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THE case of former nurse Heather Pressdee has a chilling connection to infamous serial killer Charles Cullen, claim investigators.
The registered nurse in Pennsylvania faces charges she administered lethal or potentially lethal doses of insulin to numerous patients including a 104-year-old, say prosecutors.
Seventeen patients she cared for ranging in age from 43 to 104 have died, according to state Attorney General Michelle Henry.
Henry announced dozens of new charges against the nurse, who was previously charged with homicide and attempted murder for patients in her care.
She allegedly administered lethal doses of insulin to numerous patients at care facilities, beginning in 2020.
Pressdee, 41, had been accused in May of killing two nursing home patients and injuring a third.
But she was arraigned last Thursday on additional counts, including two new homicide charges, and waived a preliminary hearing.
Pressdee could have been a “budding serial killer” before she got her nursing license, according to a former detective and a criminal profiler.
CULLEN
John Kelly told Fox News Digital: “A couple of serial killers have told me there’s no higher high than playing God.”
He compared her case to that of serial killer Charles Cullen, a hospital nurse whose countless crimes went undetected for years, and whose crimes feature in Netflix true-crime drama The Good Nurse.
His crimes were committed over a period of 16 years before he was finally arrested in late 2003.
Cullen, who administered drug overdoses to “very sick” patients, admitted to 30-40 murders.
Sky News reported that the true number is thought to be closer to 400, which would make him the most prolific serial killer in US history.
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The detective who worked that case, Tim Braun, told Fox News that Cullen was “addicted to killing.”
He added: “Cullen told us he couldn’t stop. If we hadn’t stopped him, he would’ve continued to kill.”
INSULIN
Braun said Pressdee had “only been a nurse for five years.
“Before that, she was a vet tech, and one of her primary responsibilities was administering anesthesia to animals and also euthanizing animals.”
He alleged that she might have “experimented basically for years before she moved on to humans.”
Prosecutors have alleged that she typically administered insulin during overnight shifts when staffing was low and the emergencies would not prompt immediate hospitalization, according to state Attorney General Michelle Henry.
On November 2 she was charged with two counts of first-degree murder, 17 counts of attempted murder, and 19 counts of neglect of a care-dependent person.
She was arraigned last Thursday by the Honorable Maura Palumbi.
Pressdee remains in custody at Butler County Prison without bail.
“COOPERATING”
James DePasquale, Pressdee’s defense attorney, said the new charges were not unexpected and that they are working to avoid a potential death penalty.
“At our urging, she has been very cooperative with the government,” DePasquale said.
The Attorney-General said in a statement: “The allegations against Ms. Pressdee are disturbing.
“It is hard to comprehend how a nurse, trusted to care for her patients, could choose to deliberately and systematically harm them.
“The damage done to the victims and their loved ones cannot be overstated.
“Every person in a medical or care facility should feel safe and cared for, and my office will work tirelessly to hold the defendant accountable for her crimes and protect care-dependent Pennsylvanians from future harm.”
Anyone with information about the alleged incidents or Heather Pressdee has been asked to contact the Office of Attorney General’s tipline at 888-538-8541.
