The Nurse Who Played Hero: Niels Högel
If you were in a German ICU in the early 2000s, the most dangerous person on the ward may not have been your illness. It may have been the nurse on shift.
Niels Högel injected patients with unprescribed heart drugs so he could crash their hearts — then rush in to “save” them. A court convicted him of 85 murders. Police and families believe the true number may be far higher.
Host Alexander’s Lawson traces how Högel moved from Oldenburg to Delmenhorst with a glowing reference, why deaths spiked on his shifts, and how it took years, exhumations, and three trials before Germany named him its…
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