Nurse Kristen Heather Gilbert

born November 13 1967
known as the Angel of Death
was an American serial killer who murdered her patients using epinephrine adrenaline injections
She did this so she could be the one to respond to the medical emergency and appear as a heroic savior

Background & Psychology

Kristen was born in Fall River Massachusetts
She was intelligent but from an early age exhibited troubling behaviors such as lying and threatening suicide — clear signs of underlying psychological disorders

In 1988 she earned a nursing degree from Greenfield Community College and began working at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Northampton

Beginning of Crimes

From 1989 to 1996 she was present during an unusually high number of patient deaths during her shifts — a pattern that statistically was nearly impossible 1 in 100 million
She used epinephrine injections to induce cardiac arrest then personally called the emergency code and arrived at the scene gaining praise and attention for her involvement .

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Trial and Conviction

In 1996 fellow nurses raised serious concerns prompting an investigation
Kristen resigned and repeatedly had herself admitted to psychiatric hospitals
In 2001 she was convicted of murdering four patients — Stanley Jagodowski Henry Hudon Kenneth Cutting and Edward Skwira — and sentenced to life in prison without parole
She was also found guilty of attempting to murder two additional patients .

Motive Love or Attention

Court documents suggest she committed these crimes to seek emotional attention or to impress her lover James Perrault a security guard at the hospital
During the investigation she frequently made suicide threats and once even issued a bomb threat to delay legal proceedings .

Psychological Analysis

Her behavior exhibited traits of narcissistic and sociopathic personality disorders — constant attention seeking manipulation fake suicide attempts and most disturbingly a total disregard for human life
This pattern of murder by attention — killing patients just to be seen as a hero — is a dangerous sign of deep psychopathy .

Summary

Kristen Gilberts case is not just about a terrifying serial killer but also a chilling insight into human psychology — how a search for validation love and professional recognition when mixed with mental instability can lead to catastrophic consequences .