In the spring of 1980, headlines across the united states screamed out, “ANGEL OF DEATH!”

 

These sensational stories centered around 32-year-old Jani Adams, a nurse working the graveyard shift in a Las Vegas Intensive Care Unit. These articles about the so-called “Death Angel” carried a distinctly Vegas twist – word was, this nurse was running a hospital “dead pool”, placing wagers on when patients would die.

 

But how did a mild-mannered nurse - who described herself being “shy as a mouse” - end up in the national spotlight for allegedly murdering her patients?

Click here to read more about the case of Jani Adams - including photos, newspaper articles, and more!

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