Doctoring the Truth
Welcome to Doctoring the Truth, a podcast where two dedicated audiologists dissect the world of healthcare gone rogue. Explore jaw-dropping stories of medical malfeasance, nefariousness, and shocking breaches of trust. The episodes provide deep dives that latch onto your curiosity and conscience. It's a podcast for truth-seekers craving true crime, clinical insights, and a dash of humor.
Episodes
38 episodes
Ep 38-Ghastly Godmother: The Horrifying Murders of a Night Nurse (Part 1)
A bright Children’s Ward. A reassuring nurse. Then a surge of cardiac arrests, hypoglycemia, and near-fatal collapses that no one could neatly explain. We step inside Grantham and Casteven Hospitals in the early ’90s to trace how a pattern of h...
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Episode 38
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51:03
Ep 37-The Naughty Nose Doc, Feat. "Don't Call Me Shazzer"
A marble‑and‑steel clinic, an in‑office CT scanner, and a surgeon who promised fast fixes for every sinus woe—then a trail of lawsuits, a vanished yacht guest list, and a fugitive life in the Alps. We pull back the curtain on the “Nose Doc” sag...
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Episode 37
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1:20:39
Ep 36-Arsenic and Double Indemnity
A tailor’s back room, a bottle of “powder,” and a stack of insurance forms—our step-by-step tour of Philadelphia’s 1930s arsenic ring reveals how murder became a business, cloaked in folk magic and legitimized by paperwork. We start with a misd...
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Episode 36
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53:23
Ep 35-Milk of Amnesia, Michael Jackson's Killer
A panicked phone call, a birthday detour, and an orange tree set the stage for a darker question we can’t ignore: what happens when medicine bends to fame? We trace Michael Jackson’s path from Gary’s crowded rooms to global icon, then into the ...
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Episode 35
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1:14:09
Ep 34-Caregiver Con: No Body, No Crime?
A brake-slam on a country road sets the tone for an hour where trust, timing, and tiny choices change everything. We start with a heart-pounding near-miss and pivot into the disappearance of Gerald “Jerry” Rayborn—an 89-year-old father and WWII...
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Episode 34
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1:07:20
Ep 33-The Original Doctor Death: Harold Shipman
What happens when the person you trust most with your life becomes your executioner? In this chilling episode, we unravel the disturbing case of Dr. Harold Shipman, the most prolific serial killer in modern history, whose medical license became...
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Episode 33
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1:11:32
Ep 32-Lethal Obsession: A Nurse's Deadly Revenge
When 24-year-old Michelle Herndon was found dead in her Gainesville home, nothing seemed immediately amiss. No signs of struggle, no forced entry – just a vibrant young woman inexplicably gone. But a single empty bathroom trash can would unrave...
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Episode 32
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53:46
Ep 31-Aw Snap! Another Sociopathic Surgeon! (Part 2)
What happens when the person wearing the white coat is more dangerous than the disease they claim to treat? The horrifying saga of Dr. Anthony Pignataro reveals how a man with fabricated credentials and failed medical training managed to operat...
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Episode 31
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1:07:12
Ep 30-Oh Snap! Another Sociopathic Surgeon! (Part 1)
Anthony Pignataro exemplifies narcissistic personality disorder in medicine, using forged credentials and manipulation to practice despite repeatedly failing residencies and harming patients. His story reveals how narcissism and hubris in healt...
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Episode 30
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1:02:29
Ep 29-Dating Apps and Deadly Deception: The Doctor Who Drugged His Dates
Stephen Matthews appeared to be the perfect catch on dating apps - successful doctor, dog owner, outdoor enthusiast. But behind this carefully crafted image lurked a calculated predator who drugged and assaulted multiple women after gaining the...
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Episode 29
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1:12:15
Ep 28-The Cook Who Killed: Typhoid Mary's Deadly Legacy
What happens when healthcare professionals face a critical pediatric emergency and systemic resistance simultaneously? Our episode opens with a gripping medical mishap submitted by a nurse who found themselves racing against time to save a 4-ye...
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Episode 28
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1:10:02
Ep 27-Infectious Fool and Fentanyl Addict
This episode unravels the shocking case of David Kwiatkowski, a traveling radiologic technician whose addiction to fentanyl sparked the largest hepatitis C outbreak in American history. For nearly a decade, Kwiatkowski moved between 16 hospital...
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Episode 27
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52:26
Ep 26-Murder by MRI, Plus Malachi Love Robinson, Pretend-D
The silent danger lurking in every MRI machine isn't what most people expect: it's the fact that the powerful magnets never turn off. This revelation forms the heart of our exploration into preventable tragedies where everyday metal objects bec...
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Episode 26
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1:22:00
Ep 25-Hospital Horror: The Angel of Death Murders
Efren Saldivar, a respiratory therapist at Glendale Adventist Hospital, confessed to murdering over 50 patients between 1989-1998 before later recanting his confession on national television. What followed was a groundbreaking forensic investig...
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Episode 25
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1:05:22
Ep 24- Despicable Dr. Scouarnec: “I am a Pedophile…and I’m Very Happy About It”
The silence was shattered by the words of a six-year-old girl, brave enough to tell her father about a disturbing encounter with their neighbor. What followed was the unraveling of one of the most horrific medical betrayals in modern history.
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Episode 24
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59:38
Ep 23-Baggies Full of Tumors: The Disgusting Story of a Horrific "Holistic" Healer
Brian O'Connell, a fraudulent naturopath in Colorado, killed multiple patients through dangerous fake treatments and false claims of medical expertise. His case exposed a sprawling industry of unaccredited schools and mail-order credentials tha...
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Episode 23
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1:07:48
Ep 22-Fatal Floss: A Deadly Dentist's Secret (Part 2)
Two bullet wounds, fourteen years apart, one man connecting both deaths. This double murder investigation reveals the terrifying progression of domestic violence when abusers face rejection.Behind Bart Corbin's veneer of success as a Ge...
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Episode 22
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1:05:32
Ep 21-Fatal Floss: A Dentist with a Deadly Secret (Part 1)
A mother of two is found dead in her bed with a gunshot wound to the head. Her seven-year-old son, standing tearfully on a neighbor's doorstep, utters words that would chill anyone to the bone: "He's the one that killed my mom." Th...
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Episode 21
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1:04:18
Ep 20-A Self-Taught YouTube Doctor and Sociopath in a Trashy Trailer: Rick Van Thiel
What happens when desperation meets deception in the shadowy world of underground medicine? Meet Rick Van Thiel, a convicted felon with no medical training who operated an "alternative clinic" from a filthy trailer in Las Vegas, performing proc...
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Episode 20
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1:15:38
Ep 19-Felonious Phlebotomist: The Case of Brian Stewart
What happens when a medical professional weaponizes their knowledge against their own child? The story of Brian Stewart cuts to the core of humanity's darkest potential and brightest resilience.Join us for this emotional exploration of ...
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Episode 19
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1:11:44
Ep 18-Pills, Patients, Payback: A Physician's Explosive Revenge
A respected doctor becomes a deadly predator in this shocking true crime case that exposes the darkest side of the opioid epidemic.When young Ellie Harris died of an overdose in 2002, her prescription bottles all led back to one man: Dr...
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Episode 18
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1:12:50
Ep 17-A Nut Job and a Dodgy Vitamin: Pseudoscience Debunked
The wellness industry is filled with charismatic figures promising natural cures and easy fixes, but what happens when these health gurus practice what they preach? Gary Null found out the hard way when his own supplement nearly killed him....
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Episode 17
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1:20:29
Ep 16-The Dental Affair: Rage, Betrayal, and Murder
When Clara Suarez left Colombia for America, she carried her late father's dream of building a better life. Through sheer determination, she conquered dental school twice—once in her homeland and again in the United States—eventually establishi...
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Episode 16
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1:04:46
Ep 15-The Sound of Violence: An AuD Killer
What happens when THC levels reach 95%? A young audiologist's world shattered after just two hits from a marijuana bong sent her into a violent psychosis that left her boyfriend dead with 108 stab wounds. When police responded to a...
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Episode 15
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1:10:34
Ep 14- Death by Dilution: The Shocking Case of a Cancer Drug Swindler
Trust is the foundation of medicine. When we're at our most vulnerable, we place our lives in the hands of doctors, nurses, technicians, and pharmacists—believing they'll do everything in their power to help us heal. But what happens when that ...
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Episode 14
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