Catching Medical Serial Killers: Special Agent Bruce Sackman | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 111

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Former VA Special Agent Bruce Sackman discusses his career investigating crimes at VA hospitals across the northeast, covering 295 facilities. Sackman recounts that the most egregious cases he encountered were medical serial killers—doctors and nurses who intentionally murdered patients, with some accused of killing 30 to over 100 people. He also describes other crimes he investigated including bribery, contract fraud, narcotic theft by medical staff, and benefit fraud against incompetent veterans.

Key takeaways

• Sackman states that medical serial killers in hospitals have killed far more victims than traditional serial killers, with some accused of murdering 30, 60, 100, or even 150 patients.
• According to Sackman, VA hospital managers sometimes covered up crimes not for financial gain but to protect the reputation of their facility and their own careers.
• Sackman explains that hospitals are vulnerable to numerous types of crime including bribery, contract fraud (especially in construction change orders), and narcotic theft by staff who may withhold prescribed painkillers from suffering patients.

Episode details: published September 11, 2022 · 33.9K views · 2:04:53 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Stories told by Mike Ritland’s podcast guests are the guests’ own accounts, attributed to them — not independently verified. Commentary is Ritland’s, presented as his analysis.

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