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Allitt had attacked thirteen children, four fatally, over a 59-day period. It was only following the death of Becky
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Munchausen by Proxy?" in November 2020.
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Foster, Jonathan (15 October 1993). "Child murderer confesses at last".
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644:"Killer nurse gets 13 life sentences in Britain"
1124:People convicted of murder by England and Wales
1011:""Crime+Investigation" information on Allitt"
743:John Askill; Martyn Sharpe (7 January 2014).
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746:Angel of Death: Killer Nurse Beverly Allitt
222:to at least two of her victims and a large
1025:""Crime+Investigation" TV shows on Allitt"
986:"Angel of Death: The Beverly Allitt Story"
558:"Nurse 'only link to children's deaths'".
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854:"Beverly Allitt: Suffer the Children"
249:. She became eligible for release on
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770:Appleyard, W. J. (29 January 1994).
665:Foster, Jonathan (2 February 1994).
473:, fellow female British child killer
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275:Charles Read Secondary Modern School
195:(born 4 October 1968) is an English
941:"Famous Criminals: Beverley Allitt"
279:Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School
218:Allitt administered large doses of
215:on the hospital's children's ward.
141:February 1991 – April 1991
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913:"Child killer Allitt's tariff set"
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749:. Michael OMara. pp. 84–.
397:Crimes That Shook Great Britain
327:On 6 December 2007, Mr Justice
301:, and eleven counts of causing
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860:. 10 May 2000. Archived from
488:Malmö Östra hospital murders
352:Munchausen syndrome by proxy
1079:Criminals from Lincolnshire
564:. London. 16 February 1993.
416:Britain's Most Evil Killers
382:dramatisation of the case,
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1069:Alumni of Grantham College
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921:. London. 6 December 2007
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333:High Court of Justice
314:forensic psychiatrist
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990:crimedocumentary.com
303:grievous bodily harm
239:Justice David Latham
213:State Enrolled Nurse
203:to a further six at
201:grievous bodily harm
193:Beverley Gail Allitt
947:on 21 November 2007
772:"Murder in the NHS"
513:Dorothea Waddingham
372:Murder on Ward Four
348:factitious disorder
137:Span of crimes
35:Beverly Gail Allitt
864:on 8 February 2007
646:. UPI. 28 May 1993
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