and attempted murder. We also discuss ongoing...

Kimberly Saenz now sits in prison for the rest of her life after injecting her patients with bleach at a dialysis center in April 2008. *TRIGGER WARNING* This case involves medical-related fatalities, patient harm, and the abuse of vulnerable individuals in a healthcare setting. Listener discretion is advised. THANK YOU - to all our loved ones who have been supporting us as we start this podcast....