Daniela Poggiali is an Italian nurse who was accused of killing 38 of her patients. She was exonerated in 2021, after confounding factors were found in a statistical reanalysis of the hospital’s mortality data.[1]

Daniela Poggiali
Born1971-1972 (age 52-53)
Details
Victims38
Span of crimes
2013–2014
CountryItaly
Date apprehended
October 9, 2014

She took photos of herself with some of the victims' bodies. She was arrested after an autopsy on 78-year-old Rosa Calderoni revealed dangerous levels of potassium in her body. 38 of 86 of her patients died within a three-month period.[2][3]

References edit

  1. ^ "A British Nurse Was Found Guilty of Killing Seven Babies, Did She Do It?". New Yorker. 13 May 2024. Archived from the original on 14 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Italian nurse who took photos with dead patients accused of murder". theguardian.com. October 16, 2014. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
  3. ^ "ITALIAN NURSE ACCUSED OF KILLING 38 PATIENTS SHE FOUND 'ANNOYING'". 6abc.com. Retrieved October 17, 2014.