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title: "Lucy Letby: The Serial Killer Nurse"
description: "The shocking true story of Lucy Letby, the neonatal nurse who murdered seven babies and attempted to murder six more at the Countess of Chester Hospital, and how systemic failures allowed her killing spree to continue for nearly a year."
url: https://casualcriminalist.pub/article/lucy-letby-serial-killer-nurse.md
canonical: https://casualcriminalist.pub/article/lucy-letby-serial-killer-nurse
datePublished: 2026-06-26
dateModified: 2026-06-26
author:
  - name: Dana Ortiz
    url: https://casualcriminalist.pub/author/dana-ortiz
publisher: Casual Criminalist
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type: Article
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summaryUrl: https://casualcriminalist.pub/article/lucy-letby-serial-killer-nurse.md.summary.md
---

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The shocking true story of Lucy Letby, the neonatal nurse who murdered seven babies and attempted to murder six more at the Countess of Chester Hospital, and how systemic failures allowed her killing spree to continue for nearly a year.
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