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medical murders  

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  • Medical murders are criminal homicides committed by physicians, nurses, or other members of the medical profession. A single murder carried out by a medical professional may be categorized as a medical murder; the serial murderer who kills within the confines of a hospital, nursing home, or private practice is an even larger menace to both patients and society. [Source: Encyclopedia of Murder and Violent Crime; Medical Murders]

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