EPISODE · May 26, 2026 · 28 MIN
The Death Nurse [EN]
from Tödliche Verbindungen · host Dr. Timo Schüler
Between 1999 and 2005, nurse Niels Högel worked at two hospitals in Lower Saxony, Germany. He was convicted of more than 85 murders and suspected in up to 332 cases. The largest serial killer case in post-war German history. In this episode, we look at the pharmacology of ajmalin, the cardiac medication he used as a weapon. We examine why the forensic detection window closes within hours. And we ask the question that no verdict has fully answered: at what point does silence become complicity?
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Between 1999 and 2005, nurse Niels Högel worked at two hospitals in Lower Saxony, Germany. He was convicted of more than 85 murders and suspected in up to 332 cases. The largest serial killer case in post-war German history. In this episode, we look at the pharmacology of ajmalin, the cardiac medication he used as a weapon. We examine why the forensic detection window closes within hours. And we ask the question that no verdict has fully answered: at what point does silence become complicity?
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