About this episode

The episode discusses the case of Elizabeth Wettlaufer, a nurse who confessed to being a serial killer under the belief that God commanded her actions.

On September 29th 2016, 45 year old Elizabeth Wettlaufer voluntarily reported herself as a serial killer to Toronto Police. Wettlaufer injected her victims with fatal doses of insulin because she believed God was telling her to. Her victims were elderly and vulnerable, ranging in age from 75 to 96.

Topics covered

• murder
• serial killer
• insulin
• elderly victims
• faith
• crime

Keywords

• Elizabeth Wettlaufer
• serial killer
• Toronto
• insulin
• elderly
• murder
• faith

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Toronto

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