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Mar 29, 2022 · From Illinois valedictorian to Ohio State neurosurgery internist to convicted murderer, a timeline of serial killer Michael Swango's life and crimes.
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Michael Joseph Swango (born James Michael Swango, [1] October 21, 1954) is an American serial killer and physician who is estimated to have been involved in as many as 60 fatal poisonings of patients and colleagues in the United States and Zimbabwe, although he admitted to causing only four deaths.
Sep 26, 2024 · Michael Joseph Swango faced justice for his heinous crimes as a serial killer physician. His sentencing marked the end of a long investigation and legal process. Legal Proceedings. Swango's trial took place in a federal court in New York in 2000. Prosecutors presented evidence of his deadly actions at Long Island Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
Sep 16, 2000 · A 45 year old doctor has been sentenced to life imprisonment in a federal court in New York for murdering three patients in a Long Island hospital seven years ago. But Dr Michael Swango, who is already in prison for possession of narcotics and fraud, is thought to have murdered many more patients—possibly as many as 60—and several colleagues.
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Nov 6, 2018 · One of Sackman’s cases in the book involves Michael Swango, who began killing his patients as early as medical school.
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Dec 1, 2000 · It is also a cautionary tale about how the medical profession can at times misguidedly protect its own. Michael Swango, the favorite son of a doting mother and an often absent, alcoholic, military father, showed great promise at an early age. He excelled in schoolwork, in music, and in athletics.
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Sep 10, 2000 · On each of the three murder counts, Judge Mishler sentenced Swango to life in prison without opportunity for parole, the sentences to be served consecutively, insuring that Swango will spend...
