The Killer Nurse with Trevor McDonald
In 1991, 22-year-old nurse Beverly Allitt murdered four children, and attacked a further nine, at Grantham Hospital in England. Now, years after he reported on her conviction, Trevor McDonald is able to shed new light on a case that has fascinated him ever since. McDonald tracks down several of her surviving victims, some of whom are speaking for the first time about their traumatic experiences.
In 1991, 22-year-old nurse Beverly Allitt murdered four children, and attacked a further nine, at Grantham Hospital in England. Now, years after he reported on her conviction, Trevor McDonald is able to shed new light on a case that has fascinated him ever since. McDonald tracks down several of her surviving victims, some of whom are speaking for the first time about their traumatic experiences.
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