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German Nurse Suspected Of Murdering At Least 86 Patients In His Care

In his trial, Niels Högel admitted to intentionally inducing cardiac arrest in many patients. He said he enjoyed trying to revive his patients, but sometimes failed.
German police say they have evidence that former nurse Niels Högel murdered at least 84 people. He was already convicted in 2015 of two other murders. Above, Högel covers his face with a folder next to his lawyer in German regional court in 2014.

A German police investigation has found evidence that a former nurse murdered at least 86 people in his care.

"The realization of what we were able to learn is horrifying," Johan Kühme, chief of police in the northern German city of Oldenburg told news outlets, including the The New York Times. "It defies any scope of the imagination."

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