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- In a small
texas town hospital,
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A mystery grows
more terrifying by the day.
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- All these patients that were
having respiratory codes,
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But they were in the hospital
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For nothing to do
with respiratory issues.
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- Do we have a bad batch
of medication
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Or, you know, something
that could explain this?
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Too many people were dying.
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- One of the journalists that
came by the office and said,
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Well, did you not
notice the deaths?
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- The clock is ticking
as more surprise deaths
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Shake the community.
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- My dad was my life.
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What happened?
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I just got through
talking to him.
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Then he was gone.
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- Went through the charts.
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I could not find
any one common denominator.
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- With no physical evidence,
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The local chief calls in
the big guns.
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- The texas rangers, fbi.
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You're like, oh, my gosh.
What's going on?
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- They came to nocona
and reviewed 31 codes
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That had happened
during that period of time.
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- All the data suggests there
is a murderer among them.
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- I believe in the bible.
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I believe an eye for an eye.
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I wanted revenge
is what I want.
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- We got somebody here
killing people.
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Now we got to prove it.
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- But until
the angel of death is caught,
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There's no stopping
the body count.
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- Small rural hospital.
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It's a shock to anybody
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That you might have
a serial killer.
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- She gets this look
of terror on her face.
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And she said,
it's happening again.
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[sustained beep]
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["just another ghost"]
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♪ ♪
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- ♪ oh, child ♪
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♪ come home
to the gallows pole ♪
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[bluesy music]
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- Just across the red river
from oklahoma
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Sits the tiny town
of nocona, texas.
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With hardly 3,000 people,
nocona owns a singular blend
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Of southern hospitality
and a rugged texas resilience.
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[horse whinnies]
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- A lot of cowboys,
a lot of ranching,
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And then a lot
of oil field work as well.
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- I think of nocona,
I think of genuine people.
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And genuine people,
to me, are in the south.
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- Very southern bible belt,
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Just good
small-town country values.
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- You know almost everybody.
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You see them
at the grocery store
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Or the post office.
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- Someone's in the hospital,
word gets around.
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Someone dies,
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Word gets around
almost immediately.
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- That was certainly the case
when nocona was gripped
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By the biggest
and deadliest mystery
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That anyone could imagine.
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- The nocona general hospital
administrator, chuck norris,
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Called me on February the 6th,
2001,
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And asked to speak with me
at the hospital.
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They told me they thought
something was strange going on
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And that they had already did
an internal investigation.
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They had a lot of death
during the month
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Of December and January,
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And that was very suspicious.
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- Hospital executives
briefing chief holcomb
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Say these suspicious deaths
began two months prior,
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Long before it became clear
something evil was afoot,
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During the height of the worst
flu season to ever hit nocona.
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- That was
and still is the busiest
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The hospital had ever been.
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We had over 120 patients
in the hospital in December,
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Over 117 in January.
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Most of the patients that were
admitted were elderly.
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- Nocona general hospital is
one of the smallest hospitals
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In the state of texas.
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Myself and my brother
work here together.
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It's rare
that somebody comes in
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That I don't know who they are
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And their parents
and their grandparents
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And their kids,
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Which is the joy
of being family medicine.
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- The close communal ties
made December's loss
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Of 11 elderly townsfolk
especially hard,
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Many of whom had dnrs,
"do not resuscitate."
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However, on the cold
texas morning of January 7th,
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What happened to 65-year-old
jimmy ray holder,
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Who had no dnr,
was out of the blue.
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- He had a heart attack
at home there in nocona.
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And my stepmother took him
up to that hospital.
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I was actually on the phone
with him the night before.
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He sounded great.
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He was doing really good.
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And I was going to visit him
the very next day.
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- But their visit
was not to be.
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[phone ringing]
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- I was asleep.
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I got a phone call
from my stepmother
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Saying that he had passed.
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And I was like, what happened?
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I mean, I just got through
talking to him.
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He sounded really good.
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And she goes, I don't know.
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He was gone.
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I basically broke down.
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I was crying.
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My dad was my life.
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[somber music]
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I spent a lot of time
up in taos with him,
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You know, up in the mountains,
just looking out--
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The wildlife.
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You know,
he worked his whole life
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Just to take care
of his family.
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And that made him
special to me.
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- Family heartbreaks continue
over the course
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Of the next 22 days,
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As ten more
elderly patients die.
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These deaths were seemingly
of natural causes,
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Yet the rising body count
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Heightens the doctor's
concern.
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- A lot of those patients
were found expired.
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That was unusual.
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Didn't seem to be that sick.
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Even though we were twice
as busy as we normally were,
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Too many people were dying.
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So I personally took
12 charts, sat down.
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Were these patients
on the same iv fluids?
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Were they on
the same medications?
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I could not find
any one common denominator.
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It was a huge mystery.
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- Indeed,
something was terribly wrong
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Inside nocona general.
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And a few nights later,
all hell breaks loose.
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[dramatic music]
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- I remember the night.
It was January the 30th.
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And orvel moore
was another patient.
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He was an old country,
kind of a cantankerous guy.
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I think that was his way
of telling you he liked you.
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He'd give you a hard time.
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[indistinct radio chatter]
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I got a call
that mr. Moore was coding,
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A respiratory arrest
or a code blue.
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And then they tell me
there's a code
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In room 17 at the same time.
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We did an appendectomy that
morning on lydia weatherhead.
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- This patient
also can't breathe.
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But lydia weatherhead
is only 14 years old.
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- When I got in that room,
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They had to put
a breathing tube
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Through their mouth,
down into their lungs,
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And she immediately
started breathing.
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- [coughing]
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- I went down
to mr. Moore's room.
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We worked his code.
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He did not make it.
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[sustained beep]
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So I pronounced him dead.
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♪ ♪
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I can't remember in my career
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Having two cold blues
at the same time.
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♪ ♪
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Got my suspicion even up higher
than it already was.
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♪ ♪
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There wasn't really a thought
that someone's here
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Taking people's lives.
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It was, do we have
a bad batch of medication
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Or something
that could explain this?
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And couldn't really
find anything.
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- Rattled
by orvel moore's passing
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And lydia weatherhead's
near-death experience,
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Len dingler tries
to figure out what's happening
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In this hospital, finding
a most quiet place to ponder.
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- I went
into orvel moore's room.
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I sat in his room,
waiting on the funeral home
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To come here
and pick up his body.
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Just had my eyes closed.
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And kirk walked in the room.
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- Kirk jackson
was the nurse's aide.
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Kirk would go in
and prepare the bodies
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For the funeral home
to come and pick them up.
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Kirk was married
to one of the nurses,
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Vickie dawn jackson.
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- He said,
something's not right.
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And I said, I know, kirk.
Something's wrong.
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And he said, they're calling me
the grim reaper."
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And I said, well, kirk,
anybody that knows you knows
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You're not the grim reaper.
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He was seeing more people,
obviously, die
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Than he was used
to seeing too.
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And it bothered him.
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- One of the journalists that
came by the office and said,
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Well, did you not
notice the deaths?
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I noticed a pattern.
We're 35% senior citizen.
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We have bad weather conditions,
and the mortality rate goes up.
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We had had a fairly rough
December, weather-wise,
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And the mortality rate goes up.
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So yeah, it was up,
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But it wasn't
astronomically up.
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But what I learn later is,
the hospital knew
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This rate's not right for us.
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♪ ♪
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- Already on razor's edge,
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The next morning changes
nocona general forever.
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- Donna carnutte, she was 47.
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But I would not expect
someone of her age
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To suffer a code blue.
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- She was sitting up
in the bed,
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Holding on
to the top side rails,
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Like, struggling
to stay upright
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And gasping for every breath.
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[rapid beeping]
and she collapsed into the bed.
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She had a pulse,
but she was not breathing.
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[sustained beep]
so we initiated the code blue.
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- Team to icu, please.
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- That's when
the unimaginable occurred
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To a 35-year-old woman
down the hall.
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- And a second code happened
almost simultaneously.
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[rapid beeping]
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- Lisa pelkey,
but a respiratory arrest
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At her age, that would be
almost unheard of.
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She had a heartbeat.
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She just wasn't able
to breathe.
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[rapid beeping]
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- Ms. Carnutte,
after a few moments,
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Her eyes come open.
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And we're all just like,
this is great.
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She's awake.
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I hooked up the iv back to her
that she already had.
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And after a few minutes,
she sits up,
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She gets this look of terror
on her face, and she said,
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It's happening again.
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- Coming up...
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- The texas ranger told me,
you're jumping to conclusions.
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We don't know
anybody's murdered anybody.
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- Had an undercover agent
come in.
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And they installed
a video camera system
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Above the crash cart.
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- We didn't want
to tip anybody off
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That we just had
a huge suspicion,
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Someone's killing people.
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- ♪ come home
to the gallows pole ♪
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- ♪ judgment day shall come ♪
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- In nocona's small
rural hospital,
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Two patients are undergoing
respiratory arrest
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Simultaneously
for the second time
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In less than 48 hours.
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One of the patients is revived
but again stops breathing.
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- When I hooked her back up
to her previous iv bags,
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That's when it started
all over again.
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[dramatic music]
257
00:11:18,945 --> 00:11:20,244
- Alarm bells were going off.
258
00:11:20,313 --> 00:11:22,180
What is going on?
259
00:11:24,217 --> 00:11:26,250
- Lisa pelkey
and donna carnutte,
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00:11:26,319 --> 00:11:27,519
We revived both of them.
261
00:11:27,587 --> 00:11:30,822
[steady beeping]
262
00:11:30,890 --> 00:11:33,057
We have two codes Monday night.
263
00:11:33,059 --> 00:11:36,294
Now I have two codes
Wednesday morning.
264
00:11:36,362 --> 00:11:39,030
Then one of the pharmacy
technicians walked up to me
265
00:11:39,098 --> 00:11:42,366
And asked me, she said,
what's mivacron for?
266
00:11:42,368 --> 00:11:44,702
And I said, well, we use that
to paralyze people.
267
00:11:44,770 --> 00:11:46,070
Why would you ask me that?
268
00:11:46,139 --> 00:11:47,705
She said,
well, we have a vial missing
269
00:11:47,774 --> 00:11:50,241
Out of the crash cart.
270
00:11:50,310 --> 00:11:53,378
I felt all the blood rush out
of my head, and I felt faint.
271
00:11:55,615 --> 00:11:57,515
- Mivacron is a paralytic.
272
00:11:57,583 --> 00:12:01,585
It is used to paralyze somebody
so that you can intubate them
273
00:12:01,655 --> 00:12:03,855
When you put a breathing tube
down somebody's throat.
274
00:12:03,923 --> 00:12:05,823
It only lasts about 20 minutes
in your system
275
00:12:05,892 --> 00:12:07,325
Before it wears out.
276
00:12:07,393 --> 00:12:12,330
- To be given mivacron
without any kind of sedative,
277
00:12:12,398 --> 00:12:14,999
They're laying there
suffocating to death,
278
00:12:15,068 --> 00:12:17,301
Unable to tell anybody
that they can't breathe,
279
00:12:17,370 --> 00:12:19,603
They can't move.
280
00:12:19,605 --> 00:12:22,207
It's about the cruelest way
to kill somebody.
281
00:12:22,275 --> 00:12:26,110
And I knew right then,
something in my heart,
282
00:12:26,179 --> 00:12:27,811
Somebody's here killing people.
283
00:12:27,813 --> 00:12:30,114
♪ ♪
284
00:12:30,183 --> 00:12:33,484
I thought someone was going in
and injecting mivacron
285
00:12:33,486 --> 00:12:35,019
Into an iv bag
286
00:12:35,088 --> 00:12:37,121
And that caused
the patients to go
287
00:12:37,123 --> 00:12:39,824
Into a respiratory arrest.
288
00:12:39,892 --> 00:12:43,394
- Reeling from his epiphany
that someone may be murdering
289
00:12:43,463 --> 00:12:47,265
His patients with mivacron,
len dingler begins defending
290
00:12:47,333 --> 00:12:50,968
Against what he believes
is a killer amongst them.
291
00:12:51,037 --> 00:12:54,438
- Told them, draw blood,
change out the iv bag,
292
00:12:54,507 --> 00:12:55,907
Change out the iv tubing,
293
00:12:55,975 --> 00:12:58,008
And take all of that
to my office.
294
00:12:58,078 --> 00:13:00,778
I called quest,
our reference lab,
295
00:13:00,847 --> 00:13:01,979
And I asked them,
296
00:13:02,048 --> 00:13:05,149
Is there a test
for mivacron in the body?
297
00:13:05,218 --> 00:13:07,785
And they said,
there is no test for that.
298
00:13:07,854 --> 00:13:10,254
But we went ahead
and kept the blood anyway
299
00:13:10,323 --> 00:13:12,457
For evidence, just in case.
300
00:13:14,827 --> 00:13:16,527
- I walked around
to the hospital
301
00:13:16,596 --> 00:13:18,996
Administrator's office,
chuck norris.
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00:13:19,065 --> 00:13:20,698
I said,
chuck, I believe we have
303
00:13:20,767 --> 00:13:22,333
Somebody here killing people.
304
00:13:22,402 --> 00:13:24,802
- Len informs
only the fewest members
305
00:13:24,871 --> 00:13:26,404
Of hospital management,
306
00:13:26,472 --> 00:13:28,339
Keeping his belief
that there's a murderer
307
00:13:28,408 --> 00:13:30,474
In their midst from staff.
308
00:13:30,476 --> 00:13:33,477
Knowing proof will be vital,
dr. Dingler wants to be
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00:13:33,479 --> 00:13:37,615
Certain his theory is correct
before contacting authorities.
310
00:13:37,683 --> 00:13:41,018
- We removed all the mivacron
from the crash carts.
311
00:13:41,087 --> 00:13:42,886
You're going to have to go
to the pharmacy
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To sign it out.
313
00:13:44,657 --> 00:13:46,224
If anybody else codes,
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00:13:46,292 --> 00:13:47,892
We're going to change out
the iv tubing.
315
00:13:47,961 --> 00:13:50,461
We're going to change out
the iv bag.
316
00:13:50,530 --> 00:13:52,196
I said, I want you
to make a chart.
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On the vertical axis,
I want everybody
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00:13:54,867 --> 00:13:56,601
That works here across the top.
319
00:13:56,669 --> 00:13:59,036
We're going to mark every day
that somebody has died.
320
00:13:59,105 --> 00:14:00,938
Do this for December
and January,
321
00:14:01,007 --> 00:14:03,741
And let's see
if we can see a pattern.
322
00:14:03,810 --> 00:14:06,978
- In December, there were
11 deaths in the hospital.
323
00:14:07,046 --> 00:14:09,881
In January, 14 people died.
324
00:14:09,949 --> 00:14:12,116
The dinglers try to determine
325
00:14:12,184 --> 00:14:13,717
Which of these deaths
are suspect.
326
00:14:13,719 --> 00:14:15,719
But before they can finish
the chart,
327
00:14:15,789 --> 00:14:20,057
The worst kind of data
keeps coming in.
328
00:14:20,126 --> 00:14:24,262
- That Sunday night,
e.E. Jackson died.
329
00:14:24,264 --> 00:14:26,230
- The mivacron was
locked away,
330
00:14:26,298 --> 00:14:27,765
And nobody signed out a vial.
331
00:14:27,833 --> 00:14:30,868
Yet e.E. Jackson is found
dead in his room
332
00:14:30,937 --> 00:14:33,604
By nurse vickie dawn jackson.
333
00:14:33,673 --> 00:14:36,441
Even at the advanced age
of 92 years old,
334
00:14:36,509 --> 00:14:39,110
The dinglers still suspect
foul play
335
00:14:39,178 --> 00:14:41,179
Because e.E. Jackson fits
the pattern
336
00:14:41,247 --> 00:14:42,847
Of suspicious deaths:
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00:14:42,915 --> 00:14:46,484
Stable one minute,
then found dead the next.
338
00:14:46,552 --> 00:14:48,552
- Preacher jackson,
he was my patient.
339
00:14:48,621 --> 00:14:51,088
That was kirk jackson's
grandfather.
340
00:14:51,157 --> 00:14:53,024
Really good fella.
341
00:14:53,092 --> 00:14:54,492
- The next morning,
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00:14:54,560 --> 00:14:56,260
The dingler brothers
look at the chart,
343
00:14:56,329 --> 00:14:59,163
Hoping it will not only prove
len's theory correct,
344
00:14:59,232 --> 00:15:01,965
That someone is
murdering patients,
345
00:15:01,967 --> 00:15:05,002
But also answer
the most disturbing question:
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00:15:05,004 --> 00:15:07,305
Who?
347
00:15:07,373 --> 00:15:10,541
- It was as obvious
as the nose on your face.
348
00:15:10,610 --> 00:15:12,977
90% of the code blues
were at night.
349
00:15:13,045 --> 00:15:17,114
There were two code blues
where vickie jackson, a nurse,
350
00:15:17,183 --> 00:15:19,517
And her husband, kirk,
worked the same night.
351
00:15:21,587 --> 00:15:24,455
Initially, it looked like
it could be kirk or vickie.
352
00:15:24,457 --> 00:15:26,924
- This, of course,
gives the doctors pause,
353
00:15:26,993 --> 00:15:30,194
Knowing that e.E. Jackson
was kirk's grandfather.
354
00:15:30,263 --> 00:15:32,964
It also makes vickie
and especially kirk
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00:15:33,032 --> 00:15:35,333
Less likely
for the same reason.
356
00:15:35,401 --> 00:15:37,801
- But when you add in
the two very suspicious codes
357
00:15:37,803 --> 00:15:41,072
That happened on a different
shift of nurses,
358
00:15:41,140 --> 00:15:42,573
The only person
that had switched over
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00:15:42,575 --> 00:15:44,309
Into those other shifts
was vickie dawn jackson.
360
00:15:46,145 --> 00:15:48,079
It was just like, no way.
361
00:15:48,147 --> 00:15:49,881
That's not possible.
362
00:15:49,949 --> 00:15:52,917
That was
her husband's grandfather
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00:15:52,985 --> 00:15:54,352
Last night that died.
364
00:15:54,420 --> 00:15:57,955
Surely, she wouldn't have
done that too.
365
00:15:58,024 --> 00:16:02,293
- I don't really know how
to profile a mass murderer.
366
00:16:02,361 --> 00:16:04,662
But I wouldn't think
it would be
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00:16:04,730 --> 00:16:08,532
Somebody that seemed
to be sweet and kind,
368
00:16:08,601 --> 00:16:10,701
Which vickie was.
369
00:16:10,703 --> 00:16:12,236
- She was always
very nice, very cordial,
370
00:16:12,305 --> 00:16:14,238
A very sweet lady.
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00:16:14,307 --> 00:16:16,840
Never had any patients
complain about her.
372
00:16:16,910 --> 00:16:21,045
- So it was definitely
a shock and a surprise.
373
00:16:21,113 --> 00:16:22,813
I'm trying to help
people's lives.
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00:16:22,815 --> 00:16:24,015
I'm trying to save them.
375
00:16:24,083 --> 00:16:25,717
I've got somebody,
on the other hand,
376
00:16:25,785 --> 00:16:27,851
Deliberately taking their life.
377
00:16:27,921 --> 00:16:30,921
- But who is responsible
for the unusual deaths
378
00:16:30,990 --> 00:16:32,456
Is still in question.
379
00:16:32,525 --> 00:16:34,692
While the dingler brothers
feel in their gut
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00:16:34,761 --> 00:16:37,127
The killer is
vickie dawn jackson,
381
00:16:37,129 --> 00:16:39,630
It's here that the doctors
reach out for help
382
00:16:39,699 --> 00:16:42,633
Because they can't rule out
kirk or anyone else
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00:16:42,635 --> 00:16:44,735
Without
a police investigation.
384
00:16:44,804 --> 00:16:47,638
- We called chief of police
for nocona, kent holcomb.
385
00:16:47,707 --> 00:16:49,773
- This all leads up
to the meeting
386
00:16:49,842 --> 00:16:53,644
On February 6, 2001,
at nocona general,
387
00:16:53,713 --> 00:16:56,747
Where chief kent holcomb
hears the dinglers' belief
388
00:16:56,816 --> 00:17:00,083
That vickie dawn jackson
is killing patients.
389
00:17:00,085 --> 00:17:03,654
- I told chief holcomb,
since we had mivacron missing
390
00:17:03,723 --> 00:17:05,756
And we had suspicious deaths,
391
00:17:05,825 --> 00:17:08,426
We thought one nurse was
killing patients.
392
00:17:08,494 --> 00:17:10,161
- We got a town
of 3,200 people,
393
00:17:10,229 --> 00:17:11,995
Small rural hospital.
394
00:17:11,997 --> 00:17:13,564
It was a shock to myself.
395
00:17:13,633 --> 00:17:15,933
It was a shock
to anybody that you might have
396
00:17:16,002 --> 00:17:18,335
A serial killer in town.
397
00:17:18,404 --> 00:17:21,038
- But once chief holcomb is
up to speed,
398
00:17:21,107 --> 00:17:22,906
He pumps the brakes.
399
00:17:22,976 --> 00:17:25,543
- You go into an investigation
with an open mind.
400
00:17:25,611 --> 00:17:29,246
We looked at everybody
on the employment list,
401
00:17:29,315 --> 00:17:32,450
But also there was
no test for mivacron.
402
00:17:32,518 --> 00:17:34,185
They could test the liquid,
403
00:17:34,253 --> 00:17:35,653
But we couldn't test
the bodies
404
00:17:35,721 --> 00:17:38,422
To know how many patients
had been
405
00:17:38,491 --> 00:17:41,158
Injected with mivacron
to determine
406
00:17:41,227 --> 00:17:42,960
If they were murdered.
407
00:17:43,029 --> 00:17:48,165
So I call in a texas ranger
friend of mine, ranger johnson,
408
00:17:48,234 --> 00:17:50,701
Who come down and help.
409
00:17:50,703 --> 00:17:52,836
Well, first thing,
we had to figure out
410
00:17:52,906 --> 00:17:55,106
How much mivacron was missing
411
00:17:55,174 --> 00:18:00,544
And determine if that was
actually a case of theft.
412
00:18:00,546 --> 00:18:02,713
We contacted
our district attorney
413
00:18:02,782 --> 00:18:06,851
To let him know what we had
and what we were doing.
414
00:18:06,919 --> 00:18:08,319
- The district
attorney's office
415
00:18:08,387 --> 00:18:11,088
Requested the fbi be involved.
416
00:18:11,156 --> 00:18:14,358
- Law enforcement's methodical
approach makes sense,
417
00:18:14,427 --> 00:18:16,560
But it's tough
for the dinglers to accept
418
00:18:16,562 --> 00:18:18,328
With what they feel
is a killer
419
00:18:18,398 --> 00:18:20,197
On the loose
in their hospital.
420
00:18:20,266 --> 00:18:22,833
- The texas ranger told me,
you're jumping to conclusions.
421
00:18:22,902 --> 00:18:25,102
We don't know
anybody's murdered anybody.
422
00:18:25,171 --> 00:18:28,572
I told him,
you're wasting time.
423
00:18:28,641 --> 00:18:30,541
We got somebody here
killing people.
424
00:18:30,610 --> 00:18:33,143
And he said,
you don't know that.
425
00:18:33,213 --> 00:18:34,478
I couldn't prove that.
426
00:18:34,480 --> 00:18:36,880
In my gut, I knew that.
427
00:18:36,949 --> 00:18:38,950
This is vickie.
428
00:18:39,018 --> 00:18:41,118
[rapid beeping]
now we got to prove it.
429
00:18:41,120 --> 00:18:44,622
- ♪ come home
to the gallows pole ♪
430
00:18:46,057 --> 00:18:52,896
- ♪ judgment day shall come ♪
431
00:18:52,966 --> 00:18:55,999
[dramatic music]
432
00:18:56,001 --> 00:18:57,601
♪ ♪
433
00:18:57,603 --> 00:18:59,637
- At nocona general hospital,
434
00:18:59,705 --> 00:19:02,339
There have been
up to 18 suspicious deaths
435
00:19:02,408 --> 00:19:04,341
Since December of 2000.
436
00:19:04,410 --> 00:19:06,543
And the dingler brothers
believe most of them
437
00:19:06,613 --> 00:19:09,480
Have been caused
by nurse vickie dawn jackson.
438
00:19:09,549 --> 00:19:12,482
They deduce vickie is stealing
a drug called mivacron
439
00:19:12,484 --> 00:19:14,918
From the crash cart,
then secretly injecting
440
00:19:14,987 --> 00:19:17,288
Mivacron into patients'
iv bags,
441
00:19:17,356 --> 00:19:19,523
Causing them
to stop breathing.
442
00:19:19,592 --> 00:19:21,993
But chief holcomb
tells the dingler brothers
443
00:19:22,061 --> 00:19:23,827
There is no proof.
444
00:19:23,829 --> 00:19:27,164
- I know at least 20 codes from
the hospital investigation.
445
00:19:27,233 --> 00:19:29,901
Vickie jackson was present
during all these codes.
446
00:19:29,969 --> 00:19:32,703
And at some point,
she would even be the one
447
00:19:32,772 --> 00:19:38,375
To find the patient
and call the code.
448
00:19:38,444 --> 00:19:41,512
But the proof
just wasn't there.
449
00:19:41,581 --> 00:19:44,916
- We didn't have any cctv
footage in the hospital,
450
00:19:44,984 --> 00:19:47,318
Nor do we have a visitors' log
that people would sign in.
451
00:19:47,386 --> 00:19:48,953
Nurses were in
and out of the rooms
452
00:19:49,021 --> 00:19:50,821
All the time without charting
that they were in there.
453
00:19:50,890 --> 00:19:53,757
So there was no record
of who was in which room
454
00:19:53,759 --> 00:19:56,960
At what time
in any possible way.
455
00:19:57,029 --> 00:19:59,663
- While looking for more
evidence linking vickie
456
00:19:59,665 --> 00:20:02,800
To the suspected murders,
investigators tell
457
00:20:02,868 --> 00:20:07,671
No one else on staff that
vickie is the prime suspect.
458
00:20:07,673 --> 00:20:10,708
- And so we started doing
interviews with the witnesses
459
00:20:10,776 --> 00:20:15,646
And hospital staff, nurses,
doctors, everybody and anybody
460
00:20:15,715 --> 00:20:18,882
That worked at the hospital
that we could possibly do.
461
00:20:18,951 --> 00:20:22,552
- We started seeing
local policemen,
462
00:20:22,554 --> 00:20:24,688
The texas rangers,
463
00:20:24,757 --> 00:20:27,058
Fbi people,
and quite a few staff
464
00:20:27,126 --> 00:20:31,362
That had been called up
to talk with law enforcement.
465
00:20:31,430 --> 00:20:33,263
You're like, oh, my gosh.
What's happening?
466
00:20:33,333 --> 00:20:34,564
You know, what's going on?
467
00:20:34,566 --> 00:20:36,534
- Other nurses have seen vickie
coming out of the room,
468
00:20:36,602 --> 00:20:38,469
Even when they weren't
her patients.
469
00:20:38,537 --> 00:20:40,371
And she would say,
that patient seems to be
470
00:20:40,439 --> 00:20:42,439
Having trouble breathing.
471
00:20:42,508 --> 00:20:44,708
But you still have to prove
manner of death.
472
00:20:44,710 --> 00:20:46,577
You still have to prove
that it was a homicide.
473
00:20:48,380 --> 00:20:51,048
- Vickie jackson went
into e.E. Jackson's room,
474
00:20:51,116 --> 00:20:54,451
Who is the grandfather
of her husband, kirk jackson.
475
00:20:54,520 --> 00:20:57,855
She came back out and whispered
in a nurse's ear
476
00:20:57,923 --> 00:21:02,193
That something wrong
with preacher jackson.
477
00:21:02,261 --> 00:21:04,995
And they go in there.
478
00:21:05,064 --> 00:21:07,265
They couldn't revive him.
479
00:21:07,333 --> 00:21:11,168
- Investigators don't reveal
that vickie is their target,
480
00:21:11,237 --> 00:21:13,504
Not even when speaking
with vickie's husband,
481
00:21:13,572 --> 00:21:16,073
Kirk jackson.
482
00:21:16,141 --> 00:21:19,410
- We talked to kirk
several times.
483
00:21:19,478 --> 00:21:21,379
Kirk jackson was an aide there.
484
00:21:21,381 --> 00:21:25,416
You know,
he could have been involved.
485
00:21:25,484 --> 00:21:28,952
A lot of times, kirk was there
while vickie worked.
486
00:21:28,954 --> 00:21:30,754
During the investigation
and talking to kirk,
487
00:21:30,756 --> 00:21:32,322
We did believe kirk.
488
00:21:32,392 --> 00:21:35,492
- Investigators corroborate,
as a nurse's aide,
489
00:21:35,561 --> 00:21:38,329
Kirk did not have access
to the crash cart
490
00:21:38,397 --> 00:21:40,798
Or clearance to handle
any medication.
491
00:21:40,866 --> 00:21:43,501
- Everything just still pointed
towards vickie jackson.
492
00:21:44,970 --> 00:21:47,771
- Meanwhile,
chief gets his results back
493
00:21:47,773 --> 00:21:51,142
Regarding any
potentially missing mivacron.
494
00:21:51,210 --> 00:21:53,411
- We went back
to the 1st of December.
495
00:21:53,413 --> 00:21:57,715
And we determined, through
paperwork and witnesses,
496
00:21:57,783 --> 00:22:02,086
That approximately 14 vials
of mivacron were missing.
497
00:22:04,289 --> 00:22:06,957
That threw a big red flag up.
498
00:22:07,026 --> 00:22:08,959
From my learning
about mivacron,
499
00:22:09,028 --> 00:22:11,962
It don't take much
to do the job.
500
00:22:12,031 --> 00:22:15,432
- As mivacron is metabolized
out in the body, it changes.
501
00:22:15,501 --> 00:22:16,633
Every medicine does.
502
00:22:16,702 --> 00:22:18,702
And so there was no test.
503
00:22:18,771 --> 00:22:21,439
The fbi actually had
to invent a test
504
00:22:21,441 --> 00:22:23,808
To test bodily fluids
for mivacron.
505
00:22:23,876 --> 00:22:26,477
- The missing mivacron
and the number of patients
506
00:22:26,545 --> 00:22:28,279
Going into respiratory arrest
507
00:22:28,347 --> 00:22:29,847
Supports the theory
508
00:22:29,915 --> 00:22:31,982
That they were injected
with mivacron.
509
00:22:32,051 --> 00:22:35,185
But since no test yet exists
to detect mivacron
510
00:22:35,187 --> 00:22:37,521
In human tissue,
chief holcomb learns
511
00:22:37,590 --> 00:22:41,024
Everything there is to know
about vickie dawn jackson.
512
00:22:41,026 --> 00:22:44,528
- She was there
for two years on my shift.
513
00:22:44,530 --> 00:22:47,931
And so I got to know her
a little bit.
514
00:22:48,000 --> 00:22:50,935
Vickie was always very quiet.
515
00:22:51,003 --> 00:22:52,703
- I knew vickie
for a number of years.
516
00:22:52,772 --> 00:22:55,706
She came in early,
stayed late, worked hard.
517
00:22:55,774 --> 00:22:57,708
[somber music]
518
00:22:57,777 --> 00:23:00,111
- Vickie wound up going
to work at the nursing home
519
00:23:00,179 --> 00:23:02,246
When she was 16.
520
00:23:02,314 --> 00:23:04,581
Always wanted to be a nurse.
521
00:23:04,650 --> 00:23:06,516
- Vickie seemed
kind of troubled
522
00:23:06,586 --> 00:23:09,386
During her prior marriage.
523
00:23:09,455 --> 00:23:11,655
Actually got a divorce.
524
00:23:11,724 --> 00:23:13,423
They had two kids.
525
00:23:13,425 --> 00:23:16,994
- In 1997, while raising
two children alone,
526
00:23:17,062 --> 00:23:20,764
Vickie frequents the local
country music dance hall
527
00:23:20,833 --> 00:23:25,136
And meets a young,
handsome fellow, kirk jackson.
528
00:23:25,204 --> 00:23:27,037
- And then she wound up
marrying kirk,
529
00:23:27,039 --> 00:23:29,539
Whose family is from nocona.
530
00:23:29,609 --> 00:23:31,107
[bird caws]
531
00:23:31,177 --> 00:23:33,310
[tense music]
532
00:23:33,379 --> 00:23:36,279
- Vickie and kirk were
having marital problems,
533
00:23:36,281 --> 00:23:40,518
According to our investigation,
but nothing major
534
00:23:40,586 --> 00:23:42,586
That they couldn't
work through.
535
00:23:42,655 --> 00:23:44,888
- Though it's said
vickie's kids had
536
00:23:44,890 --> 00:23:47,024
Recently moved out
of kirk and vickie's home
537
00:23:47,092 --> 00:23:49,626
Because of their
domestic discord.
538
00:23:49,695 --> 00:23:51,562
- The kids went
to live with their father.
539
00:23:51,630 --> 00:23:55,799
And vickie was the one that was
ordered to pay child support.
540
00:23:55,868 --> 00:23:57,701
- But to investigators,
541
00:23:57,769 --> 00:24:00,337
Vickie's ongoing familial
and financial woes
542
00:24:00,406 --> 00:24:03,573
Lend no proof that she is
murdering patients,
543
00:24:03,643 --> 00:24:07,310
Much less
her husband's grandfather.
544
00:24:07,380 --> 00:24:10,781
- And we're telling them,
I think we need to fire her.
545
00:24:10,850 --> 00:24:11,982
They said,
well, don't fire her.
546
00:24:12,051 --> 00:24:13,684
There's no more
mivacron available.
547
00:24:13,752 --> 00:24:14,952
Y'all have taken care of that.
548
00:24:15,020 --> 00:24:16,053
And I said,
549
00:24:16,121 --> 00:24:19,089
We don't know that she doesn't
have any stockpiled.
550
00:24:19,158 --> 00:24:22,059
- What you don't want to do
is scare somebody off
551
00:24:22,127 --> 00:24:23,794
And want to give them
every opportunity
552
00:24:23,862 --> 00:24:27,497
To give you more evidence
before the case is filed.
553
00:24:27,567 --> 00:24:29,032
- But as of right now,
554
00:24:29,034 --> 00:24:31,735
There's no evidence
to arrest her.
555
00:24:33,939 --> 00:24:36,139
- So investigators
hatch a plan
556
00:24:36,141 --> 00:24:38,241
To catch vickie in the act.
557
00:24:38,311 --> 00:24:39,576
- Paging dr. Stevens.
558
00:24:39,578 --> 00:24:41,579
- Had an undercover agent
come in,
559
00:24:41,581 --> 00:24:43,814
Acting like a phone tech.
560
00:24:43,883 --> 00:24:46,884
And they installed
a video camera system
561
00:24:46,952 --> 00:24:49,820
Above the crash cart
that was being tampered with.
562
00:24:51,691 --> 00:24:53,490
- Mivacron is clear.
563
00:24:53,559 --> 00:24:55,859
We took a vial and emptied it
564
00:24:55,861 --> 00:24:59,129
And very carefully replaced it
with saline
565
00:24:59,198 --> 00:25:01,832
And put a dummy vial
back in the crash cart.
566
00:25:01,901 --> 00:25:03,600
We didn't want
to tip anybody off
567
00:25:03,669 --> 00:25:09,139
That we had a huge suspicion
that this could be happening.
568
00:25:09,208 --> 00:25:13,477
- Chief holcomb's team sticks
to that camera like glue.
569
00:25:13,545 --> 00:25:16,880
- We recorded the crash cart
for several weeks,
570
00:25:16,949 --> 00:25:18,615
And nobody tampered
with the crash cart
571
00:25:18,684 --> 00:25:19,783
That wasn't supposed to.
572
00:25:19,852 --> 00:25:22,820
- Paging dr. Stevens.
573
00:25:22,888 --> 00:25:24,521
- The fbi were convinced
that she didn't have
574
00:25:24,590 --> 00:25:27,290
Any more medicine.
575
00:25:27,359 --> 00:25:30,727
- And it looked like
they were probably right
576
00:25:30,796 --> 00:25:33,597
Because nothing happened
after February the 4th
577
00:25:33,666 --> 00:25:35,132
For a couple of weeks.
578
00:25:37,536 --> 00:25:40,137
Until donnelly reid
gets medication.
579
00:25:40,205 --> 00:25:43,206
He has a respiratory arrest,
code blue.
580
00:25:43,275 --> 00:25:45,676
- The fbi was wrong.
581
00:25:45,744 --> 00:25:47,243
- Coming up...
582
00:25:47,313 --> 00:25:48,812
- He said a nurse came
into his room
583
00:25:48,880 --> 00:25:51,782
And put some medicine
into his iv
584
00:25:51,850 --> 00:25:54,151
And stayed there
and watched it.
585
00:25:54,219 --> 00:25:56,153
- Sometimes the suspect
will tell you
586
00:25:56,221 --> 00:25:58,221
What you need to know,
the truth.
587
00:25:58,290 --> 00:26:00,124
♪ ♪
588
00:26:00,192 --> 00:26:03,594
- ♪ come home
to the gallows pole ♪
589
00:26:05,229 --> 00:26:12,035
- ♪ judgment day shall come ♪
590
00:26:12,037 --> 00:26:15,238
[suspenseful music]
591
00:26:15,240 --> 00:26:17,908
[sustained beep]
592
00:26:17,977 --> 00:26:20,443
- Despite prime suspect
vickie dawn jackson
593
00:26:20,513 --> 00:26:23,113
Being under watch
by investigators,
594
00:26:23,182 --> 00:26:26,249
Patient donnelly reid is
coding and can't breathe.
595
00:26:26,251 --> 00:26:28,551
♪ ♪
596
00:26:28,553 --> 00:26:30,587
- Donnelly reid, he had polio
when he was little.
597
00:26:30,656 --> 00:26:35,092
And, you know, he was just,
at that time, not healthy.
598
00:26:35,160 --> 00:26:38,795
- And then chance's weekend,
he's on call.
599
00:26:38,864 --> 00:26:40,463
Donnelly reid was his patient.
600
00:26:40,465 --> 00:26:44,468
So he has a respiratory arrest,
code blue.
601
00:26:44,536 --> 00:26:46,970
- It's as if everyone
at nocona general
602
00:26:47,039 --> 00:26:49,606
Is stuck in the same
recurring nightmare.
603
00:26:49,674 --> 00:26:52,876
But for this code blue,
the doctors are prepared.
604
00:26:52,944 --> 00:26:55,478
Since nothing about
donnelly reid's condition
605
00:26:55,548 --> 00:26:58,348
Makes him a candidate
for respiratory arrest,
606
00:26:58,417 --> 00:27:01,352
Doctors deduce
vickie had evaded surveillance
607
00:27:01,420 --> 00:27:04,487
And injected reid
with mivacron.
608
00:27:04,557 --> 00:27:08,091
- We put a breathing tube down
his throat because we knew,
609
00:27:08,093 --> 00:27:10,060
At that time,
what was happening
610
00:27:10,129 --> 00:27:13,430
And simply breathed him
for a bag mask ventilator
611
00:27:13,499 --> 00:27:15,498
With 100% of oxygen
flowing through it
612
00:27:15,568 --> 00:27:19,670
Until the medicine wore off,
which was about 20, 25 minutes.
613
00:27:19,738 --> 00:27:24,374
He was able to move
and breathe again on his own.
614
00:27:24,443 --> 00:27:27,677
We drew multiple vials
of blood, urine,
615
00:27:27,679 --> 00:27:29,980
Just in case there was a test
that could be done,
616
00:27:30,049 --> 00:27:32,049
Confiscated his iv tube,
and had a nurse
617
00:27:32,117 --> 00:27:35,052
Sit in there with him
the rest of the night.
618
00:27:35,120 --> 00:27:38,255
- Later that night,
dr. Chance dingler sits down
619
00:27:38,323 --> 00:27:41,091
To chat with donnelly reid
about what happened.
620
00:27:41,160 --> 00:27:43,260
- He said a nurse
came into his room
621
00:27:43,328 --> 00:27:46,629
And put some medicine
into his iv
622
00:27:46,699 --> 00:27:47,797
And stayed there
and watched him.
623
00:27:47,867 --> 00:27:50,767
And mr. Reid said,
very quickly,
624
00:27:50,836 --> 00:27:52,069
He began
not to be able to breathe
625
00:27:52,137 --> 00:27:54,738
And was having some chest
tightness and discomfort
626
00:27:54,807 --> 00:27:57,074
And was looking up at her,
trying to wave at her
627
00:27:57,142 --> 00:27:58,409
To get her attention.
628
00:27:58,477 --> 00:28:01,378
And she was just
sitting there smiling at him
629
00:28:01,446 --> 00:28:04,481
And turned around
and walked out of his room.
630
00:28:04,549 --> 00:28:06,483
- Dr. Dingler asked
donnelly reid
631
00:28:06,551 --> 00:28:09,186
For a description
of the nurse.
632
00:28:09,254 --> 00:28:11,822
- He said
a blonde-headed nurse.
633
00:28:11,890 --> 00:28:14,024
I thought,
she still had medicine.
634
00:28:14,092 --> 00:28:17,461
We have got to get her
out of our hospital.
635
00:28:17,529 --> 00:28:20,063
- The next morning,
chief holcomb visits
636
00:28:20,132 --> 00:28:24,067
The hospital to speak
with donnelly reid himself.
637
00:28:24,136 --> 00:28:26,103
- Donnelly reid
identified a nurse,
638
00:28:26,171 --> 00:28:28,838
Medium build with blonde hair,
coming into the room
639
00:28:28,908 --> 00:28:30,874
And giving him some medication.
640
00:28:30,942 --> 00:28:33,210
He picked her out in a lineup,
641
00:28:33,278 --> 00:28:36,046
In photographs
as possibly being her.
642
00:28:36,115 --> 00:28:38,548
And it was vickie jackson.
643
00:28:38,550 --> 00:28:40,317
- Vickie had
finished her shift
644
00:28:40,385 --> 00:28:43,320
Just before donnelly reid
stopped breathing.
645
00:28:43,388 --> 00:28:45,556
For the dinglers,
reid's brush with death
646
00:28:45,624 --> 00:28:47,758
Was the final straw.
647
00:28:47,826 --> 00:28:48,959
- We went to the fbi.
648
00:28:49,027 --> 00:28:51,228
And we're like,
we're firing her.
649
00:28:51,296 --> 00:28:53,596
You cannot keep her
in this hospital.
650
00:28:53,598 --> 00:28:55,532
We don't care what you say
or what you do.
651
00:28:55,601 --> 00:28:57,100
She is not going to touch
another patient
652
00:28:57,168 --> 00:28:58,368
In this hospital.
653
00:28:58,437 --> 00:28:59,803
If it messes up
your investigation,
654
00:28:59,871 --> 00:29:01,638
It messes up
your investigation.
655
00:29:01,707 --> 00:29:04,341
- Donnelly reid's statement
isn't proof,
656
00:29:04,409 --> 00:29:05,942
But combined with the fact
657
00:29:06,011 --> 00:29:07,244
That vickie is
about to be fired,
658
00:29:07,312 --> 00:29:10,847
It's enough for chief holcomb
to take a daring step
659
00:29:10,916 --> 00:29:13,050
In the investigation.
660
00:29:13,118 --> 00:29:17,120
- On the 20th, myself
and agent burns of the fbi
661
00:29:17,189 --> 00:29:19,556
Asked vickie
if she would interview with us
662
00:29:19,625 --> 00:29:21,158
And talk to us at the hospital.
663
00:29:21,226 --> 00:29:23,893
We had her in
the hospital conference room.
664
00:29:23,895 --> 00:29:26,930
At that time, she was ready
and willing to speak to us.
665
00:29:28,934 --> 00:29:31,268
Vickie jackson's demeanor
and attitude--
666
00:29:31,336 --> 00:29:34,104
She acted like
nothing was going on.
667
00:29:34,173 --> 00:29:37,608
She didn't act scared,
didn't act like she was
668
00:29:37,676 --> 00:29:40,710
Being targeted or anything.
669
00:29:40,779 --> 00:29:43,680
We asked her about
everybody that coded,
670
00:29:43,682 --> 00:29:46,116
E.E. Jackson, donnelly reid.
671
00:29:46,185 --> 00:29:50,287
We talked to her normally,
you know, gained her respect.
672
00:29:50,355 --> 00:29:52,789
We gained a rapport
with vickie.
673
00:29:52,857 --> 00:29:54,958
Sometimes the longer you talk
and get a connection
674
00:29:55,026 --> 00:29:57,460
With the suspect,
675
00:29:57,529 --> 00:29:59,829
They will tell you
what you need to know:
676
00:29:59,831 --> 00:30:01,598
The truth.
677
00:30:01,667 --> 00:30:03,934
Vickie jackson did not
do that with us.
678
00:30:04,002 --> 00:30:06,369
She would blame the doctors.
679
00:30:06,438 --> 00:30:09,172
I wasn't surprised she was
able to keep her composure.
680
00:30:09,241 --> 00:30:11,040
I mean, this is basically
a serial killing,
681
00:30:11,042 --> 00:30:12,575
A capital murder.
682
00:30:12,645 --> 00:30:14,010
She knew the consequences.
683
00:30:14,079 --> 00:30:16,546
She was that smart.
684
00:30:16,615 --> 00:30:18,681
- Figuring vickie
wouldn't fess up
685
00:30:18,751 --> 00:30:20,417
And needing hard evidence,
686
00:30:20,485 --> 00:30:22,653
Chief holcomb isn't just
interviewing vickie.
687
00:30:22,721 --> 00:30:25,956
He's in the midst
of an all-out sting.
688
00:30:26,024 --> 00:30:28,458
- While we had her at
the hospital conference room,
689
00:30:28,527 --> 00:30:31,561
The texas ranger
and the da investigator
690
00:30:31,630 --> 00:30:36,200
Were at vickie's residence
with a consent-to-search form.
691
00:30:38,437 --> 00:30:40,237
But you don't need
a search warrant
692
00:30:40,305 --> 00:30:43,540
Or consent
to look in the trash.
693
00:30:43,608 --> 00:30:45,375
And during that process,
they searched
694
00:30:45,443 --> 00:30:47,877
Through the trash
that was at the curb
695
00:30:47,947 --> 00:30:50,080
Ready to be picked up...
696
00:30:50,148 --> 00:30:52,582
[indistinct radio chatter]
697
00:30:52,651 --> 00:30:54,451
♪ ♪
698
00:30:54,519 --> 00:30:58,589
And found a syringe
in that trash.
699
00:30:58,657 --> 00:31:01,458
And the syringe contained
some sort of liquid.
700
00:31:02,928 --> 00:31:06,396
- ♪ come home
to the gallows pole ♪
701
00:31:10,602 --> 00:31:14,871
- ♪ judgment day shall come ♪
702
00:31:14,940 --> 00:31:18,007
[dramatic music]
703
00:31:18,009 --> 00:31:19,475
♪ ♪
704
00:31:19,545 --> 00:31:21,645
- After days of searching
for some hard proof
705
00:31:21,713 --> 00:31:24,214
That vickie jackson
is the nocona general nurse
706
00:31:24,283 --> 00:31:27,083
On a killing spree,
chief kent holcomb
707
00:31:27,152 --> 00:31:29,352
Might finally have
his smoking gun,
708
00:31:29,354 --> 00:31:32,656
A dirty syringe
fished out of vickie's trash.
709
00:31:32,724 --> 00:31:34,891
- Myself
and fbi agent dave burns
710
00:31:34,959 --> 00:31:36,226
Were interviewing vickie,
711
00:31:36,294 --> 00:31:38,461
And I got a phone call
from ranger johnson
712
00:31:38,530 --> 00:31:41,732
That they had found
a syringe in her trash
713
00:31:41,800 --> 00:31:47,136
That had some residue
of liquid inside the syringe.
714
00:31:47,138 --> 00:31:50,807
We ask her what a syringe
was doing in her trash
715
00:31:50,876 --> 00:31:54,711
At her house,
and she had no explanation.
716
00:31:54,779 --> 00:31:58,615
We put the syringe in evidence
until we could get that
717
00:31:58,683 --> 00:32:02,452
To a lab that could test
for mivacron.
718
00:32:02,521 --> 00:32:04,287
- They presented her
with data and said,
719
00:32:04,356 --> 00:32:05,756
We know you're killing people.
720
00:32:05,758 --> 00:32:09,259
She denied it all,
but the hospital fired her
721
00:32:09,328 --> 00:32:11,294
At that point in time.
722
00:32:11,363 --> 00:32:13,997
And she was escorted
out of the building.
723
00:32:14,066 --> 00:32:15,832
- Kirk was fired too.
724
00:32:15,901 --> 00:32:18,935
- Though not a suspect,
according to administrators,
725
00:32:19,004 --> 00:32:22,072
Kirk's firing is in the best
interest of the hospital.
726
00:32:22,140 --> 00:32:25,242
When kirk is informed his wife
is the primary suspect
727
00:32:25,310 --> 00:32:27,310
In the case, he's stunned.
728
00:32:27,379 --> 00:32:29,112
- Kirk couldn't believe it
729
00:32:29,181 --> 00:32:31,548
And didn't want to believe it,
basically.
730
00:32:31,616 --> 00:32:35,452
Later on,
he finally believed it.
731
00:32:35,520 --> 00:32:37,821
- They separated
and then, I think, finally
732
00:32:37,889 --> 00:32:39,656
At some point got divorced.
733
00:32:39,724 --> 00:32:43,926
- And with vickie ousted,
word is out among staff.
734
00:32:43,928 --> 00:32:47,597
- That was probably
the biggest eye-opening
735
00:32:47,666 --> 00:32:53,136
Of, oh, they are
highly suspicious of her.
736
00:32:53,872 --> 00:32:58,108
You're kind of thinking,
should I have recognized
737
00:32:58,176 --> 00:33:03,980
Some facet of her personality
that would lead me to think
738
00:33:04,049 --> 00:33:07,284
That she could be the culprit?
739
00:33:07,352 --> 00:33:13,856
♪ ♪
740
00:33:13,858 --> 00:33:16,359
- Got word from the fbi lab
that they were ready
741
00:33:16,361 --> 00:33:19,028
For the physical evidence
that we collected,
742
00:33:19,098 --> 00:33:22,999
The syringe,
the iv tubing, and bags.
743
00:33:23,067 --> 00:33:25,635
We sent that first.
744
00:33:25,704 --> 00:33:27,870
- Now chief holcomb
needs to prove
745
00:33:27,940 --> 00:33:31,007
Vickie injected mivacron
directly into the patients
746
00:33:31,076 --> 00:33:32,642
Who died suspiciously.
747
00:33:32,644 --> 00:33:34,210
The liquid in the syringe
748
00:33:34,279 --> 00:33:36,513
And iv equipment
can be tested.
749
00:33:36,581 --> 00:33:39,582
But no test exists
to detect mivacron's presence
750
00:33:39,651 --> 00:33:40,983
In a dead body.
751
00:33:40,985 --> 00:33:42,885
[rapid beeping]
- paging dr. Stevens.
752
00:33:42,955 --> 00:33:44,220
Dr. Stevens, please...
753
00:33:44,289 --> 00:33:46,289
- Mivacron is a drug
that's got one use:
754
00:33:46,358 --> 00:33:49,626
To get them intubated
without the gag reflex.
755
00:33:49,694 --> 00:33:52,362
I don't know
that there's ever been a case
756
00:33:52,431 --> 00:33:55,198
Where it was used
as a murder weapon.
757
00:33:55,266 --> 00:33:58,801
- We had to determine
if we needed to exhume
758
00:33:58,871 --> 00:34:01,204
Some of the patients
that were deceased.
759
00:34:03,241 --> 00:34:06,176
While the fbi was
working to develop
760
00:34:06,244 --> 00:34:10,513
A protocol
for testing mivacron,
761
00:34:10,515 --> 00:34:12,515
We had a group
of doctors come in.
762
00:34:12,517 --> 00:34:16,018
They determined
the top ten deceased
763
00:34:16,020 --> 00:34:17,521
That needed to be exhumed.
764
00:34:17,589 --> 00:34:20,256
- They believed
that there could be
765
00:34:20,325 --> 00:34:22,159
Up to twice that many
that were murdered.
766
00:34:22,161 --> 00:34:23,826
But due to the circumstances,
767
00:34:23,896 --> 00:34:25,662
They weren't candidates
to be exhumed.
768
00:34:25,730 --> 00:34:28,431
- Investigators now have
a most delicate message
769
00:34:28,500 --> 00:34:30,467
To deliver to relatives
of the deceased
770
00:34:30,535 --> 00:34:32,202
Marked for exhumation,
771
00:34:32,270 --> 00:34:34,671
Including the families
of orvel moore,
772
00:34:34,739 --> 00:34:39,075
E.E. Jackson,
and jimmy ray holder.
773
00:34:39,143 --> 00:34:42,945
- They said that they felt
like my father
774
00:34:43,015 --> 00:34:44,147
May have been murdered.
775
00:34:44,215 --> 00:34:46,983
♪ ♪
776
00:34:47,052 --> 00:34:48,451
I believe in the bible.
777
00:34:48,520 --> 00:34:51,121
I believe that--
an eye for an eye
778
00:34:51,189 --> 00:34:54,557
If someone does something
to you.
779
00:34:54,559 --> 00:34:58,328
I know it's not right,
but I wanted to kill her.
780
00:34:58,396 --> 00:35:00,830
I wanted revenge,
is what I wanted.
781
00:35:00,899 --> 00:35:03,666
[bell tolls]
782
00:35:03,735 --> 00:35:06,135
♪ ♪
783
00:35:06,137 --> 00:35:09,305
- With nocona riveted,
the exhumations begin,
784
00:35:09,374 --> 00:35:12,842
Involving seven
area cemeteries.
785
00:35:12,911 --> 00:35:17,247
- They were spread out in texas
and some in oklahoma.
786
00:35:17,315 --> 00:35:19,149
- But the story
of a mass murderer
787
00:35:19,217 --> 00:35:21,751
In a small-town hospital
has captured
788
00:35:21,820 --> 00:35:23,853
The entire country's
attention.
789
00:35:23,855 --> 00:35:27,189
- All the media vultures,
myself included,
790
00:35:27,191 --> 00:35:29,559
Were on a fence
and were watching.
791
00:35:32,163 --> 00:35:35,031
- Medical examiners took
samples of the bodies
792
00:35:35,100 --> 00:35:37,367
That were exhumed.
793
00:35:37,435 --> 00:35:40,202
And I transported them back
to nocona pd evidence room
794
00:35:40,204 --> 00:35:41,771
And placed them in the freezer.
795
00:35:41,840 --> 00:35:44,441
- All of that then began
being packaged
796
00:35:44,509 --> 00:35:48,645
And shipped to the fbi
laboratory in quantico.
797
00:35:48,713 --> 00:35:52,249
- On July 12, 2001,
14 weeks after it was shipped,
798
00:35:52,251 --> 00:35:55,785
The fbi shares results
on a key piece of evidence
799
00:35:55,854 --> 00:35:58,154
Directly linking
vickie dawn jackson
800
00:35:58,222 --> 00:36:00,557
To patients suspected
of being murdered:
801
00:36:00,625 --> 00:36:03,126
The syringe discovered
in vickie's trash.
802
00:36:03,128 --> 00:36:06,029
- The syringe found
at vickie jackson's house
803
00:36:06,097 --> 00:36:08,665
Had mivacron in it.
804
00:36:08,733 --> 00:36:10,933
- But chief holcomb
still can't arrest vickie
805
00:36:11,003 --> 00:36:13,803
Until he can prove
the patients were murdered.
806
00:36:13,805 --> 00:36:16,272
And without proof there's
mivacron in the bodies,
807
00:36:16,274 --> 00:36:19,542
The weeks turn into months,
while vickie dawn jackson
808
00:36:19,610 --> 00:36:22,546
Freely walks about
as if all is well.
809
00:36:24,649 --> 00:36:26,683
Looking to uncover the truth,
810
00:36:26,751 --> 00:36:29,952
Investigators continue
interviewing vickie.
811
00:36:30,021 --> 00:36:31,988
- I think she loved
the attention
812
00:36:32,057 --> 00:36:34,491
And loved everything being
about her.
813
00:36:36,594 --> 00:36:38,961
- 13 months
after the exhumations
814
00:36:39,030 --> 00:36:41,330
And 19 months since
vickie dawn jackson is
815
00:36:41,332 --> 00:36:44,801
Suspected to have started
her cruel killing spree,
816
00:36:44,869 --> 00:36:47,069
Word finally comes back
to chief holcomb
817
00:36:47,139 --> 00:36:49,271
From the fbi lab.
818
00:36:49,273 --> 00:36:54,944
- We found out all ten bodies
tested positive for mivacron
819
00:36:54,946 --> 00:36:56,646
That we exhumed.
820
00:36:56,715 --> 00:36:59,049
- The manner of death
for all ten exhumed patients
821
00:36:59,117 --> 00:37:00,583
Is changed to homicide.
822
00:37:00,652 --> 00:37:02,619
And over a year
since chief holcomb
823
00:37:02,687 --> 00:37:06,522
Started this case,
his hard work pays off.
824
00:37:06,524 --> 00:37:08,024
- It was a big relief.
825
00:37:08,093 --> 00:37:11,060
It was like, all right,
it's not celebration time yet
826
00:37:11,062 --> 00:37:14,530
Because we still had to get
an indictment on vickie jackson
827
00:37:14,599 --> 00:37:16,265
And get her arrested.
828
00:37:16,335 --> 00:37:20,002
We had a special
grand jury convened.
829
00:37:20,071 --> 00:37:23,673
And she was indicted
for capital murder,
830
00:37:23,742 --> 00:37:25,375
Which it takes two
for capital murder,
831
00:37:25,443 --> 00:37:27,544
So she had five
capital murder indictments
832
00:37:27,612 --> 00:37:29,846
And attempted murder
on donnelly reid.
833
00:37:32,050 --> 00:37:35,918
We then went to vickie
jackson's place of employment,
834
00:37:35,920 --> 00:37:40,957
Which was brookshire's
grocery store in bowie, texas,
835
00:37:41,025 --> 00:37:45,262
And we arrested her there
for the murders.
836
00:37:47,065 --> 00:37:49,666
I ask her,
the public wants to know
837
00:37:49,734 --> 00:37:53,469
Why you injected mivacron
in these patients.
838
00:37:53,538 --> 00:37:56,939
And her response was,
I don't know.
839
00:37:57,008 --> 00:37:59,742
- After vickie is arrested
and taken off the street,
840
00:37:59,744 --> 00:38:02,645
Investigators look
beyond her ex, kirk,
841
00:38:02,714 --> 00:38:04,614
To see what they can learn
from vickie's
842
00:38:04,682 --> 00:38:06,616
Other friends and family.
843
00:38:06,685 --> 00:38:08,885
- Her daughter was
rather uncooperative
844
00:38:08,953 --> 00:38:11,954
And then later on, after seeing
a lot of the evidence,
845
00:38:11,956 --> 00:38:15,625
Began to believe her mother
was guilty of the offenses.
846
00:38:17,662 --> 00:38:19,929
- A few days later,
15-year-old jennifer
847
00:38:19,998 --> 00:38:22,164
Hands over something
to authorities
848
00:38:22,234 --> 00:38:24,567
That her mother had asked her
to keep secret.
849
00:38:24,636 --> 00:38:26,368
- Vickie's daughter
said her mother
850
00:38:26,370 --> 00:38:28,671
Had given her a sealed box.
851
00:38:28,673 --> 00:38:31,474
And vickie told her
to keep it secreted away
852
00:38:31,542 --> 00:38:33,009
Until she got out of jail.
853
00:38:33,077 --> 00:38:36,446
As this case progressed,
I think she decided
854
00:38:36,514 --> 00:38:38,180
That she didn't want that box.
855
00:38:38,182 --> 00:38:40,150
♪ ♪
856
00:38:40,218 --> 00:38:43,653
- ♪ come home
to the gallows pole ♪
857
00:38:45,122 --> 00:38:51,961
- ♪ judgment day shall come ♪
858
00:38:52,030 --> 00:38:55,064
[dramatic music]
859
00:38:55,133 --> 00:38:57,633
- After vickie's arrest,
investigators spoke
860
00:38:57,702 --> 00:38:59,335
With her teenage daughter,
jennifer,
861
00:38:59,404 --> 00:39:03,339
Who turned over a secret box
her mother had given to her.
862
00:39:03,407 --> 00:39:06,442
- Her daughter decided
that she didn't want that box.
863
00:39:06,511 --> 00:39:07,810
And so she delivered it
864
00:39:07,879 --> 00:39:11,313
To the police department
for us.
865
00:39:11,383 --> 00:39:14,016
When you open that box,
there was a medical book
866
00:39:14,018 --> 00:39:18,221
That had a lot of information
about the drug of mivacron,
867
00:39:18,289 --> 00:39:21,090
Newspaper clippings
about the investigation.
868
00:39:21,159 --> 00:39:24,727
She had written notes
about different patients
869
00:39:24,729 --> 00:39:26,429
And the dates they died,
870
00:39:26,497 --> 00:39:30,099
Where each of them
were buried.
871
00:39:30,168 --> 00:39:31,868
I took it as trophies.
872
00:39:31,936 --> 00:39:34,704
I've had four serial killers
in my career.
873
00:39:34,773 --> 00:39:36,439
My experience,
the trophies are kept
874
00:39:36,508 --> 00:39:39,041
So that they can relive
that experience.
875
00:39:39,110 --> 00:39:41,978
Each trophy reminds them
of that victim
876
00:39:42,046 --> 00:39:44,514
And those events around
the death of that victim.
877
00:39:44,582 --> 00:39:46,749
- Vickie's keepsakes
of the killings
878
00:39:46,818 --> 00:39:48,518
Still don't explain
the one thing
879
00:39:48,586 --> 00:39:50,920
Everyone in nocona
wants to know:
880
00:39:50,989 --> 00:39:53,389
Why?
881
00:39:53,458 --> 00:39:56,759
- We all thought
it was retribution,
882
00:39:56,828 --> 00:39:59,762
That she worked
in the nursing home here
883
00:39:59,830 --> 00:40:01,497
Prior to coming
to the hospital.
884
00:40:01,566 --> 00:40:04,400
And a bunch of these people
were from the nursing home.
885
00:40:04,468 --> 00:40:07,269
And so if they were mean to her
in the nursing home
886
00:40:07,271 --> 00:40:09,005
Or the family was rude to her
at the nursing home,
887
00:40:09,073 --> 00:40:11,674
That she found a way
to get back at them.
888
00:40:11,743 --> 00:40:13,943
- Indeed,
approaching the trial,
889
00:40:14,012 --> 00:40:16,112
Kirk jackson reveals
to investigators
890
00:40:16,180 --> 00:40:18,047
Retribution may have
played a part
891
00:40:18,116 --> 00:40:21,183
In the death of his
grandfather e.E. Jackson.
892
00:40:21,253 --> 00:40:22,685
- I know that that day,
893
00:40:22,754 --> 00:40:25,588
Vickie and kirk
had been arguing.
894
00:40:25,590 --> 00:40:27,023
And then they both came
to work.
895
00:40:27,091 --> 00:40:29,926
And that evening,
she killed his grandfather.
896
00:40:32,096 --> 00:40:34,497
That would definitely be
an act of vengeance, I believe.
897
00:40:34,565 --> 00:40:39,502
♪ ♪
898
00:40:39,571 --> 00:40:42,638
- Vickie stands accused
of murdering the ten people
899
00:40:42,707 --> 00:40:45,107
Whose bodies were exhumed
and is charged
900
00:40:45,176 --> 00:40:47,910
With attempted murder
of donnelly reid.
901
00:40:47,912 --> 00:40:48,878
- I was the lead witness.
902
00:40:48,947 --> 00:40:52,549
I've met with the fbi for hours
903
00:40:52,551 --> 00:40:55,918
Getting prepared
for my testimony.
904
00:40:55,920 --> 00:40:58,855
- But at the 11th hour,
vickie dawn jackson takes
905
00:40:58,923 --> 00:41:00,857
Matters into her own hands.
906
00:41:00,925 --> 00:41:03,492
- She'd asked her attorney,
am I going to be convicted?
907
00:41:03,494 --> 00:41:04,561
And the attorney
was like, yeah,
908
00:41:04,563 --> 00:41:05,995
You're going to be convicted.
909
00:41:06,064 --> 00:41:09,566
And so she said, well,
I'm not going to put my fate
910
00:41:09,634 --> 00:41:11,100
Into the hands of the jury.
911
00:41:11,169 --> 00:41:15,171
I'm going to be in control
of what happens.
912
00:41:15,239 --> 00:41:18,308
Right before the trial,
she pled no contest.
913
00:41:18,376 --> 00:41:19,542
- It means
you're not contesting
914
00:41:19,611 --> 00:41:21,110
The charge against you.
915
00:41:21,179 --> 00:41:24,346
You're not admitting it,
but you're not contesting it.
916
00:41:24,416 --> 00:41:28,250
- On October 5, 2006,
vickie dawn jackson
917
00:41:28,319 --> 00:41:30,219
Is found guilty
of capital murder
918
00:41:30,221 --> 00:41:33,155
And sentenced
to life in prison.
919
00:41:33,224 --> 00:41:34,957
- She's alive.
920
00:41:35,026 --> 00:41:38,728
And all these other people
that she killed,
921
00:41:38,796 --> 00:41:41,831
Their family members
are having to suffer.
922
00:41:41,899 --> 00:41:43,232
I'm glad she's locked up.
923
00:41:43,301 --> 00:41:46,702
But I think that
she should have been executed.
924
00:41:46,771 --> 00:41:50,106
♪ ♪
925
00:41:50,174 --> 00:41:53,976
- This is still
the biggest case I've worked.
926
00:41:53,978 --> 00:41:55,645
I'm glad we got who done it.
927
00:41:55,713 --> 00:41:58,848
I'm glad justice was served.
928
00:41:58,916 --> 00:42:01,150
I'll never forget it.
929
00:42:01,219 --> 00:42:02,018
- I'm catholic.
930
00:42:02,086 --> 00:42:04,921
You always have a way
to go to god
931
00:42:04,989 --> 00:42:08,791
And confess your sins,
and god can forgive you.
932
00:42:08,860 --> 00:42:10,860
But you have to be willing
to confess those sins.
933
00:42:10,929 --> 00:42:14,364
And she's never
admitted those sins.
934
00:42:14,432 --> 00:42:16,498
She's going to rot in hell
one day for that.
935
00:42:16,500 --> 00:42:19,402
♪ ♪
936
00:42:19,470 --> 00:42:23,405
- Only one that has the right
to take a life is god.
937
00:42:23,475 --> 00:42:28,510
I'm at peace for the fact
that my father isn't suffering.
938
00:42:28,512 --> 00:42:34,283
I just wish that he could have
lived out his natural life,
939
00:42:34,285 --> 00:42:37,853
You know,
until god chose to take him.
940
00:42:37,922 --> 00:42:44,894
♪ ♪