Deck 6: Healthcare Killers

Question 1

Which of the following is not true regarding Harold Shipman?

A)He came from a wealthy aristocratic background.
B)His father was a lorry driver.
C)His family lived in a small house in Nottingham.
D)His mother died sitting in her armchair.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Which of the following IS NOT true regarding euthanasia?

A)It is still a crime in most states.
B)It originated in Asia.
C)It involves a medical provider trying to ease the suffering of a patient.
D)It involves a medical provider believing that letting a person die or assisting them in dying demonstrates mercy for the patient.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

In their study of 90 cases of serial murder, Yorker et al., found that 86 percent of their cases involved nursing personnel, and that women were involved in ____ percent of the cases.

A)82
B)Less than 30
C)55
D)49

Answer 3

C

Question 4

This offender was known as a very reclusive individual who seldom spoke to his neighbors.His co-workers knew him as a man with a quick temper who sometimes threw medical charts and slammed his fist on counters or walls when summoned by patients.Patients were known to refuse meds because of their aversion to him.

A)Wayne Bleyle
B)John Riems
C)Harold Shipman
D)Donald Harvey

Question 5

Regarding "place-specific" killers, the following is true:

A)Nearly half are male offenders.
B)Nearly half are female offenders.
C)Nearly one third have dumpsites for bodies.
D)Nearly all have dumpsites for bodies.

Question 6

One area that geographic profiling is not designed to address is _____.

A)gender-specific murder
B)place-specific murder
C)disorder-specific murder
D)character-specific murder

Question 7

Yorker et al., identified some typical scenarios in serial murder of patients by healthcare providers.All are typical except:

A)The presence of a common injectable substance in post mortem.
B)The presence of a common injectable substance in post-event toxicology screens.
C)Epidemiologic studies linking presence of a specific care provider to increased likelihood of death.
D)The sexual assault of the patient.

Question 8

According to Yorker et al., what is the most common way to kill?

A)injections
B)pills
C)inhalants
D)suppositories

Question 9

Harold Shipman was convicted of killing how many victims?

A)Between 200 and 300.
B)23
C)15
D)Less than 10

Question 10

Offenders who kill their family or relatives are referred to as _____.

A)angels of death
B)black widows
C)demons of death
D)brown recluses

Question 11

The trademarks of place-specific killers are murders that _____.

A)are dutiful, regular, and methodical
B)are violent and gory
C)feature well-hidden corpses
D)have victims who are the same sex.

Question 12

Over the 35-year period covered in the Yorker study, which of the following is true?

A)Thirty-four percent of the murder cases appeared in the 1970s.
B)Ten percent of the murder cases appeared during the 1980s.
C)Twenty-seven percent of the murder cases appeared between 2000 and 2004.
D)None are true.

Question 13

Charles Cullen confessed to the murders of at least 40 patients in how many different hospitals over a period of 16 years?

A)nine
B)thirteen
C)just one or two
D)over 20

Question 14

In the Yorker study it was found that the majority of healthcare providers who committed murders came from _____.

A)Illinois, Kentucky, and Florida.
B)California, Hawaii, Florida, and Georgia.
C)New York, Alabama, California, and Illinois.
D)California, Texas, Michigan, and Florida.

Question 15

This killer managed to avoid punishment and was even awarded prestigious honors for his research into the minds of defective children.He became an expert on the pathology of mental illness and, after the war, lectured and became an expert court witness in thousands of criminal cases.

A)Charles Cullen
B)Wayne Bleyle
C)Efren Saldivar
D)Heinrich Gross

Question 16

The Third Reich viewed defective children as insults to the Aryan race and were referred to as _____.

A)useless citizens
B)white inferiority
C)white liars
D)useless eaters

Question 17

This offender was a respiratory therapist for nine years.He confessed to killing dozens of terminally ill patients over 10 years.He claimed to be an "angel of death" who had killed as many as 200 victims.

A)Charles Cullen
B)Efren Saldivar
C)Donald Harvey
D)George Clooney

Question 18

Heinrich Gross was also known as:

A)Dr.Grotesque
B)Dr.Death
C)Dr.Golem
D)Dr.Vomit

Question 19

Research has found that healthcare providers who murder are often diagnosed with:

A)bipolar disorder
B)major depressive disorder
C)body dysmorphic disorder
D)Munchausen syndrome

Question 20

According to Yorker et al., where do most healthcare-related murders occur?

A)in hospital settings
B)in patients' homes
C)in local clinics
D)in ambulances

Question 21

Serial killers usually seek out those _____ than themselves.

Question 22

This sophisticated drug used in some murders is difficult to detect once the body has been prepared for burial.

A)oxycodone
B)morphine
C)caffeine
D)potassium chloride

Question 23

Succinylcholine, another relatively undetectable drug, is used as an _____ to relax muscles during surgery.213

Question 24

Donald Harvey was asked to resign as autopsy assistant after the following items were found in his hospital locker except:

A)pornographic magazines depicting children
B)a gun
C)books on the occult
D)syringes

Question 25

After Donald Harvey was arrested, among his possessions was found:

A)a letter to one of the victims expressing his remorse
B)a list of victims yet to be killed
C)pictures of all his victims
D)a bible with passages about murder underlined

Question 26

In some cases, suspicions are aroused because patients suffer multiple _____ and the resuscitation rate is unusually high.

Question 27

This "angel of death" started killing when he/she turned 18 and began working as a nurse's aide at Mary Mount Hospital in Laurel County, Kentucky.He/she first killed an aunt, then committed what he/she referred to as "accidental homicides," followed by 10 or more patient deaths.

A)Kristen Gilbert
B)Dolores Claiborne
C)Filipina Narciso
D)Donald Harvey

Question 28

The most prolific, documented serial killer ever in all of Europe is Heinrich Gross.

Question 29

According to the text, it is believed the motive for Genene Jones' killing was:

A)To draw attention to how lax hospitals are in their care.
B)To take revenge on parents of children who were rude to the nursing staff.
C)A need to prove there were enough sick children to justify construction of a pediatric intensive-care unit in Kerrville, Texas.
D)A need to prove there were enough sick children to justify construction of a pediatric intensive-care unit in Fresno, California.

Question 30

Convicted of giving an 89-year-old patient a heart-stopping chemical, this offender was given 17 years for her conviction, but was eligible for parole after serving 24 months.

A)Genene Jones
B)Terri Rachals
C)Kristen Gilbert
D)Jane Fonda

Question 31

Killers who work in the health care industry seldom are usually lust killers.

Question 32

Healthcare killers meet the general criteria for serial killing except for the stereotypic element of violence.

Question 33

This was said about _____: "He is the dullest serial killer I have ever met."

Question 34

Dr.Omer L.Wagoner, a licensed psychologist who examined Terri Rachals, said she knew the difference between right and wrong.

Question 35

Often _____ are not performed when a death occurs under the care of an attending physician.

Question 36

Every year in the United States, about 80,000 persons die in hospitals unrelated to the reasons for which they entered hospital care.

Question 37

This drug was used by Genene Jones in the murder of 15-month-old Chelsea McClellan:

A)potassium chloride
B)adrenaline
C)cyanide
D)succinylcholine

Question 38

Offenders who kill in hospitals and nursing homes are not easy to identify because:

A)They do not attract media attention.
B)They are loud killers who go about performing their tasks poorly.
C)They are unfriendly and cold.
D)They are outwardly dispassionate.

Question 39

At the Toronto Hospital for Sick Children in Ontario, Canada, dozens of infants were believed to have been killed with overdoses of this drug between 1980 and 1981:

A)pavulon
B)succinylcholine chloride
C)morphine
D)digoxin

Question 40

Hospitals and nursing homes fall prey to healthcare killers, even after they have been terminated from a previous job for the following reasons:

A)They tend to be charming and good-looking.
B)Their references are seldom checked.
C)Most are robust individuals who can physically handle the rigors of the job so nothing else really matters.
D)The job isn't that important.