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Killer Nurse: the story of Elspeth Kerr (Part 1)
Season 9 · Episode 1

Killer Nurse: the story of Elspeth Kerr (Part 1)

Black Sheep

January 29, 202625m 24s

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Show Notes

Elspeth Kerr was a beloved local nurse in 1930s Devonport, but when her husband died suddenly and her foster daughter fell into an inexplicable coma, locals discovered the shocking truth: Nurse Kerr was a serial poisoner. But more than 90 years later, elements of her crimes remain a mystery. In the first of a two part episode, Black Sheep investigates the chilling story.

The Trials of Nurse Kerr: The anatomy of a secret poisoner by Scott Bainbridge

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