A Detective Realizes The Nurse Is Actually The Killer | Forensic Files

this is part that I haven't told the doctors how about final 30 I gave him a dose though 50 milligrams of insulin
non-diabetic I believe he died the next day this was the moment detectives realized 50-year-old Elizabeth
wettlaufer a seemingly innocent nurse was actually the secret cause for multiple deaths on the 11th of August
Jamie silcox a dementia patient was found dead in his bed at caressent Care nursing home with an autopsy coming up
with nothing his death was ruled as natural causes but over the next few years the same nursing home discovered
patient after patient had died under the exact same circumstances for eight years
the cause was a complete mystery to police and doctors alike until September 2016 when Elizabeth wentlover turned
herself in to reveal the horrifying truth behind these mysterious deaths Liz turned herself in at a mental health
clinic who promptly contacted police hours later Liz was brought into the interrogation room so I just want to go
through like I said a couple formalities cover a few little things off if you wish to speak to a lawyer at any
time we can make it happen whenever you like the interrogation starts with Liz being
read her rights Liz has the right to a lawyer and the right to remain silent however it's looking doubtful she'll be
exercising either of these rides as her detective asks a few questions to get to
know her what three what was your addiction so I would usually get a hold of by stealing that from the patient Liz
worked as a nursing home worker and had access to all her patients medicine for years Liz had been stealing a drug named
Hydromorphone a strong painkiller similar to the likes of morphine and using it secretly to deal with stress
but it turns out addiction wasn't the only mental issue she was dealing with so as far as related position Acts
[Music] when my ex and I broke up in 2007. I was already taking the medication for my
my borderline personality disorder and I was so angry and it was like a voice set
inside me I'll use you don't worry about it Liz has struggled with borderline personality disorder for years and took
medication to try and suppress it this meant she hadn't let it defect her much at least not until 2007 where this would
change in a horrifying way the detective then decides to ramp up the pressure and
the interrogation quickly turns from an interrogation to a confession this year you're working at double shift
from 307 right 3 P.M to 7am in Woodstock yes okay and tell me about your your knowledge of James and your daily
interactions during a shift with him um I didn't see him every time he wasn't always my patient I just knew from what
uh people had said that he would grab the dinner since the process was about Aesthetics and he would say horribly an
appropriate thing so that his wife that now he was there you know this would say
different things and he did touch me and appropriately once Jamie silcox was an 84 year old veteran with dementia being
cared for by Liz and the team but one evening care would turn to Carnage as Liz began to fill with rage and made a
choice that would change the course of her life forever 50 milligrams or non-diabetic and gay men is one shot
throughout the night he was yelling at I love you and I'm sorry yes not to not to
me but just because here I'm falling out in this room and that's what he was filing out and then the 330 the psw's
community says that he was gone the doctor came in and said Chicago death was from an embolism due to his close
tip he'd have a he had cancer surgery insulin overdoses occur when someone takes more insulin than they need
regardless of if they're diabetic or not too much insulin will dramatically lower
the body's blood sugar level which can cause dizziness loss of consciousness and of course death what's more
concerning though is how difficult it can be to identify it as the cause of death and even in cases where it is
identified it's very difficult to prove it was an overdose of insulin that caused it in the first place this wasn't
even the first time she'd attempted this either in 2007 she administered two other inordinate doses of insulin but
they failed to kill the patients but while this was the first time she was successful it was far from the last
Maurice [Music] sometimes a pain from the Mind see at that time I wasn't I didn't have a set
floor that I worked on I worked on all the different floors of the nurse that I've been filling in
so uh one afternoon I was working with him and he did ground me and again I got that feeling inside that
this is time to go so I gave him an overdose the next one after supper and I believe she died the next day and what
was his reaction to receiving anything this one again it was just kind of like oh okay I just said the doctor wanted to
have a Vitamin Shoppe that's what I usually say Liz had now begun to refine her method telling the
victim it was just a vitamin shot and had even hinted towards a motive and this is his time to go each time she
thought about killing somebody she felt a deep intense feeling in her stomach that implied God wanted that person back
and that their time was up and the different times that I have caused people's gaps their costume just
comforted through the um I believe it was the influence of that voice and whatever it was it wasn't a
voice in my head it was the voices here so but yeah I just had a sense after my marriage broke up that God has been able
to use me for something and then after a while I started to really wonder after some of the murders because his daughter
if it was the devil fool in me did you feel like you're doing the right thing for these people no
no I felt like I was doing what I was supposed to do but it wasn't welcome Drake for them
while people with BPD can often exhibit impulsive behavior and Disturbed patterns of thinking it's uncommon for
patients to be affected the way Liz was many BPD patients may experience brief or prolonged episodes of strange
experiences such as hearing voices and feeling compelled to harm themselves or others but it's exceedingly rare for
them to act on them it's likely her behavior was owing more to the anti-social personality disorder she was
diagnosed with later on those affected with aspd are often observed to have a severe disregard for the law and the
feelings of others they also often find it harder to control their anger and refuse to let other people stand in the
way of their Reckless Behavior neither one of these conditions are solely responsible for Liz's Behavior it was
likely a combination of the two that planted the idea in her mind and then allowed her to go through with it with
Little Resistance so glad so it takes us to November of 2011 at Crescent care says you're Gladys was a
type 2 diabetic and had dementia how long do you think about this one 92 92. tell me a little bit about glass
what is this well when I first started caring for her she was walking and talking and she had
quite the spirit um she wants she once punched a man the nurse is telling one of the
gentleman no you can't push your wife around you have to come with us and she turned around and she said you can't
treat this woman like him like that boom and he's a man and it's the man so then we're all in a state of trying
to keep them from fighting with each other and trying to keep them from hurting us right yeah she was just
curious amount of people but she went down down now it's fast did she it actually
um she was she had um dementia didn't take her pills well didn't he well a very stubborn woman
and uh there's always one evening I just got that red surging feeling that she was going to be gone
and um gave her insulin overdose did you ever get that feeling outside of work no
it's never no did you ever get that feeling going to work knowing that something was gonna happen that [ __ ] now
it's happening at work anybody reviews the phrase spur of the moment would it be something that you
would just have that feeling come on or yeah for his moment but it would it usually
start happening you know focused on one patients and then this I would feel that
red surgeon which is what made me think it was God which I am so embarrassed like I said
I'm not here to judge you right now one of the most strange things about Liz is how casual she is throughout the entire
confession not only is she happy to tell the detectives all the details she can remember about the murders themselves
but also laughs and tells stories about the victims the entire time however she also admits to feeling embarrassed about
thinking the feeling was God showing that she feels as though she has a strong Personal Image to uphold but has
a complete lack of remorse for her victims this thought process is indicative of a sociopath but no
personality tests or analyzes have ever reinforced this idea September or October of seven yeah and then Helen was
2011. yeah how would I not remembering all of that she's very quiet very determined to seemed to be waiting to
die feeling that you know this and so on and um I made a bit of a fuss about it that
night because she was very lucid and we talked about how much should I feel very high in ice cream so I'm on my
break I went to Walmart I got a small blueberry pie it's an ice cream it's been brought into our enchanteria for
like and then that night I overdonester foreign [Music] as well as the feeling in her stomach
before the murder Liz also mentions feeling as though there's laughing coming from her chest given that it
happens both as she's administering the dose and after she hears the victim is dead this feeling is likely just an
exaggerated feeling of gratification from knowing that her job has been completed psychopaths are thought to
have a severe case of aspd and Studies have shown that Psychopaths also have a much stronger reaction to immediate
gratification this is what compels Psychopaths to make more impulsive decisions as they value the reward more
than an unaffected person and it's possible this just manifests in Liz as a more physical manner than usual causing
the almost euphoric laughing sensation no there is no okay make a difference if they were diabetic
or not a diabetic yeah you don't say a lot of negative things about how long you're did you get along with her okay
would she never do anything to to harm you or no no she was very quiet it was just I got that feeling nothing yeah
it's just next to your time so Liz had no problems with Helen and even went out of her way to get her favorite food
before killing her this creates a strange Dynamic where she obviously feels some form of remorse both before
and after the murder but still goes through with it without hesitation but of course the biggest show of remorse
was when she decided to turn herself in in the first place something that's understandable for a neurotypical person
who's committed maybe one or two crimes but almost completely unheard of when it
comes to serial killers who have operated over the span of multiple years she stated that she does understand the
difference between right and wrong and never claims to take pleasure from the murders saying that she felt terrible
after every single one and even tried to reach out for help on a few occasions does it feel like a weight off your
shoulders yes you think during a burden for quite some time and I apparently could help
yeah well sometimes it takes a few attempts to to finally commit to it right yeah I had a
pastor that I told me pray don't worry and told me I'd be fine and that was God's grace and then when
was that that was uh Halloween 2013. and you you haven't understood what had happened to your to you to that
point in your life with yes people like these people yeah and where was that that was here in town
Liz then went on to confess to eight murders in total as well as attempting it on six more people some within just
days of each other she'd given in to the urges for eight years in total all the while knowing what she did was wrong and
frankly disgusting it took her until 2016 to finally head to a mental health and addiction
Institute to confess and write up the four page documents the detective has been reading from okay
um we're gonna wrap things up but here's what here's what's going to happen Okay
and part of this is going to be up to you um what are your plans going forward I want to go home okay I want to have a
good night's sleep okay I want to spend uh Thanksgiving weekend with my family and I want to be available to the police
at any time to meet me and if I have to come back for a trial I have to come back for trial unfortunately
Thanksgiving with her family is far from where she was heading instead she was formally charged with eight counts of
murder four counts of attempted murder and two counts of aggravated assaults in 2017 she waived her right to a
preliminary hearing and confessed in court to all challenges on the 26th of June 2016 Elizabeth wetlaufer was
sentenced to eight consecutive life sentences in shorting the only good night's sleep she'll be getting for the
rest of her life will be behind bars

This is a NEVER seen before interrogation case where Elizabeth Wettlaufer attempts, a former nurse. Confesses to killing multiple patients

Brief Summary

Elizabeth Wettlaufer, a nurse, confessed to murdering patients using insulin over eight years, revealing her mental health struggles and lack of remorse.

Key points

The Start of a Mystery. Detectives uncover a series of unexplained deaths at a nursing home, leading to a shocking revelation.
The Confession of Elizabeth Wettlaufer. Elizabeth Wettlaufer, a nurse, confesses to multiple murders, revealing her chilling motives.

Episode highlights

The Confession of Elizabeth WettlauferElizabeth Wettlaufer, a nurse, confesses to multiple murders, revealing her chilling motives.“I felt like I was doing what I was supposed to do.”6:43May 26, 2023

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The detectives uncover the truth about Elizabeth's actions.

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