Biggest Serial Killer in Post-War Germany

(Kempten, Germany) According to F.A.Z. Weekly, a 26-year-old male nurse is in jail awaiting charges after he confessed to killing 16 patients at the Sonthofen Hospital in southern Bavaria. In an ongoing investigation, police exhumed 42 bodies of other people who died at the hospital and after autopsies found that 13 additional deaths were linked to the nurse. The killer nurse committed his crimes by injecting a deadly mix of sedatives and anesthetics with other drugs in his patients.

"The accused cited pity as the motive in all the cases," said Herbert Pollert, the public prosecutor handling the case. "He wanted to spare seriously ill patients from pointless suffering because there were no prospects of a recovery."

It wouldn't surprise me if his euthanasia excuse works as a valid defense. Mercy killing seems to be quite popular among Europeans. They spend more time worrying about global warming than human life. With respect to formal charges, authorities are waiting for the results of a psychiatric evaluation.

It's a little disturbing that no one seemed to notice at least 29 people died when 'Nurse Mengele' worked his shift. Not only that, but his crimes probably would have not been discovered had he not confessed. It also seems odd that the nurse's name wasn't released. The only thing I can figure is that his name would link him to a prominent politician or celebrity or maybe he's a Muslim. Whatever the specific reason is for not releasing the name, I sense it's likely to be political.