Join us as we discuss the case of Eyvette Hunter, a nurse whose decision to operate outside of her scope cost one of her patients his life. Dee and Ris discuss the medical and psychiatric perspectives behind this case, based upon their experiences as nurses.

Sources

https://www.medpagetoday.com/special-reports/features/100380

https://community.the-hospitalist.org/content/former-nurse-charged-murder-death-97-year-old-war-veteran

https://www.kcbd.com/2022/08/24/officials-nurse-accused-killing-97-year-old-vet-by-intentional-medical-maltreatment/

https://www.kentucky.com/news/local/crime/article274273440.html

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK470180/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK470459/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK532890/

Join us as we discuss the recent case of a masked trio, that thoroughly frightened a family in Alexandra, Virginia. Dee and Ris discuss the medical and psychiatric perspectives behind this case, based upon their experiences as nurses.

Sources

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DcToOxL-YFo

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lJWXoOirKuk&pp=ygUcVHJpY2sgb3IgdHJlYXQgaG9tZSBpbnZhc2lvbg%3D%3D

https://exhibits.stanford.edu/spe/about/stanford-university-archives

https://www.alexandriava.gov/news-apd/2025-10-17/update-investigation-of-attempted-burglary-by-masked-individuals

https://nypost.com/2025/10/17/us-news/chilling-doorbell-footage-captures-trio-wearing-halloween-masks-threaten-to-kill-widow-family-at-virginia-home

Join us as we discuss the case of Mass Psychogenic Illness that caused 1,000 young people to be infected with uncontrollable, hysterical laughter in Tanganyika (modern day Tanzania). Dee and Ris discuss the medical and psychiatric perspectives behind this case, based upon their experiences as nurses.

Sources

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/249929567_The_laughter_of_the_1962_Tanganyika_'laughter_epidemic'

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanganyika_laughter_epidemic

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC543940/

Join us as we discuss the case of Mary Toft, who convinced everyone that she was giving birth to rabbits by inserting them into her uterus. Dee and Ris discuss the medical and psychiatric perspectives behind this case, based upon their experiences as nurses.

Sources

https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2016/07/05/an-extraordinary-delivery-of-rabbits/

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-43073391.amp
https://academic.oup.com/hwj/article-lookup/doi/10.1093/hwj/dbv029

Join us as we discuss the case of Mary Mallon, aka "Typhoid Mary," an Irish immigrant who was an asymptomatic carrier of Salmonella typhi, the bacteria responsible for Typhoid Fever. She worked as a cook in New York and infected the wealthy families she cooked for. Dee and Ris discuss the medical and psychiatric perspectives behind this case, based upon their experiences as nurses.

Sources

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3959940/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Mallon

https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/typhoid

https://www.cdc.gov/typhoid-fever/about/index.html

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/typhoid-fever/symptoms-causes/syc-20378661

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/typhoid/mary.html

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/typhoid-mary-tragic-tale-exposed-health-impacts-super-spreaders

https://www.emory.edu/EMORY_REPORT/erarchive/1999/February/erfebruary.15/2_15_99typhoidmary.html

Join us as we discuss the heartbreaking case of Ronald O'Bryan, a optician who poisoned his son's Halloween candy. Dee and Ris discuss the medical and psychiatric perspectives behind this case, based upon their experiences as nurses.

Sources

https://www.hcdistrictclerk.com/Common/HistoricalDocument/pdf/COTM_Oct_2021.pdf

https://people.com/candy-man-killer-timothy-obryan-murder-8732896

https://www.click2houston.com/news/investigates/2024/10/31/a-legacy-of-fear-50-years-after-the-candyman-tainted-tick-or-treating/

Join us as we discuss the heartbreaking case of Robert Courtney, a pharmacist whose nefarious actions impacted the lives of many patients. Dee and Ris discuss the medical and psychiatric perspectives behind this case, based upon their experiences as nurses.

Sources

https://www.kctv5.com/2024/07/21/diluted-documentary-release-convicted-pharmacist-robert-courtney/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/drug-diluting-pharmacist-gets-30-years/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Courtney_(fraudster)⁠

Join us as we discuss the case of the former Dr. Neil Hopper, a vascular surgeon who purposefully froze his legs, causing a double leg amputation. Dee and Ris discuss the medical and psychiatric perspectives behind this case, based upon their experiences as nurses.

Sources

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yvpx20le2o

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/sep/04/nhs-surgeon-legs-removed-jailed-fraud

https://www.bmj.com/content/390/bmj.r1871

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/crime-courts/doctor-jailed-getting-legs-amputated-sexual-fetish-making-insurance-cl-rcna229397

Join us as we discuss the case of Ben Whitaker, a nurse who shot his wife and fellow nurse, Tiffani, only 59 days after they married. Dee and Ris discuss the medical and psychiatric perspectives behind this case, based upon their experiences as nurses.

Disclaimer: This is an ongoing case. What we discuss are our own opinions based on the research we conducted and our personal experiences.

Sources

https://www.13wmaz.com/article/news/local/murder-trial-begins-for-dublin-nurse-accused-of-killing-wife/93-aace3391-6d81-49d5-8fd9-c8b5a238e0d7

https://courierheraldtoday.com/whitaker-trial-victims-mother-testifies-daughters-death-was-unimaginable-evil/

https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/2500075-overview

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6734608

https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/20/9/2288

https://www.verywellhealth.com/mixing-alcohol-and-zoloft-the-risks-of-drinking-with-ssris-7964628

https://www.verywellhealth.com/is-it-safe-to-mix-lexapro-and-alcohol-8431199

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/bjpsych-advances/article/serotonin-syndrome-a-spectre-de-toxicite/BB07FCAF5DC69DF5FFC0AEB113147A9E

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1178646919873925

Join us as we discuss Dr. Ryan Cho, who set up cameras in the bathrooms of multiple hospitals in Australia. Dee and Ris discuss the medical and psychiatric perspectives behind this case, based upon their experiences as nurses.

Sources

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/australia-trainee-doctor-ryan-cho-video-female-colleagues-hospital-restroom/

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-26/melbourne-doctor-allegedly-ranked-content-hospital-toilet/105576856

https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/sporean-trainee-doctor-in-melbourne-arrested-for-allegedly-filming-colleagues-in-toilets-since-2021