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title: "The Angel of Death: Kristen Gilbert, The Serial Killer Nurse"
description: "The chilling true story of Kristen Gilbert, a VA nurse who murdered patients with epinephrine overdoses to impress her boyfriend, and the statistical investigation that helped bring her to justice."
url: https://casualcriminalist.pub/article/angel-of-death-kristen-gilbert-serial-killer-nurse.md
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datePublished: 2026-06-16
dateModified: 2026-06-16
author:
  - name: Dana Ortiz
    url: https://casualcriminalist.pub/author/dana-ortiz
publisher: Casual Criminalist
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---

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The chilling true story of Kristen Gilbert, a VA nurse who murdered patients with epinephrine overdoses to impress her boyfriend, and the statistical investigation that helped bring her to justice.
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